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, 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 to see what’s coming…
Music events
Intimate Letters
Janáček’s intricate second quartet – nicknamed ‘Intimate Letters’ – is skilfully interspersed with the Czech composer’s own writing, performed by an actor, in this specially scripted performance of the work for Ensemble 360 with actor.
Festival of Debate x Gut Level Club Night ft. Plantainchipps & Savanna Boys
Powerhouse producer and DJ Plantainchipps brings high-energy sets to the dancefloor, joined by Sheffield-based Zimbabwean collective Savanna Boys for a night of amapiano, gqom, and afro-house.
Live music at Leopold Square: The Jim Burke Band and Nicola Farnon Trio
Live music at Leopold Square featuring The Jim Burke Band on Saturday 17th and Nicola Farnon Trio on Sunday 18th May 2025.
Goldberg: Bach at Breakfast
A breakfast concert of Bach’s hugely popular Goldberg Variations, at Samuel Worth Chapel. Intricate counterpoint and life-affirming spirituality are the hallmarks of this most intimate of works presented in a breath-taking, conversational arrangement for violin, viola and cello.
Goldberg: Bach at Dawn
As the day breaks and birdsong surrounds Samuel Worth Chapel, Bach’s hugely popular Goldberg Variations, will greet the dawn. Intricate counterpoint and life-affirming spirituality are the hallmarks of this most intimate of works presented in a breath-taking, conversational arrangement for violin, viola and cello.
The Nostalgic Utopian Future Distance
An electrifying and electrified evening of duets between soloists drawn from Ensemble 360, and tape or live electronics, all presented in multi-speaker, 360-degree surround-sound.
Wise Woman @ Samuel Worth Chapel
Come and join genre-bending folk group Wise Woman to celebrate the release of their brand new EP, 'Hold The Wonder'.
Battleship Potemkin
A technical masterpiece, and Soviet cinema at its finest, don't miss the screening of this influential and visionary piece of cinema with the original soundtrack performed live by Ensemble 360, to mark the film’s centenary year.
Schumann & Ravel: Mother Goose
This afternoon concert begins with the ‘Mother Goose’ Suite. Ravel’s delightful, whimsical work sets fairytales to music, performed here in a chamber arrangement.
Gary Barlow - Songbook Tour
The Songbook Tour 2025, will see Gary play 41 dates around the UK, including two nights here in Sheffield on 19 & 20 May, giving his fans a unique opportunity to see him perform his biggest hits in an intimate setting.
