There are loads of great music 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 below to see what’s coming…
Music events in Sheffield
Country Lovin'
Sheffield chosen to Host Hottest Country Music Festival This May! Sheffield, UK, May 23rd, 2026 - A brand new country music experience is coming to the heart of South Yorkshire as Country Lovin’ Festival debuts at Don Valley Bowl.
Four Last Songs
“A swansong of sublime beauty” (Classic FM), Strauss’s ‘Four Last Songs’ are among the most touchingly beautiful and richly expressive pieces in the classical repertoire.
Henny Penny: A Children’s Opera
Comprising 40 short excerpts from Kafka’s writings, diaries, and letters – often heartfelt and confessional – Kurtág’s Kafka Fragments is a work of sparse, lyrical beauty. Scored for violin and soprano, this wide-ranging work encapsulates the scale of the human experience.
Contained in Sheffield w/ Joe Rolét, Tomike, Tre Reynolds & More - Bank Holiday Sunday
On the 24th of May Contained bring Joe Rolet, Tre Reynolds, Tomike and some incredible support to the Forge! They’re shaking things up with their biggest lineups to date this year. You absolutely don’t want to miss it!
K-Pop Universe
K-Pop Universe brings colourful pop spectacle to Don Valley Bowl this May.
Love to be... Inner City Festival
Get ready as Love To Be... returns to Sheffield with its biggest event yet - the Inner City Festival, an all-day house music takeover right in the heart of Sheffield!
Sheffield Adored
Sheffield Adored Brings Indie Anthems and 80s & 90s Classics to Don Valley Bowl
University of Maryland Clarinet Choir
This rush hour concert sees a performance from the wonderful Maryland Clarinet Choir!
ElectrOM
Sheffield's Electronic Music Opn Mic community event
Levellers
Levellers are an English folk rock and anarcho-punk band formed in Brighton, East Sussex, in 1988. Taking their name from the Levellers political movement, the band released their first EP in 1989 and LP in 1990, with international success following.
