The 'dazzling and fresh thinking' Corvus Consort reveals how musicians and poets have regarded and drawn inspiration from birds across six centuries, though renaissance madrigals, traditional folk songs, 20th century British music and contemporary composers.
For this ‘Relaxed’ concert of music by Mozart and his friend, Joseph Haydn, 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.
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.
Sounds of Summer in Whirlow Brook Park
Channel 4 has teamed up with Remarkable TV and commissioned a new peak-time interior design contest based in Sheffield, in which competitors will take part in a series of design challenges to win their own dream apartment.
Expect an afternoon of fun music, including popular and classical hits, plus a raffle and refreshments!
Johanna Warren & Memphis Gerald live and in concert at Cafe No9
This rush hour concert sees a performance from the wonderful Maryland Clarinet Choir!
Def Leppard, one of the UK's biggest rock bands, play a home town gig at Utilita Arena Sheffield, on June 30 2026.
Join Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra for a relaxed afternoon of live classical music as they close their 80th concert season, showcasing some of the orchestra’s own talented soloists.
Unusually Sheffield Chamber Orchestra are playing just the one piece for their season ending concert this year, but what a piece of music it is — Haydn’s Creation!
Every different type of business has its own favoured route for presenting itself in the best light. Whereas traditional retailers might spend hours crafting the perfect ‘shop window display’ or product brochure, in the digital era, attention and resources are lavished on perfecting websites or indeed carefully curating an Instagram feed with on-brand imagery.
The English Concert "celebrities of the Baroque performance movement” (New York Classical Review) launch a celebration of the majestic High Baroque with Handel’s Sonata in G, a masterclass in grace and counterpoint.
Celebrating 30 years of Spiders, Space return with their brand-new studio album Ten Neurotic Fairytales and a full UK tour. Expect classic Space hits.
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.
Sheffield Adored Brings Indie Anthems and 80s & 90s Classics to Don Valley Bowl on Sunday 24 May 2026.
John Reilly and The Smooth Operators are delighted to bring the ‘Definitive Burt Bacharach Songbook’ back to the Ballroom at Sheffield City Hall.. A sublime and intimate journey through Burt Bacharach’s 7 decades of hit making.
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.
To celebrate their last album and the band’s long goodbye, Saint Etienne are touring the UK one last time. Rather than a moment of sadness, the band see this as a series of celebrations: parties built around a live set that draws on the “best of the best” from their illustrious 35-year catalogue.
The Lemonheads are an American alternative rock band, originally from Boston, Massachusetts, but now based in New York City. The primary (and only consistent) member is Evan Dando.
Lock up your shell suits and hide your vape pens. Goldie Lookin Chain are back on the road for their Stairway To Newport 2026 tour.
In their short history, Birmingham’s Overpass have inspired an ever-growing fanbase with songs pulsating with youthful exuberance and the vulnerabilities of young adulthood. Their shows have been just as life-affirming, providing a dopamine burst of wall-to-wall singalongs and an all-in-this-together communion.
Lately, it feels like the world is one endless bad news cycle. Joshua Idehen isn’t here to pretend otherwise – but on the spoken word artist’s new album, I Know You’re Hurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, You Have Got To Try, he provides a phenomenal sonic, poetic space.
For one special Solstice evening this June, Contemporary folk songwriters Amit Dattani and Chris Cleverley bring a rare, collaborative live show to Sheffield's iconic Cafe #9.
Too Damn Loud Festival is a celebration of music, love, and mutual support within the music scene. The event brings together bands and artists from across a range of genres to celebrate creativity and community.
K-Pop Universe brings colourful pop spectacle to Don Valley Bowl on Sunday 24 May 2026.
Nick Battle is an unbelievable man of music, his accomplishments are almost too vast to write about. With decades in the music industry under his belt, he’s written songs with Gary Barlow and collaborated with legends like Cliff Richard and Michael Ball.
True born and bred Yorkshire lass, Carrie brings her exquisite acoustic songs, guitar playing, and voice to Sheffield's Lantern Theatre. The evening will be opened by Job Cocker
National treasure and singing sensation Jane McDonald is officially Living The Dream as she announces a brand-new UK tour and album for 2026.
Global superstar Niall Horan is set to bring his “Dinner Party” Live Tour to Utilita Arena Sheffield on Tuesday 29 September 2026.
Westlife, one of the biggest boy bands, play Utilita Arena Sheffield, on October 7 2026.
Bloc Party and Interpol announce a co-headline tour that will unite two era-defining bands for a run of 18 dates across the UK and Europe in 2026, heading to Sheffield next November.
Sandkings return to Sheffield after 33 years as part of the 'Unfinished Business' tour
Sheffield Symphony Orchestra partner with Escafeld Chorale and Hallam Choral Society on this epic masterpiece.
