Music Venues

Sheffield supports a huge variety of independent music venues across the city and, despite its size, this list is nowhere near exhaustive. In addition to the venues listed here, spaces including clubs, bars and pubs across the city (such as the Greystones, Lescar, and Shakespeare’s) also frequently host live music nights throughout the year.

A good way of exploring additional venues is the Tramlines Fringe Festival, in which venues across the city organise gigs to diversify the offering of the official Tramlines Festival in Hillsborough Park! You can find out more about Sheffield's offering of festivals here.

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City Hall

Among the primary music venues in the city, Sheffield City Hall’s grand auditorium has long hosted a wide variety of musical performances, including an expansive programme of classical music.

Website: https://www.sheffieldcityhall.co.uk
Address: Barker’s Pool, S1 2JA

Sheffield City Hall on a sunny day. The grand, neo-classical stone building features eight large corinthian pillars across its centreal, flat-roofed portico topped by a flagpole and further tiers of flat roofs behind. — Sheffield City Hall

SADACCA

The Sheffield and District African Caribbean Community Association has been a cultural hub on the Wicker for 40 years, offering a range of events, including lots of music, to the city’s African Caribbean Community and beyond.

Website: https://sadacca.co.uk
Address: 48 Wicker, S3 8JB

Yellow Arch Studios

Yellow Arch Studios is a multi-faceted music venue that has been offering gigs, music production facilities, practice rooms, venue hire, and teaching facilities since 1997.

Website: https://www.yellowarch.com/
Address: 30-36 Burton Road, Neepsend, S3 8BX

O2 Academy Sheffield

Located on Arundel Gate opposite the Crucible and Arundel Bus Interchange, this large venue has long hosted major gigs by touring artists. The O2 is currently closed as it completes an extensive refurbishment, but these works are expected to be finished soon according to TimeOut Magazine.

Website: https://www.academymusicgroup.com/o2academysheffield
Address: 37-43 Arundel Gate, S1 2PN

Sheffield's O2 Academy on a sunny day. The white-tiled, blocky, 3 storey building is pictured at an angle, showing the "O2 Academy" and "box office" signs in blue near the roof and the entrance respectively. — The O2 Academy Sheffield

Sheffield Arena

Currently known as the Utilita Arena Sheffield, this major venue hosts a variety of sports and performing arts events, including a lively mix of gigs featuring touring artists.

Website: https://www.utilitaarenasheffield.co.uk/
Address: 45 Broughton Lane, Attercliffe, S9 2DF

The Leadmill

A legendary music venue in its previous iteration on Leadmill Road, the Leadmill has recently been evicted from these premises and the team are now organising gigs around the city while they look for a new home.

Website: https://leadmill.co.uk/
Address: Various venues.

Sheffield Cathedral

In addition to its religious services, Sheffield Cathedral hosts a programme of music and other events throughout the year, including candlelight concerts.

Website: https://www.sheffieldcathedral.org/
Address: Church Street, S1 1HA

Sheffield Cathedral on a sunny day. The gothic stone cathedral features grand, vaulted windows, a central masonry spire and additional, shorter towers added later. — Sheffield Cathedral

Sidney and Matilda

Just down the road from the Showroom Cinema (and only 10 minutes from Sheffield train station) Sidney and Matilda is a vibrant venue hosting a range of local and touring bands across multiple performing spaces.

Website: https://www.sidneyandmatilda.com/
Address: Rivelin Works, 46 Sidney Street, S1 4RH

Gut Level

Tucked away down Chapel Walk (between the Crucible and Fargate), Gut Level is a queer venue offering club nights with local and visiting DJs plus participatory folk sessions and a variety of other events. Note: a membership is needed to attend Gut Level, but these start from as little as £2 per year and are easy to purchase on their website.

Website: https://gutlevel.co.uk/
Address: 32-34 Chapel Walk, S1 2PD

Forge Warehouse

A former industrial space in Attercliffe, Forge Warehouse now hosts a range of gigs and sound systems strong enough to shake the walls.

Website: https://www.forgewarehouse.co.uk/ / https://www.facebook.com/forge.venue/ (Facebook)
Address: 148 Effingham Road, S4 7YS

Crucible Theatre and The Playhouse

In addition to its theatrical offerings, the Crucible Theatre and its sister Playhouse (found in the same building) also host programmes of music throughout the year including the Playhouse’s ‘Music in the Round’ classical series.

Website: https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/crucible / https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/playhouse
Address: 55 Norfolk St, S1 1DA

The Crucible Theatre on a sunny day. The building is three storeys tall with a modern, boxy shape and large signs covering the third floor reading "Sheffield Theatres" on the side, and "Crucible" on the front. — Sheffield's Crucible Theatre

Crookes Social Club

Located at the top of Crookes, the former workingmen’s club has been hosting events since 1919. Crookes Social Club now uses its main hall to host a variety of local and touring artists, including regular Jazz gigs.

Website: https://crookesclub.co.uk/
Address: Mulehouse Road, S10 1TD

Southbank Warehouse

Making use of Attercliffe’s former industrial infrastructure, Southbank Warehouse hosts live music among other events.

Website: https://www.facebook.com/SouthbankWarehouseSheffield/ (FaceBook)
Address: 90 Effingham Road, S4 7YS

Dryad Works

Dryad Works is a DIY grassroots music venue and arts space that hosts a range of live music and sound system offerings.

Website: https://dryad.works/
Address: Unit 3, Dryad Works, 2 Parkwood Road, Neepsend, S3 8AG

The Foundry

The University of Sheffield Student Union’s main events space, the Foundry offers varied events, including student club nights and gigs open to all.

Website: https://foundrysu.com/
Address: University of Sheffield Student’s Union, \western Bank, Broomhall, S10 2TG

University of Sheffield Performance Venues

The University of Sheffield’s Octagon Centre, Firth Hall, and Drama studio host a wide variety of performing arts events, including a range of gigs across the venues.

Website: https://www.sheffieldoctagon.com/venue/sheffield/sheffield-octagon ‍

Addresses:

The Octagon: Clarkson Street, S10 2TQ

Firth Hall: S10 2TN (next to Weston Park off the A57)

The Drama Studio: Shearwood Road, Broomhall, S10 2TD

The Octagon Centre on a sunny day. A flight of steps leads up to the venue's glass doors which stand beneath a blue with the venue's name. The venue is one story tall and built of red brick.

The Lughole

The Lughole is a DIY, volunteer-run venue in Neepsend with live bands and a focus on punk music. Note: a membership is needed to attend, but these are only £10 a year with concessions and are easy to purchase on the Lughole’s website.

Website: https://www.lughole.org/
Address: Harvest Lane, Neepsend, S3 8EF

Corporation Sheffield

A landmark nightclub in the city, “Corp” also offers a busy catalogue of live music nights featuring touring bands.

Website: https://www.corporation.org.uk/live/
Address: 2 Milton Street, S1 4JU

Hatch

Hatch is a multi-purpose DIY creative space offering practice rooms, arts spaces, a gallery and a live music venue. As a result, the volunteer-run organisation is as much for artists as for attendees and often blurs the boundary between these, offering arts workshops alongside club nights and live music.

Website: https://hatchsheffield.com/
Address: 107a Harwood Street, Highfield, S2 4SE