Nightclubs · Merrion Centre
Mint XL
Leeds's first proper 2,500-capacity superclub — Funktion-One sound, a strict no-phones floor — opening 25 September 2026 in the old Pryzm space.
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Leeds's first proper 2,500-capacity superclub — Funktion-One sound, a strict no-phones floor — opening 25 September 2026 in the old Pryzm space.
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Mint XL is the biggest thing to happen to Leeds clubbing in years — and it's worth understanding *before* it opens on **25 September 2026**, because it isn't another chain venue and it isn't trying to be.
It's the new flagship from the **Mint** team — the people behind Mint Club, Mint Warehouse and Mint Festival, who have programmed electronic music in Leeds since the '90s. Mint XL takes the empty multi-room shell of the **old Pryzm** in the Merrion Centre — closed since 2024 — and rebuilds it as a **2,500-capacity** room for big-room line-ups, extended DJ sets and live shows.
## Why it matters
Leeds has always been an excellent clubbing city, but its best rooms are small and underground — Wire is a ~200-capacity basement, Mabgate Bleach is a warehouse, Belgrave is three intimate floors. There has never really been a *large-format* venue run by people who care about the music rather than a national chain. That is the gap Mint XL fills.
- **2,500 capacity, multi-room** — main-room headliners plus secondary spaces for live acts and touring DJs. - **Funktion-One Vero sound** in the main rooms — the high-spec system serious dancers travel for. - **A strict no-phones policy on the dancefloor** — photos and video banned once you're in the room, to keep the focus on the music. A deliberate, enforced choice. - **Thirty years of pedigree** — the Mint name has booked Leeds nights since the '90s. This is the team levelling up, not a newcomer guessing.
## Where it is
The **Merrion Centre**, central Leeds — the former Pryzm unit. Walkable from the University of Leeds and Leeds Beckett campuses and from the Hyde Park / Woodhouse student belt, and right beside the first direct arena. No taxi needed from the standard student areas.
## What's not known yet
Opening night is confirmed for **Friday 25 September 2026** — the first weekend of the 2026/27 freshers season, which is no accident. The **opening line-up has not been announced** at the time of writing. Watch the Mint channels — `mintleeds.com` and Instagram `@mintwarehouseleeds` — for the reveal and for how opening-night tickets are sold.
## Who it's for
- Students who want a **big-room night** — proper headliners, proper sound — without leaving Leeds for Manchester or Sheffield. - Anyone priced or queued out of chain superclubs who wants the same scale run by actual music people.
## Who it's not for
- If your night is a 200-capacity basement and a record you've never heard, Wire and Mabgate Bleach are still your rooms — and that's fine. Mint XL is the big-room option, not a replacement for the underground. - Phone-glued clubbers: the no-phones floor is non-negotiable. Read that as a feature.
Merrion Centre, Merrion Way, Leeds LS2 8NG
Mint XL
Merrion Centre, Merrion Way, Leeds LS2 8NG
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Editor’s note
Leeds has been one of the best clubbing cities in the country for thirty years without ever having a big-room superclub that wasn't a chain. Mint XL — 2,500 capacity, the Mint team, the old Pryzm shell rebuilt properly — is the city finally getting one on its own terms. The no-phones policy is the tell: this was built by people who care about the room.
— Jordan, writing this site
At a glance
What’s around the door
Real times, on foot, from the front of the building.
first direct arena
2 min walkLeeds's 13,500-capacity arena, right beside the Merrion Centre. Big-tour nights spill straight across.
University of Leeds
10 min walkMain campus is a short walk up Woodhouse Lane — no taxi needed from a lecture to the door.
Belgrave Music Hall
10 min walkThree floors of live music and DJs in the Northern Quarter. The intimate counterpoint to Mint XL's big room.
Hyde Park student belt
20 min walkThe Victorian-terrace student heartland. Walkable home, or a few minutes by bus down Woodhouse Lane.
Leeds city centre & Briggate
8 min walkBars, late food and the rest of the night out are a short walk south through the centre.
FAQ
The questions a serious booker actually asks — not the generic directory boilerplate.
When does Mint XL open?
Opening night is Friday 25 September 2026 — timed for the start of the 2026/27 freshers season. The opening line-up had not been announced at the time of writing; watch mintleeds.com and Instagram @mintwarehouseleeds for the reveal.
Where exactly is it?
Inside the Merrion Centre in central Leeds — the unit that was Pryzm until it closed in 2024. It is walkable from the University of Leeds and Leeds Beckett campuses and from the Hyde Park / Woodhouse student area, and it sits right beside the first direct arena.
What is the no-phones policy?
Once you are on the dancefloor, photos and videos are not allowed — the venue asks you to keep your phone away to keep the room focused on the music. It is a deliberate, strictly-enforced choice, the same approach many serious electronic venues now take. Expect it; don't fight it.
Is it the old Pryzm?
Same building, completely different operation. Mint XL takes the empty multi-room Pryzm shell in the Merrion Centre and rebuilds it — new fit-out, Funktion-One Vero sound, run by the independent Mint Club / Mint Warehouse team rather than a national chain.
Is it a student venue?
It is a 2,500-capacity room programming big-room electronic line-ups and live shows for the whole city — not a students'-union night. But it opens in freshers week, it is walkable from the student areas, and a venue this size will run midweek nights alongside the headline weekends.
How do I get tickets?
Ticketing for opening night and the early programme will be announced through the Mint team's own channels — mintleeds.com and Instagram @mintwarehouseleeds. This page will be updated once the venue's ticketing is live.
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