Club Mission
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Club Mission is a late-licensed nightclub located in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

 city centre. Spanning six railway arches and with a legal capacity of 920, the club has a unique underground feel which creates an "electric atmosphere" for clubbers who travel from all over the UK to attend its events.

Mission hosts some of the UKs biggest club nights including Godskitchen
Godskitchen
Godskitchen is an international superclub brand which is associated with dance music and organises events, particularly in the UK and US. The company runs a club night of the same name at their nightclub AIR, in Birmingham, England and has an in-house music label...

, Glasshouse, Tribal Sessions and Federation. Also, the KissdaFunk night was first launched at Mission.

The club has three main dance rooms, a VIP room and an outdoor terrace, which is one of the only licensed terraces in the city meaning you can take your drinks outside at any time. Mission has the capability to operate as two separate venues as there is an entrance on Lower Briggate for the after-hours and gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....

 events, Mission 2.

The club's main focus is House music
House music
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 with flagship nights on Saturdays including big name DJ's and brands from across the world. The club also caters for the large student population of Leeds during the week and hosts one of the biggest student
Student
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 nights in the Leeds every Thursday night. During the summer months of 2010 the club received substantial investment and has secured more big names on the 2011 line up.

Notable Performers

As well has its resident DJ's, Mission has attracted, and continues to attract many of the world's top dance acts due to the popularity of the club and the reputation of the city, these have included;
  • Erick Morillo
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  • Trentemoller
  • Jaguar Skills
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  • D.Ramirez
  • Steve Angello
    Steve Angello
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  • Andy C
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  • Axwell
    Axwell
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  • Sebastien Ingrosso
  • Sebastian Leger
  • Mark Knight
    Mark Knight
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  • David Guetta
    David Guetta
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  • Dave Spoon
    Dave Spoon
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  • Kano (rapper)
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  • Andy Farley
  • Laidback Luke
    Laidback Luke
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  • Kid Massive
  • Michael Woods
    Michael Woods
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  • Fedde Le Grande
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