There are loads of venues in Sheffield that host brilliant musicians, bands, artists and DJs from all genres throughout the year. Enjoy well-known names in some of the city's bigger venues to watching the next big thing in a pub backroom, you'll never be short of a great performance. Delve into our music event listings to see what’s coming…
Music events
Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2024
In 2024, Music in the Round celebrates its 40th anniversary, with the Sheffield Chamber Music Festival set to be a highlight bringing nine sensational days of concerts in the Crucible Playhouse 17 – 25 May 2024.
Sunrise - Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2024
Back by popular demand! The wind players of Ensemble 360 will perform a selection of music to accompany the rising sun, alongside the dawn chorus of singing birds.
Visions - An Afternoon of Choral Music - Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2024
The Abbeydale Singers perform Cantique de Jean Racine, one of Gabriel Fauré’s most popular works, loved for its beautifully restrained nature and gorgeous harmonies.
Mozart & Schubert - Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2024
Music in the Round is delighted to welcome Robin Ireland back to the Crucible, a venue he knows so well from his years as violist with the Lindsay String Quartet.
Remembering the Lindsays - Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2024
In 1977 the BBC dedicated an episode of its Omnibus arts documentaries to the Lindsay String Quartet. Tonight’s a chance to see that documentary in full, with intriguing behind-the-scenes footage of The Lindsays in rehearsals and conversations recorded in Sheffield.
Relaxed Concert - Carnival - Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2024
For this ‘Relaxed’ concert featuring ‘The Carnival of the Animals’, doors will be left open, lights raised, a break-out space provided, and there will be less emphasis on the audience being quiet during the performance.
Saint-saëns: the Renaissance Man - Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2024
Camille Saint-Saëns’ most celebrated work, ‘The Carnival of the Animals’ is a work unlike any other, transporting the listener into a musical menagerie that includes a swan, a tortoise, lions and a plunge into a truly magical aquarium.
French Gems - Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2024
The heart of César Franck’s Piano Quintet contains some of the most darkly passionate music he ever composed, surrounded by storms and drama that make this magnificent work a truly captivating experience.
An Evening With Steven Isserlis - Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2024
Three acclaimed musicians and frequent collaborators perform music they adore. This thoughtfully crafted programme celebrates the musical loves and legacy of the French composer, Gabriel Fauré.
Romantic Piano - Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2024
Named ‘Critics’ Classical Music Breakthrough Artist’ in The Times Arts Awards 2021, Mishka Rushdie Momen was praised as “one of the most thoughtful and sensitive of British pianists” shortly before she gave her debut recital at the Crucible Playhouse in January 2022.
Fauré String Quartet - Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2024
Violinist Irène Duval, a prize-winner at the 2021 Young Concert Artists Trust International Auditions, opens this concert with a monumental sonata written by Fauré’s violin virtuoso pupil, George Enescu.
Friday Night in Paris - Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2024
Musical national treasure Roderick Williams, soloist at King Charles III’s Coronation and Singer-in-Residence with Music in the Round, returns to the Crucible Playhouse with Ensemble 360 for a magical tour through the City of Light.
Close-up: Music for Curious Young Minds - Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2024
Five wind musicians and a very special guest breathe life into the wondrous world of chamber music. Created specially for young audiences, this concert combines well-known classical favourites with new works performed on flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn, with singer.
Finale - Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2024
A grand work for a grand finale: captivating charm and wit from George Onslow’s Nonet. Nicknamed the ‘French Beethoven’, this is a chance to hear one of his finest and largest-scale chamber works whose five movements move through an expressive array of moods from turbulence to a jubilant conclusion.
South Yorkshire Organ Festival
Experience the complexities of organ, one of the most remarkable musical instruments there is at the inaugural South Yorkshire Organ Festival.
Migration Matters Festival 2024
The UK's largest Refugee Week festival, Migration Matters returns to Sheffield 14 - 22 June with another extensive programme of music, comedy, conversation, art, theatre, film and more.
Jazz On The Park
Taking place on Saturday 15 June in Weston Park, Jazz On The Park is Sheffield's brand new charity music and arts festival, in aid of low grade serous ovarian cancer.
Amadou & Mariam
Africa's hottest musical export, Amadou & Mariam, are performing live in Sheffield for one night only.
Sirens of Lesbos
Swiss collective Sirens of Lesbos create a sound like no other.
Sheffield Chamber Choir - Bradfield Festival of Music 2024
Beautiful singing in a magical setting
Bradfield Festival of Music
The Bradfield Festival of Music returns with a week of glorious music in a magical setting, featuring some of the finest international and local artists.
Blueprint Festival
Blueprint is not just another music festival – it's an immersive experience that celebrates the best of house music culture.
Walkley Festival South Road Launch Day
Walkley Festival takes off with a bang on the South Road Launch Day.
Walkley Festival Finale 24
Walkley's biggest event of the year. The end of the annual ten day festival celebrates with the local makers mega market, local beverages, street food and live music.
Bassfest 2024
Bringing some of the biggest names in bass for a weekend of high-octane partying, Bassfest returns to Sheffield's Don Valley Bowl 20 - 21 July.
The Fringe at Tramlines @ Forum
Forum hosts some amazing bands as part of The Fringed at Tramlines.
The Other Festival
A free-entry weekend of the best alternative music on offer in Sheffield and beyond. No ticket required, just come along for a wide array of bands, singers, DJs and more.
Tramlines 2024
Sheffield’s biggest party! Tramlines returns to Hillsborough Park 26 -28 July for their 16th edition.
Sheffield Festival of Reggae
The Sheffield Festival Of Reggae all-dayer is back! 3 stages featuring Reggae, Dub & Roots. There will also be an outside courtyard with amazing food vendors.
Float Along Festival 2024
Back for their third year, Float Along festival makes a welcome return to Sheffield on Saturday 28 September, with another encompassing mix of post-punk and psychedelic rock, as well as the best in indie and alternative music.
Sensoria 2024
A celebration of a city and its music, film, art and electronica, Sensoria festival's 17th edition will once again bring live events and exhibitions to iconic venues across Sheffield, 3 - 6 October.
No Bounds 2024
No Bounds is thrilled to announce their 7th edition this year to be held across 11 venues in the heart of Sheffield & Rotherham, UK.
