Viaduct Showbar
Describes itself as the UK's premier fully choreographed drag cabaret venue, in Leeds' Freedom Quarter, with a VIP Broadway Lounge across from the stage. Opened in 2005…
Lower Briggate, Leeds
Viaduct Showbar (11), Queens Court and Glamorous (167-168), Fibre (168); Pride Progress paving slabs and permanent rainbow lighting; the Freedom Bridge railway bridge; Leeds Pride's Saturday Freedom Party and the parade finish.
History
Southern end of Briggate running to Leeds Bridge, the oldest crossing of the Aire. Queens Court is a yard behind an 18th-century cloth merchant's house (1714). Remodelled by Connecting Leeds, with wider pavements, seating, trees and a cycle lane.
Venues on Lower Briggate
Queens Court
An LGBTQIA+ bar in a historic courtyard; the building was a wealthy cloth merchant's house dating from 1714, named after Queen Anne. Has served the gay community for…
Glamorous
The late-night club upstairs at Queens Court, opened as 'Pride' in the October 2024 refurbishment. Reopened alongside Queens Court on 22 May 2026 as 'Glamorous' with new…
Fibre
Calls itself 'The Home of House' and 'Leeds' #1 Bar for over 25 years'; opened in 2000 next to Queens Court. Hosted one of the UK's first civil partnerships on 21…
Blayds Bar
A small bar hidden in a courtyard off Lower Briggate, described as one of Leeds' oldest LGBTQ+ bars and historically popular with lesbians. Its dancefloor extends into…
Where it is
The southern end of Briggate, running down to Leeds Bridge on the River Aire, under the rainbow-painted railway bridge (Freedom Bridge), with Call Lane and The Calls alongside. Unlike the pedestrianised main Briggate, Lower Briggate is open to traffic. The council describes the community scene as focused around Lower Briggate, next to the railway station. Leeds Pride's parade ends here every year.
More streets in the Freedom Quarter
- Blayds Yard: Blayds Bar (3-7 Blayds Yard).
- Call Lane: The New Penny (57-59), among many cocktail bars and late clubs; included in Leeds Pride festivities.
- The Calls: Riverside street where the Pride parade ends at the foot of Lower Briggate.
- Bridge End: The Bridge (1-5 Bridge End), closed in 2026 and to let.
- Heaton's Court: Railway arches, former home of Club Mission and Tunnel (8 Heaton's Court).
- Wharf Street: Wharf Chambers (23-25), a co-op venue popular with the LGBTQ+ community.
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