The iconic Sheffield band return to the Octagon, for the final date of their final tour.
Be part of the first audiences to hear the new album Nightmare Tripping on this round of live shows.
Having bewitched audiences annually with their much-loved wintertime show, two of the most engaging and inventive acts on the English folk scene return with their hotly anticipated next alchemic collaboration: an essential incantation to the summertime.
A magnificent, many headed beast which has single-handedly turned the world of men’s singing upside down.
Folk supergroup Spell Songs with live painting by award-winning artist Jackie Morris – back in the Octagon after a sell out show in May 2025
Celebrating over 40 years as a live performer, Eddi Reader has effortlessly developed into one of popular music’s most thrilling and affecting performers.
Come along for a Thriller of an evening, and celebrate the legendary music of the King of Pop.
An award winning extravaganza, celebrating the music and magic of one of the most influential contemporary recording artists of our time.
Jalp Events presents The Wonder Stuff plus Inspiral Carpets.
Legendary 2-Tone group The Beat, led by vocalist Dave Wakeling, have announced Dance Crazed Too – a 21 date UK tour.
Legendary guitarist and songwriter Martin Simpson comes to Sheffield with his ‘Some Kind of Jubilee’ tour.
The UK's New Music Discovery Festival returns on Saturday 28th November 2026.
Step into the atmospheric surrounds of the Samuel Worth Chapel for a one-off performance from Katacombs – an artist whose music is as cinematic and layered as her story.
Sheffield General Cemetery Trust is delighted to welcome La Cozna & Mary Hampton to the Samuel Worth Chapel for a spellbinding evening of contemporary folk.
Sheffield General Cemetery and Hudson Records are delighted to welcome the Sam Sweeney Trio to the Samuel Worth Chapel for an evening of outstanding contemporary folk.
Sheffield General Cemetery Trust is delighted to welcome Dylan Fowler to the Samuel Worth Chapel for an evening of expressive and internationally acclaimed acoustic guitar.
Sheffield General Cemetery Trust is excited to present an evening of bold, genre-bending music in the atmospheric surroundings of the Samuel Worth Chapel. Two distinctive acts share the stage, each offering a unique soundscape.
Sheffield General Cemetery is delighted to welcome Emily Maguire to the Samuel Worth Chapel for an evening of powerful, intimate songwriting.
Sheffield General Cemetery Trust are delighted to present a mysterious, spellbinding Halloween show at the Samuel Worth Chapel, featuring The Witching Tale.
Brigantes Orchestra takes you around the world! Last stop: America!
The Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra explores how composers have responded to injustice, conflict, and the call for change
Westlife, one of the biggest boy bands, play Utilita Arena Sheffield, on October 7 2026.
Distort Sheffield and The Lughole proudly announce the 6th annual Noise Annoys Festival! On the 22nd - 24th of May 2026, they’re once again bringing outrageously ripping punk and hardcore bands from around the globe to the city of Sheffield.
Classical and contemporary, fun and light-hearted, come along and enjoy the Sterndale Singer performing some of their favourite pieces.
Four Five Six Live presents, direct from Jamaica, Toots and the Maytals featuring Leba Hibbert.
The Queen of British Soul, Beverley Knight MBE, announces a huge UK headline tour for June 2026.
Soul II Soul are set to bring their iconic and legendary sound back to Sheffield City Hall in October 2026.
Step into a world of soul, romance, and unforgettable grooves with Luther Live & Velvet Voices, the ultimate live theatre experience celebrating the golden era of R&B.
Celebrating 40 years in music, Omar Lyefook MBE—one of the UK’s most celebrated soul artists—returns with his new album Brighter The Days.
A Night To Remember: Motown Show takes you back in time to 1960’s Detroit. Be prepared for a high energy show, packed with the greatest Motown hits of all time.
Charlie Chaplin’s most ambitious and successful silent comedy is presented in a gorgeous restoration with Chaplin’s own Academy Award-nominated score performed live by Ensemble 360 and friends, conducted by George Morton.
Virtuoso composer, pianist, improviser, broadcaster, Julian Joseph is a jazz polymath. Acclaimed by critics and audiences the world over, he returns to Sheffield to promote his first studio album in 29 years.
Come and celebrate the final night of Migration Matters Festival 2026!
Fuse ODG will bring his signature style to Foundry for an electric and unforgettable night of music.
Curated by Nate Coltrane, this special event brings together sound system culture, performance and movement to explore the enduring impact of Caribbean heritage in the UK.
Expect the unexpected as the Rock N Roll Circus return's to Sheffield's Don Valley Bowl in 2026. Set to take place over the weekend of 27 - 33 August, the Rock N Roll Circus is where the best in musical talent meets the weird and wonderful world of the circus.
After the huge success of ‘The Sheffield festival of Reggae 2025’, the event returns on Saturday 15th August 2026.
