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A pink neon comet glowing on a red brick wall at night

The Comet story

Three friends, a railway arch and a neon sign we could not afford.

How it began

Maya ran bars, Jonah fixed sound systems and Priya sang at every karaoke night in Leeds. In 2019 they found an empty railway arch with a leaking roof and a very good echo.

The neon comet went up first, before the roof was fixed. It is still the first thing you see.

How it runs now

Six rooms, one stage, twenty-two people on the team and a song list that grows every Monday.

We still tune the speakers by ear, we still taste every new cocktail as a team, and Priya still sings the last song of every Saturday.

Who you will meet

Maya Okafor

Maya Okafor

Bar and cocktails

Writes the cocktail list and remembers your order.

Jonah Reid

Jonah Reid

Sound and rooms

Tunes every speaker and fixes anything with a plug.

Priya Shah

Priya Shah

Host and stage

Runs the stage nights and knows the words to everything.

So far

2019

The comet goes up

An empty arch, a borrowed ladder and a neon sign on credit.

2020

The first three rooms

Opened in the summer, between two lockdowns.

2022

The stage

Open-mic karaoke from Thursday to Saturday.

2025

Six rooms

The arch next door, and the Stage Room for twenty-five.

Come and see the comet

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