Leeds is well known for being the most culturally exciting city outside of London, offering a tantalising smorgasbord of everything you could possibly imagine. I mean that's why you moved here right? The huge number of students flocking to its numerous higher education institutions every year (I'm talking about you!) definitely add to its unique vibrancy and charm. The wealth of arts festivals and new food joints means you are totally spoilt for choice every day of the week.
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Nightlife here is pretty relentless too, with an array of music venues, DIY club nights and house parties giving everyone something to lose their shit to. There was a time when a particular ilk of wreckhead liked to use the somewhat cringeworthy phrase "You can't spell Leeds without LSD and two E's", however there is perhaps just a kernel of truth in that clumsy sloganeering. Leeds can get fucked, and by that I mean Leeds really can get fucked…triumphantly so.Thankfully more often than not taxis are cheaper than busses, enabling you to whizz between four different places in one night. In fact almost everything here is a bargain so you can max out on all the fun and make your southern enemies extremely jealous. This is going to be YOUR city for the next three years!This is Leeds.We're cheap.We're nice.You'll be reet.Let's go!Cosmic Slop's been one of Leeds' best kept secrets for nearly a decade. Only in recent years has it started to creep overground, attracting hundreds of dedicated party-goers that make their way down to its intimate dance floor and custom-built sound system every couple of weeks. Originally all you needed to get into this private party (from which all the proceeds go towards charity), was to put your name down in a Facebook group, but now the events are ticketed and often sell out in advance, with huge queues of people stretching around the block.I know what you're thinking, sounds pretty exclusive right? Quite the opposite mate! The only reason I've stuck it out in that dreaded queue for three hours at a time freezing my proportionately sized nipples off is because I know what awaits me inside. Cosmic Slop is without a doubt the friendliest, most vibing place you can be on a night out. Playing everything from disco to afrobeat, grime to balearic—and all on vinyl, too—I've heard they even cut their own dubs so you can hear that new shit that dropped while you were busy pre-drinking. Did I also mention that Four Tet and Floating Points occasionally pop down to do the odd secret DJ set? No? Well I just did. So now you know.
A Club
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A Really Good Pub
A Decent Restaurant for Someone on a Budget
A Great Gig Venue
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A Record Shop
A Museum You Can Take the Person You Got off with on the First Night in Halls To
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