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, catch the next big thing in a pub backroom, or delve into the pioneering electronic scene... whatever you choose, you'll never be short of a great performance. Delve into our music event listings to see what’s coming…
Music events
Love to be... Street Festival (Sheffield)
A full inner-city day festival! Love to be will be taking over Forge Warehouse and Effingham Road on Sunday 25 May, with a full festival production and huge lineup over 4 stages.
Das Rad single launch
Sheffield improg band Das Rad launch their new single.
Keystones Piano Festival presents Sheffield University Showcase
Keystones Piano Festival presents a Sheffield University Showcase at the Samuel Worth Chapel
Faint Paint Live at Shakespeare's
Faint Paint play live at Shakespeare’s, delivering brooding, cinematic songs laced with a Lynchian unease and a dark, off-kilter charm. With support from Monqi.
Kelley Swindall
Sassy Southern Songstress: Kelley Swindall’s Heartbreak Ballads and Outlaw Anthems
Back to the Bangers
Back to the Bangers at Sheffield Cathedral is a free, feel-good sing-along event celebrating nostalgic school assembly songs like Shine Jesus Shine and This Little Light of Mine – with live piano, glow sticks, and a bar in a stunning historic setting.
Declan Welsh & The Decadent West
Incendiary indie outfit Declan Welsh & The Decadent West bring their full throttle guitar anthems to Record Junkee for an intimate Sheffield headliner this June.
Sheffield Dub Club #3
A big Scottish sound and in little old Sheffield with support from local sound Gruff’n’Low Sounds.
Songhoy Blues Live: Héritage Sur Scène
Experience the dynamic sound of Songhoy Blues, a Malian genre-blending group, as they bring their fusion of desert blues, rock, and funk to Sheffield.
Holly Johnson - 40th Anniversary of Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Music legend and global LGBTQ+ icon Holly Johnson has announced 3 extra dates to his Welcome To The Pleasuredome 40th Anniversary Tour. The tour will celebrate 4 decades since the iconic debut album by Frankie Goes to Hollywood and now includes a new date in Sheffield.
