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Venue no.
0042364
LEEDS · GB
2,100 CAP. FIRST NIGHT 1965 · 61 YEARS ON

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The Refectory

Lifton Place, Off University Road,, LS2 9JZ Leeds, UK - 685 concerts logged here since 1965.

685 concerts
0 Upcoming
9 Concert reviews
8 Concert scores
0 photos

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685 concerts logged here and not one answer yet. Five taps - the place itself, then the sound, the sightlines, getting in and out and what the bar charges - and this page starts telling people what The Refectory is actually like to stand in. There is room to write about it as well - one entry each, added to over the years.

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Regulars

  1. Hawkwind 01
    Hawkwind
    11 concerts · last 2017
  2. Motörhead 02
    Motörhead
    7 concerts · last 2003
  3. Rory Gallagher 03
    Rory Gallagher
    7 concerts · last 1982
  4. The Pogues 04
    The Pogues
    7 concerts · last 1991
  5. Elvis Costello And The Attractions 05
    Elvis Costello And The Attractions
    5 concerts · last 1984
  6. The Damned 06
    The Damned
    5 concerts · last 1987
  7. The Futureheads 07
    The Futureheads
    5 concerts · last 2008
  8. The Moody Blues 08
    The Moody Blues
    5 concerts · last 1975
  9. The Who 09
    The Who
    5 concerts · last 2006
  10. Captain Beefheart 10
    Captain Beefheart
    4 concerts · last 1975

Most nights in this room

Top visitors

  1. 01
    balearic punk
    1 concert
  2. 02
    LyntonX
    1 concert

Written on the way home

What people wrote about nights here

  • John Lovejoy on Then Jerico · Wed, 01 Mar 1989

    Flipping amazing.

    0

  • LyntonXwas there 60% on INXS · Wed, 14 May 1986

    Only their second concert in the UK. Went after seeing them on The Tube a couple of days before. Great concert but it wasn't in the refectory. It was in the much cosier Riley Smith Hall.

    0

  • A guest 100% on The Stranglers · Sat, 28 Feb 1981

    My first ever gig. They were incredible and I couldn’t take my eyes off JJ.
    Cool as fuck.

    1

  • A guest 20% on Modern Eon · Sat, 28 Feb 1981

    see the stranglers review

    0

  • A guest 100% on The Stranglers · Sat, 28 Feb 1981

    i was there! to this day, i thought they were called modern neon. seem to recall they were a bit of a crap electro outfit in the depeche mode/omd mold. they were deluged in spit poor sods as was the trend at punk gigs and the lead singer got pretty pissed off about it all - fair play. the stranglers were, needless to say, fukin brilliant.

    1

  • A guest 100% on The Ramones · Sat, 26 Jan 1980

    I was there too,, what a n amazing sound.. Sheena and rockaway beach and blitz !! The boys played the lurkers ' new guitar in town' too. Brilliant night right at the front of the stage , the bass nearly killed me

    1

  • balearic punkwas there 100% on The Ramones · Sat, 26 Jan 1980

    great gig,the boys played as well. stayed out all night in leeds,walking around waiting for first bus,fucking freezing snow.

    1

  • A guest 100% on Motörhead · Sat, 01 Dec 1979

    Brill gig from the classic line up.

    1

  • A guest 100% on Status Quo · Sat, 07 Dec 1974

    I was there. A student from Carnegie. My first Quo concert. Gobsmacking. Don't remember much. Just a sea of denim..brilliant gig.

    1

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Venue
The Refectory
Address
Lifton Place, Off University Road, LS2 9JZ
City
Leeds, UK
Capacity
2,100
First night logged
Sat, 06 Mar 1965
Last night logged
Sat, 06 Nov 2021

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