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
La Voix Humaine
Claire Booth is joined by GRAMMY-winning pianist Christopher Glynn to present an immersive staging of Poulenc’s searing operatic melodrama. Take a seat at the heart of the action to absorb this most intimate operatic setting of Jean Cocteau’s ground-breaking play, eavesdropping on a life in the balance.
Bird Tunes: Miranda Rutter, Sam Sweeney & Rob Harbron
Three of the finest folk musicians working today perform a new suite of tunes, crafted from fragments of birdsong recorded on woodland walks by the brilliant fiddle player and composer Miranda Rutter.
Peter & the Wolf & other stories
Timeless tales of far-off adventure and daring triumphs have long inspired composers to bring stories to life through music.
Relaxed Concert: Peter & the Wolf
For this ‘Relaxed’ concert of storytelling music featuring Prokofiev’s beloved musical folk story, 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.
The Art of Storytelling
Launching a day of music inspired by myths, legends and fairytales, author and storyteller, Nicholas Jubber (The Fairy Tellers, 2022 and Monsterland, 2025), explores the enduring appeal of enchanting folk tales, often laced with a monstrous darkness.
Toots and the Maytals feat. Leba Hibbert
Four Five Six Live presents, direct from Jamaica, Toots and the Maytals featuring Leba Hibbert.
Beethoven & Friends
Three of the finest folk musicians working today perform a new suite of tunes, crafted from fragments of birdsong recorded on woodland walks by the brilliant fiddle player and composer Miranda Rutter.
Kafka Fragments
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.
Come Beautify the Night with Otis Mensah
Enjoy a special evening of live music and poetry curated by Otis Mensah, featuring a screening of Otis Mensah and Jamal Sterrett’s film Come Beautify the Night and an exclusive in-person conversation with the artists.
Songs without Words: Mendelssohn, Brahms & Rachmaninov
Mendelssohn’s exquisite ‘Songs Without Words’ – richly lyrical and profoundly heartfelt miniatures – are performed alongside glittering masterpieces of the Romantic era that showcase the vocal influence on instrumental music.
