A  heavyweight champion of the Leeds music scene. Whether it’s the world-famous crisp selection, the incredibly fair pint prices, or the fact that you might see a global superstar playing a 'secret' set on a Tuesday night, the Brudenell remains the gold standard for our readers.placeholder image
A heavyweight champion of the Leeds music scene. Whether it’s the world-famous crisp selection, the incredibly fair pint prices, or the fact that you might see a global superstar playing a 'secret' set on a Tuesday night, the Brudenell remains the gold standard for our readers. | Steve Riding

The nine best places to watch live music in Leeds, according to Yorkshire Evening Post readers

Renowned for the plethora of options for music fans to check out the best and upcoming acts, where are the favourite venues to watch music, according to our readers?

Be it the bright lights of the First Direct Bank Arena to the sorely missed annals that was Chunk a few years ago, there have seemingly always been plenty of places for music fans in the city to check out big stadium favourites to low-key gigs, unearthing some of the best the local scene has to offer.

But we have our favourite venues already; what we wanted to know is - what are the favourite local haunts that readers of the Yorkshire Evening Post swear by for the perfect concert setting?

While some answers included ‘The Front Room Arena’ (remind us to review that one soon enough), which is a reasonably priced option depending on what merchandise you plan on buying at said venue, there was a clear favourite amongst the comments on our Facebook page.

Here are the nine venues in Leeds that readers attest are perfect for watching music in.

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