With cheap drinks, confetti cannons and booming music until the early hours, these parties are truly a rite of passage..
From £1 indie events and midweek sports socials to 6am hip-hop sessions, this guide breaks down the very best student club nights across the city for every day of the week. Whether you’re a fresher at University of Leeds, Leeds Beckett or Leeds Trinity, or a third-year hunting for cheap drinks and great music, here is where to party.
Bobby’s Disco Club at The Warehouse
Monday lectures done and dusted? Kick-start your week under the disco ball at Bobby’s Disco Club at The Warehouse. This is one of the city’s top nights for pure groove, spinning classics from ABBA, Chaka Khan, and Ministry of Funk. First-release tickets start from £5.55 – just be sure to grab yours early.
Where: Bobby’s Disco Club, The Warehouse, 19-21 Somers Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 2RG.
When: 10pm to 4am on Mondays.
How much: From £5.55.
Groove Mondays at Mint XL
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Kick-starting the week, Groove is the new Monday night session taking over Mint XL. Delivering a strict “no phones on the dancefloor” policy so you can focus on the music, the multi-room setup features commercial anthems, house, disco and dance classics in the Main Room, alongside underground house, techno and garage in Room 2. Expect immersive lasers, CO₂ blasts and festival-level production.
Where: Groove Mondays, Mint XL, Merrion Shopping Centre, 16–18 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 8LX.
When: 11pm to 4am on Mondays.
How much: From £4 when bought in advance.
Student Social Wednesdays at Popworld
Ditch the midweek study stress and head to Popworld for their official Student Social Wednesdays. Dedicated to university societies, DJ Andy spins non-stop pop anthems and guilty pleasures until 3am. Expect CO2 jets, confetti cannons, and free bar merch like UV garlands and emergency flip-flops. Download the Mixr app to unlock student drink perks, and get there before the 2am last entry.
Where: Popworld, 43 Cookridge Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 3AW.
When: 9pm to 3am on Wednesdays.
How much: Download Mixr and you might get free entry through your university society.
Antics Wednesdays at HOME
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Part karaoke session, part gaming arcade and part multi-room club night, Antics delivers an action-packed midweek blowout at HOME. Start the night with karaoke or electronic darts, basketball and shuffleboard upstairs, before heading to the main room for live sax, percussion and big-room house over a VOID sound system. Prefer urban tracks? Room 2 spins hip-hop and R&B all night.
Where: Antics, HOME, 117 Albion Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 8DY.
When: 10pm to 4am on Wednesdays.
How much: Early-bird tickets start from £4.
Mischief Wednesdays at The Warehouse
The undisputed home of Leeds sports socials, Mischief Wednesdays is built for midweek mayhem. The main room delivers high-energy club bangers and throwbacks, while the loft serves up R&B and hip-hop. Keep an eye out for their themed fancy dress nights, with tickets starting from £7 – not too bad for one of the best student nights out in Leeds but be sure to book in advance for the best rates and because these events always sell out.
Where: Mischief, The Warehouse, 19-21 Somers Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 2RG.
When: 11pm to 4am on Wednesdays.
How much: Tickets start from £7.
Indie Thursdays at the O2 Academy
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Ditch the commercial EDM for an iconic indie rock singalong at the O2 Academy. Indie Thursdays brings classic anthems from Arctic Monkeys, Blossoms and Gorillaz to one of the city’s most iconic gig venues. Tickets are available in advance from £6.90 and only guarantee admission until 12:15am.
Where: Indie Thursdays, O2 Academy, 55 Cookridge Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 3AW.
When: 11:30pm to 3:30am on Thursdays.
How much: £6.90.
Space Thursdays at The Space
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Looking for a cosmic night out? Forget room-hopping – Space brings everyone into one high-energy room for a midweek session where anything goes. Ditching genre snobbery for pure dancefloor chaos, the DJs drop an open-format mix of chart toppers, house, R&B, drum & bass and indie anthems. Backed by cheap drink deals and unmissable crowd energy, it’s built for losing your voice alongside your flatmates.
