Sheffield’s popular music credentials rival that of any UK city... or any city in the world for that matter.

Our city has been producing distinctive, influential and diverse music for over a half a century. From the bluesy 60s with Dave Berry and Joe Cocker, to emerging electronica in the 70s (read more about all of that in our 'Electric pioneers' blog, written by Daniel Dylan Wray), synth-pop and glam metal of the 80s, including the likes of Cabaret Voltaire, Human League, Heaven 17, ABC and, of course, Def Leppard.

Pulp helped define the 90s Britpop era, before Richard Hawley, Moloko, The Long Blondes, Warp Records and Gatecrasher all rose to prominence and then Arctic Monkeys casually became one of the biggest bands in the world. Add to that Reverend and the Makers, Self Esteem, 65daysofstatic, Bring Me the Horizon, Drenge and While She Sleeps and you're still only scraping the surface, and that's before we even get onto the incredible heritage of classical music in this city too.

Great Gigs

Great gigs can make moments you'll never forget and there are loads of venues in Sheffield that host brilliant musicians from all genres throughout the year.

From enjoying well-known names in some of the city's bigger venues to the next big thing in a pub backroom, you'll never be short of a great performance. Delve into our event listings to see what’s coming…

Music event listings
 Alex Turner singing and playing guitar on stage at the Arctic Monkeys show in Hillsborough Park

Get clubbing

Keep the party going

Hope Works

If you like to party Sheffield is a great city. And if you like to stay out raving 'til 6am in warehouses, then Hope Works is the place for you. Blisteringly hot acts on the dance music scene love playing here, and that says it all really.

Hope Works

Dryad Works

A self built community of creative individuals collaborating under one roof, Dryad Works create unique underground DIY grassroots music events in a workspace that values creative arts, sound system culture and unique nightlife experiences.

Dryad Works

Gut Level

Championing diversity and inclusivity in the Sheffield scene whilst also creating some of the most talked about parties, it's always worth heading where these folks are going.

Gut Level
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