Well, it does, and the night in question, Offbeat, celebrates a well-deserved 11th birthday tomorrow with an anniversary shindig.
Offbeat is held fortnightly at The University of Sheffield's Raynor Lounge inside Bar One and prides itself on a playlist of "current and classic leftfield indie, punk-pop and the best of the indiepop underground".
That means you're likely to hear The Smiths, Hefner, The Buzzcocks, Blur and Half Man Half Biscuit, as well as newer names like The Arcade Fire, Los Campesinos! and Interpol.
Founders/DJs Chris Stride and Gill Graham put the night's enduring popularity down to their passion for the indie cause.
"We really love putting on the night," enthuses Chris."Even though it's very much a very DIY affair, we also try to run it as professionally as possible."
Gill offers another explanation.
"Perhaps it's just the free lollipops!"
Offbeat began back in 1997 when Chris (a statistics lecturer at the university) and Gill, his partner, decided Sheffield's selection of indie nights just wasn't cutting the mustard – and that they could do better.
Gill recalls local playlists consisted largely of "Britpop, Madchester and retro" bands. It was their intention to create a night that not only played leftfield indie music, but also one that fostered a sense of community.
They've certainly succeeded at that. As anyone who's been to Offbeat will tell you, the regulars go a long way to making the night what it is and they're more than willing to go to great lengths to ensure they don't miss their fortnightly fix.
Trips have been made from as far afield as London and Glasgow but Chris's favourite anecdote is that of a man who ran all the way from Meadowhall bus station, via Brightside and Attercliffe, to make it to the Student's Union on a cold, sleet-filled December evening. Gill reserves special mention for a pair who catch the last bus back to Coventry at 1.45am, just so they can stay until the end.
"It's loyalty like that which would make it impossible to end the night even if we wanted to," says Chris.
Not that they've ever seriously considered putting Offbeat to bed. Indeed, even when the night was still in its infancy the pair had long-term plans. "We certainly hoped it would still be running 11 years on and we've always felt that it's better to grow something gradually," says Chris.
"We've never attempted to follow fashion or be fashionable, so we've avoided the boom-and-bust cycle of more ephemeral events and cliquey 'scenes'," adds Gill.
They've also resisted the temptation to move the night to a larger venue. Even though Offbeat regularly sells out the 180-capacity Raynor Lounge – there are no advance tickets – the pair feel the intimacy adds to the atmosphere. It's difficult to argue.
"The fact that it's tucked away a bit has never put off people who really want to come," states Chris.
"We get around 40-50% non-students but it also means we don't get random drunkards wandering in from the street – at least not those who aren't our regulars!"
Free birthday cake, badges and stickers are promised to all who attend tomorrow's birthday bash, plus there'll be a mix CD swap, where regulars will get the chance to exchange compilations of their favourite tracks. Chris and Gill will, of course, be spinning all the usual indie classics – but with the term becoming increasingly ambiguous, what does 'indie' mean to them?
"For me it's the rejection of the mainstream way of doing things, and prioritising creativity and personal control over commercial success," says Chris.
"Musically, well the sound of John Peel being played under the duvet on a tinny AM radio sums it up."
If the great man were alive today, no doubt he'd be raising a glass to toast the 11th birthday of this Sheffield institution.
lOffbeat is at The Raynor Lounge tomorrow night. Doors open at 9 and tickets cost £3.
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