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
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.
ABC: The Lexicon of Love
ABC have announced the return of their iconic Lexicon Of Love Orchestra tour for 2025 which sees them perform their timeless debut album “The Lexicon of Love” in its entirety alongside all the ABC hits across the UK.
Songs of Love: Claire Booth & Ensemble 360
In 1913 Debussy and Ravel began a somewhat friendly rivalry to set three poems by Stéphane Mallarmé, whose words, like the music of these great French composers, explored the same shimmering textures beloved of their contemporary impressionist painters.
Fisherman's Friends
In celebration of performing together for over 30 years on stages across the world, Fisherman’s Friends are proud to announce their new UK tour dates for 2025 and 2026. Having sold out every venue on their last tour, the band look forward to performing old songs and new.
Piano Classics: Libby Burgess
Praised for her “warm, sensitive pianism” (The Observer), and for performances that are “a masterclass in the art of holding an audience’s attention” (Cherwell), Libby Burgess returns to Sheffield for a recital of some of the best-loved music for solo piano.
Sounds of Now: Konnakol, Percussion & Code - BC Manjunath, Alex McLean & Matt Davies
A newly-composed work for Konnakol (vocal percussive music from the South Indian Carnatic tradition), live-coded electronic music and percussion.
