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 to watching the next big thing in a pub backroom, you'll never be short of a great performance. Delve into our music event listings to see what’s coming…
Music events
Northern Soul Orchestrated
Following the phenomenal success of the Northern Soul BBC Prom last summer at the Royal Albert Hall, writer and BBC Radio 6 Music broadcaster Stuart Maconie, alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra and Manchester’s composer and conductor Joe Duddell, present Northern Soul Orchestrated, a brand-new UK tour for 2024.
Dev Fest
Get ready for a day filled with creativity, flavour, and beats at Dev Fest, a new market event for Sheffield taking place on Saturday 18 May, 12noon to 8pm, at Devonshire Green.
Emma Rawicz Quartet & Tony Kofi Quartet
A very special concert, a double bill to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sheffield Jazz and its predecessors. It features two great all-star bands led by multi-award winning British Jazz musicians, one of whom is a longstanding favourite with Sheffield audiences and another who has made a huge impression in the past couple of years.
London Concertante - Vivaldi Four Seasons And Lark Ascending By Candlelight
Experience astounding music by one of classical music’s greatest composers performed by some of the country’s best classical musicians set in the stunning candlelight surroundings of the cathedral.
Plot 22 presents Randall
Plot 22 returns with another intimate DnB session, this time they host legendary DJ & producer Randall for a very special 2 hour set!
The Hallé
For his final concert in Sheffield as Hallé Music Director, Sir Mark Elder acknowledges a core Hallé tradition; both old and new English music. In this true flagship programme, he is joined, as he was in his first season as the Hallé’s Music Director, by Sir Stephen Hough, an undisputed “keyboard colossus” (The Guardian).
Gary Numan
Not much needs to be said when it comes to pioneering synthpop icon Gary Numan – the legend himself returns to The Leadmill this May for another round of timeless hits and platinum-selling anthems.
Ed Cosens
Sheffield singer-songwriter and local music legend Ed Cosens sold out his last Sheffield show within hours – he brings the full band to Leadmill this May for a showcase of his wonderfully lush, intimate sound.
Lost In Music
Get ready to recreate the magical 70s and let us take you on a musical journey straight to the heart of disco! Relive some of the greatest songs of all time from artists such as Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, Earth, Wind and Fire, Sister Sledge and Chic.
Live music at Leopold Square: Bex Pizzata and Tessa Smith
Live music at Leopold Square featuring Bex Pizzata on Saturday 25th and Tessa Smith on Sunday 26th May.
