Gatecrasher is to spend £500,000 refurbishing the Republic nightclub in Sheffield. The club will be re-opening on February 6 with a new contemporary look and sound system. Organisers of the famous club night promise to bring the experience of Gatecrasher back to the forefront of clubbing in the UK. Gatecrasher changed its weekly residency to a monthly event earlier this year. The new design includes a VIP room, extra bars and a series of more intimate chilling areas. And the existing industrial feel of one big open warehouse space will be made more intimate and contemporary with three distinct rooms.