Where: Space Thursdays, The Space, 11A Hirst’s Yard, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 9NJ.
When: 10:30pm to 6am (last entry at 2am) on Thursdays.
How much: £2 if booked in advance.
After Dark Thursdays at Mint XL
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After Dark brings a brand-new multi-room playground to Mint XL every Thursday. Built around three distinct music zones, you can move between house and disco in the Ball Room, nostalgic 2000s throwbacks in the Club Room or vote on Instagram for what gets played in ‘The Cage’ (from DnB and UKG to indie anthems). Add in a huge smoking terrace and budget student drinks for an instant Thursday staple.
Where: After Dark, Mint XL, Merrion Shopping Centre, 16–18 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 8LX.
When: 11pm to 4am on Thursdays.
How much: £2 if booked in advance.
Space Fridays at The Space
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Space Fridays has revamped its end-of-week session with a throwback to 2016. Spanning two rooms, the DJs drop a nostalgic mix of mid-2010s house, chart-toppers, R&B and guilty-pleasure pop anthems. With tickets starting from £1, shots from just £2 and high-energy crowd vibes, it’s an unmissable Friday night spot to blow off post-lecture steam.
Where: Space Fridays, The Space, 11A Hirst’s Yard, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 9NJ.
When: 10:30pm to 6am (last entry at 2am) on Fridays.
How much: Tickets from £1 if booked in advance.
Fuel at The Key Club
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Calling all rock fans – this is the student night in Leeds for you. On Fridays, the DJs at Fuel blast out all your favourite alt tunes. In Room 1, you can get down to the likes of Fall Out Boy, Paramore and even Taylor Swift. But if you like it heavier, metal titans Slipknot, Iron Maiden and Metallica can be heard in Room 2. It’s £6 on the door and 3 for £7 Jager shots all night, with other drinks from £3.25.
Where: Fuel, The Key Club, 66 Merrion Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 8LW.
When: 11pm to 4am on Fridays.
How much: £6 entry.
Fruity at Leeds University Union
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Fruity is the place to be on a Friday. It’s one of Leeds’ longest running and most iconic student nights out. Every weekend, the Leeds University Union is transformed into one of the hottest party venues in town. We’re talking three rooms of music, so there’s something for everyone, whether you’re looking for pop and chart, indie, or hip-hop and R&B. Weekly drink deals mean it’s too cheap to pass up and with £6 tickets, we say cheers to that!
Where: Fruity, Leeds University Union, University Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9JZ.
When: 11:30pm to 4am on Fridays.
How much: £6 entry.
Saturdays at The Backroom
Running since 2012, Saturdays at The Backroom is a Call Lane institution and the city’s busiest late-night weekend session. Resident DJs Dan Hills and Chris Powell drop a heavy mix of R&B, hip-hop, Amapiano and Afrobeats across two bars and a large dancefloor. With an outdoor terrace, booth seating and a late licence keeping doors open until 6am, it’s built for night owls.
Where: The Backroom, 50A Call Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 6DT.
When: 11pm to 6am on Saturdays.
How much: From £6 advance.
Bongo’s Bingo
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It’s not officially a Leeds student night, but Bongo’s Bingo couldn’t be left off this list. Clubbing and bingo rolled into one, this is an utterly bonkers night of fun throughout every single month at the O2 Academy. You’ll belt out High School Musical classics, wave glow sticks and even take part in epic dance battles as you try to get a full house. There are some equally crazy prizes up for grabs, so you could be going home with a gigantic toy unicorn or even £500 in cash.
Where: Bongo’s Bingo, O2 Academy Leeds, 55 Cookridge Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 3AW.
When: Doors open at 6pm for this monthly event.
How much: Students can get tickets for just £10 although they must be booked well in advance.