Float Along Festival returns to Sheffield on Saturday 26 September 2026 for its fifth edition, transforming the city centre into a multi‑venue celebration of post‑punk, psychedelic rock, indie and alternative music.
Join Music in the Round & Ensemble 360 for this year's festival Friday 15 – Saturday 23 May, as they welcome some of the world's finest musicians and stellar guest artists.
Acclaimed violinist Fenella Humphreys and her internationally renowned duo partner Martin Roscoe bring two of the best known works for their instrument combination, Beethoven's 'Spring Sonata' and Vaughan Williams' Lark Ascending.
Well-known to Sheffield audiences and beyond as members of Ensemble 360, Tim Horton, Rachel Roberts and Robert Plane formed Trio Meister Raro to further explore the repertoire for their mellow instrument combination.
Lyrical and passionate music for flute, piano and cello from the classical world to classics of stage and screen
Eclectic and exciting young artists showcasing the familiar against music that deserves to be better known
Virtuosic and mesmerizing improvisations from one of the world’s top jazz string groups
No Bounds Festival returns to Sheffield from 9 -11 October 2026 for its ninth edition, transforming the city with another forward‑thinking weekend of music, art, technology and dance. Experience high‑energy performances, immersive installations and boundary‑pushing creativity across multiple unique venues.
Get ready for a mind-blowing journey through the legendary sounds of Ibiza as you’ve never heard them before.
Music in the Round’s Singer-in-Residence Roderick Williams returns with a programme of heartrendingly beautiful English song, including Vaughan Williams’ glorious cycle Songs of Travel.
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!
This evening of music, theatre and a dramatic meeting of the two includes Beckett’s monologue of memory and loss Rockaby and the pair’s most extraordinary collaboration Words & Music, in which a small group of musicians playing a distinctively taut Feldman score becomes a character in the drama.
The hopeful, energetic and lyrical ‘Spring’ Sonata is one of the most famous of all Beethoven’s works for violin, paired here with an intense and stormy early quartet.
“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.
“An artist of extraordinary magnetism” (Daily Telegraph), Yorkshire pianist Sarah Beth Briggs has enjoyed a distinguished career both on stage and in the recording studio. She returns to the Playhouse for an afternoon of glittering piano favourites.
Known for bold, fearless programming, GBSR Duo is fast emerging as the leading interpreter of Morton Feldman’s music.
Celebrate Mozart and his lively circle of friends with Ensemble 360 in a delightful evening of music for winds and strings, including two works showcasing the unworldly sound of the glass harmonica.
From the intimate to the divine: an intriguing musical exploration of Chinese music and philosophy alongside European classical traditions.
No stranger to Sheffield audiences, pianist Martin Roscoe was a frequent collaborator with the Lindsay String Quartet, founders of Music in the Round. Here he joins forces with another titanic quartet, the prolific Brodskys, who have been performing for over half a century to prizes and plaudits around the world.
Praised for his “urgently visceral” playing (Tempo), London-based Canadian saxophonist David Zucchi performs a programme of innovative works for saxophone and live electronics
Described by Bachtrack as “a poet of the piano”, Pavel Kolesnikov is one of the world’s most exciting young pianists. Lauded for his staggering ability to cast new light on familiar repertoire, he makes his Music in the Round debut with a sumptuous tour through the complete Chopin Nocturnes.
Nine Ladies Promotions brings Clitspit, Jeanpool, Lavender Gray & Public Commodity to Alder. Crimped closing with 80s bangers till 1am.
Sheffield’s biggest party! Tramlines returns to Hillsborough Park for their 18th edition, across the weekend of 24 - 26 July.
The UK's biggest 90's festival returns to Sheffield's Don Valley Bowl once again, for a full weekend of nostalgic partying 11 -12 July 2026.
A week of outstanding music in a magical setting, with music ranging from classical to film, jazz and beyond, there is something for everyone this year with artists keen to break down barriers and communicate in engaging new ways. 20 - 17 June 2026.
Whether you’re looking for a weekend escape with the kids, a culture‑packed short stay for two or a food‑fuelled getaway with friends, Sheffield delivers big‑city experiences with plenty of space to breathe.
Measuring 483.69 square metres in total, the artwork will be painted across 6 facades of the brown-brick NCP building on Wellington Street, paying homage to the natural topography which has defined Sheffield since the 12th century, as a city built on hills and rivers.
If you're in need of ideas to keep the kids entertained, Our Favourite Places have pulled together their cultural holiday highlights for a creative summer in Sheffield.
Sheffield is a great place to start a business because it's big enough to feel like there's opportunity, but small enough to feel that you can make a difference. We have a strong business community with a genuine appreciation of local independents, a tech sector positioned for great collaboration and a rich manufacturing base.