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.
PIC: Simon HulmePIC: Simon Hulme
PIC: Simon Hulme

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

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