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
Cabaret Voltaire
Stephen ‘Mal’ Mallinder and Chris Watson will mark 50 years of CABARET VOLTAIRE live with an exclusive performance at FORGE Warehouse in Sheffield for SENSORIA Festival.
Sheffield Community Choir - Lift Your Voice
Experience the sheer power of Sheffield's own Community Gospel Choir! With their mesmerising vocals and soul-stirring melodies, they captivate audiences like no other.
Bach & The American Minimalists
Music by Philip Glass, Meredith Monk and Moondog sits alongside works by JS Bach in this recital by Monegasque-Sri Lankan pianist, Shani Diluka.
Greystones Gigs - Mambo Jambo Halloween Specials
Concerteenies' Greystones Gigs bring brilliant musical experiences for all the family into the community.
Björn Again
Designed as a tongue-in-cheek rocked-up light-hearted ABBA satire, this show achieved worldwide cult status with critical acclaim and was acknowledged for initiating the ABBA revival, which brought about ABBA Gold, Muriel’s wedding and MAMMA MIA!
Messiaen Roundtable
Leading Messiaen scholar Christopher Dingle (Professor of Music at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) joins musicians from Ensemble 360 for this roundtable discussion exploring one of the great masterpieces of the twentieth century: Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time.
Quartet for the End of Time
Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time is the centrepiece of this concert showcasing music to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the liberation of the internment, concentration and death camps of Europe.
Queenz: Drag Me to the Disco!
Direct from London's West End and their Las Vegas debut, join the fearless and fabulous Queenz for an electrifying live vocal drag-stravaganza, where Dancing Queenz and Disco Dreams collide for the ultimate celebration of pop royalty through the decades.
Francis Rossi
Francis Rossi is extending his forthcoming tour of the UK with 30 new dates added in 2025, running between September and November 2025 for this brand new show billed as “An Evening of Francis Rossi’s Songs from the Status Quo Songbook and More…”
Ravel & Glass: Cinematic Quartets: Piatti Quartet
The Piatti Quartet have been described by composer Julian Anderson as “living treasures of chamber music… meticulous attention to detail is combined with strong expressive impulse and a wonderful sense of musical drama”, and return to the Playhouse after several rapturously received concerts across their stellar career.
