Cockpit closes

Leeds live venue The Cockpit, active for 20 years, has this week closed for good, and with immediate effect, its operator Futuresound Events has confirmed. The Cockpit has been closed since the 19th Juyl, when the premises were shut to the public (on a temporary basis, it was then hoped) for "essential maintenance work" but the venue's website now reveals that "it is no longer viable to deliver you the level of service you deserve with the building in it's current condition".