12 photos you’ll only understand if you were a regular at The Cockpit in Leeds

Its loss was mourned by thousands of music fans and clubbers around Leeds and beyond.

This month marks the anniversary of the closure of The Cockpit in 2014 after 20 years in business. With a capacity of 500 the venue on Swinegate played host to some of the biggest names in the industry during its two-decade run. And it also hosted legendary club night Brighton Beach back in the day. READ MORE: 13 albums Leeds gave the world | 30 unseen photos from inside Leeds nightclubs in the 1990s | 11 long-gone Leeds nightclubs we haven't forgotten

PIC: Simon Hulmeplaceholder image
PIC: Simon Hulme
Were you a regular at the club night?placeholder image
Were you a regular at the club night?
Dnacing the night away in August 1998.placeholder image
Dnacing the night away in August 1998.
Have you spotted which band are on stage? Clue - All Rise.placeholder image
Have you spotted which band are on stage? Clue - All Rise.
Did you guess correctly? It was boy band Blue!placeholder image
Did you guess correctly? It was boy band Blue!
Blue fans turned out in force for the gig.placeholder image
Blue fans turned out in force for the gig.
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