Sheffield's longest running gay venue situated five minutes from the city centre and easily accessible by taxi. Open Thursday to Sunday with a late license until 6am on Friday and Saturday. This place is the destination venue for a mainly young crowd who want to head somewhere after a night on the town. Appearances may be deceptive as Club Xes is situated in a big old pub but inside it tells a very different story.

This is the place where I go after working at Dempsey's. Thank goodness for late. I like Club Xes because it attracts a wild young crowd who just want to party until it's time to go home and watch The Golden Girls on Living TV. The place always had a reputation for thumping good trance music but things have become a bit more eclectic these days. There's nothing better than crawling outside into the beer garden to sit amongst (as against in) all those plants!

There are many people who predict the end of Club Xes. With the blossoming of the gay scene in the city centre it has been left to Club Xes to offer something different out in the industrial heartland. The glory days may be in the past but this is because the city now offers more choice for Sheffield's clubbers. However, the future is bright as Club Xes continues to attract the crowds at weekends.

In recent years the venue has reinvented itself by reducing the number of nights open and putting late night clubbing firmly into the minds of Sheffield's young gay clubbers. Now other venues follow as the Friday and Saturday all-niters show that there is a wild streak in the minds of the city's youth. For this is what Club Xes now attracts as it moves away from trying to please all age groups.

This approach has paid off as it remains at the core of the community Critics say the venue needs to be more adventurous but it has moved with the times by constantly upgrading facilities to become a clean, safe place to go clubbing until the early hours.

Website: www.clubxes-sheffield.com

Friday All-Niter           Students Free Entry in October

Doors open at 9pm until 6am. Entry is free before 11pm and just £3 after. Students with valid NUS cards can get in for £2. The excitement builds as the night progresses with time to relax before midnight. DJ Jamie hits the decks with fave dance tunes and pounding beats that will keep you going until you're fit to drop at 6am.

Doors open at 9pm and open until 6am. Entry is free before 11pm and £3 after. Students with valid NUS cards can get in for £2. DJ Jamie hits the decks with some funky mixes and dancefloor fillers.This is possibly the cheapest Saturday night out on the local scene with loads of hours to do it in!

No excuses not to go out and have a good time. Club Xes opens at 9pm and allows regulars to unwind before the working week starts. For those that want to keep the celebrations going there's the infamous Free Bar Sunday. It costs just £10 entry and all your drinks are free for the rest of the evening. Top this with dance music and chart tunes from DJ Jamie.