The annual Sharrow Festival sadly isn't happening this year due to lack of funds. To raise money for the festival's future and keep up the community spirit, Back to the Bones will bring bands to two stages in Sheffield General Cemetery.
What's On
Our Sheffield culture calendar. Filled with picks of the city’s arts, culture and heritage events, both in-person and virtual. Plus reviews and festival guides.
The Weeping Willows
Wed. 16 July 2025
The Greystones
The Weeping Willows (Laura Coates and Andrew Wrigglesworth) are a couple of old souls, steeped in bluegrass tradition and draped in gothic Americana imagery.
Portland Works Open Day
Sat. 19 July 2025
Portland Works
A 19th-century cutlery factory turned home to artists, craftspeople and small businesses. Explore this fascinating birthplace of stainless steel cutlery at its annual Open Day. With open studios, tours, workshops, demos, live music and stalls.
Pollen
Multiple dates
Grey to Green, S3 8LB
An inner-city flower market, celebrating all things botanical. Taking over a patch of Sheffield city centre one Sunday a month, with plants, flowers, fresh produce and music.
Bassfest Summer Festival
Sat. 19 July 2025 — Sun. 20 July 2025
Don Valley Bowl
Dedicated to drum and bass, house, bassline, and beyond.
Clamlines
Thu. 24 July 2025 — Sat. 26 July 2025
Delicious Clam
Clamlines is back. Get ready for spicy lageritas, never-ending karaoke, one sweaty room and discovering your new fave artist. With glam-tinged garage rock from Mock Tudors, Newcastle punks Irked, French foot-stompers The Garden Folk, and lots more.
Tramlines Fringe at Yellow Arch Studios
Thu. 24 July 2025 — Sat. 26 July 2025
Yellow Arch Studios
Starting things a day early, Yellow Arch's Thursday night is curated by Sheffield’s WaterBear College of Music. Friday is a hardcore and metal night, while Saturday features noise punk and a band who sit somewhere between 80s hardcore and 00s indie.
The Hatch World Excellence Retreat
Fri. 25 July 2025 — Sat. 26 July 2025
CADS Arley Street, S2 4QP
Hatch don’t do things by halves. Going all out with a typically varied lineup of 17 acts over two days. With noise-rock weirdos Dearthworms, Devo devotees Cowtown, folk druids Slug Milk and more, plus ‘business-oke’ and DJs to round off each night.
Wublines
Sat. 26 July 2025
The Wub Club take over Forge with three stages, over 30 artists – including legendary DnB DJ/producer Ray Keith (uncle of Joy Orbison!) – and a secret headliner. Every dance genre is represented, from acid house to rare-groove, jungle to hardcore.
Tramlines Fringe at Alder
Fri. 25 July 2025 — Sat. 26 July 2025
Alder
Two nights of free music at Alder. With shoegaze-inspired indie, noisy grunge and a brother-sister punk duo on Friday, followed by contemporary jazz, improv, Latin and deep funk on Saturday.
Tramlines Fringe at Mary St Live
Sat. 26 July 2025
Mary St Live, 95 Mary Street, S1 4RT
Community music venue Mary St Live puts on gigs, club nights and music education to fund its accessible space for local charities, groups and musicians. Join them upstairs on Saturday evening to see Sheffield bands 54KG, Das Chip Shop and more.
Tramlines
Fri. 25 July 2025 — Sun. 27 July 2025
Hillsborough Park
A three-day summertime celebration of music. On the lineup for 2025: Pulp(!!!), Spiritualized, The Last Dinner Party, Sigrid, CMAT, John Grant, Franz Ferdinand, and more.
The Fringe at Tramlines
Sat. 26 July 2025 — Sun. 27 July 2025
Devonshire Green, 158 Devonshire Street, S1 4GT
Home to the official Tramlines Fringe, Dev Green will showcase an array of local talent. With Rotherham indie upstarts The Tivolis, ska covers band Jungle Lion, reggae pioneer Macka B, and performances from 14-to-25-year-olds from the Tracks project.
The Other Festival
Fri. 25 July 2025 — Sun. 27 July 2025
Sidney & Matilda
A mighty 38 acts complete the lineup for Sidney & Matilda’s now annual response to Tramlines. With power poppers Post Archives, dance pop trio Good News, psych synth wizards Sister Wives and, straight from the main event, Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor.
Tramlines Fringe at the Red Lion
Sat. 26 July 2025 — Sun. 27 July 2025
The Red Lion, 109 Charles Street, S1 2ND
Art rockers Ornate Coalmine win the award for best band name of the weekend. Isis Moray will also be there with her dark, glitchy soundscapes, as well as psych-rock wizards Yo Dynamo and Sieben, who uses only his voice, a violin and a loop pedal.
Metallish Allsorts / Rock the Fringe / The Midsommars
Fri. 25 July 2025 — Sun. 27 July 2025
Corporation
For Tramlines weekend, Corp presents three events with very unique flavours. Friday is its signature heavy music evening Metallish Allsorts. Saturday is local showcase Rock the Fringe. Sunday is the turn of gothic folk ensemble The Midsommars.
Honey Bee Blues Club at Tramlines Fringe
Sat. 26 July 2025 — Sun. 27 July 2025
Sheffield's contemporary blues / roots / country / Americana promoters present two free Tramlines gigs. First up is an all-dayer at Neepsend Social Club on Saturday. Followed by the brilliantly named Bath Lines at the Bath Hotel on Sunday.
Tramlines Fringe at Hallamshire Hotel
Fri. 25 July 2025 — Sun. 27 July 2025
Hallamshire Hotel, 182 West Street, S1 4ET
The lively West Street music hall is putting on a stacked three-day programme of acts from Sheffield and beyond – for free. With Bones Ate Arfa, The Bowie Contingent, We Hate the Sharkman, Atakarma, Broken Narrative, Bonk!, Blue John, and tons more.
Public Image Limited
Wed. 30 July 2025
The Leadmill
Regarded as one of the most original bands to emerge from the post-punk era. From dub reggae to krautrock to angular dance pop, their sound has borrowed and evolved throughout the years. What’s remained constant is John Lydon’s anger, pain and wit.
Sweet and Sour – The Ultimate Tribute To Sabrina Carpenter and Olivia Rodrigo
Sat. 2 August 2025
The Octagon Centre
A night of pop anthems, heartbreak hits, and fierce vibes at this Olivia Rodrigo vs. Sabrina Carpenter tribute show.
Sheffield Mela
Sun. 3 August 2025
Firth Park, S5 6HE
A festival promoting diversity, unity and community spirit, shining a spotlight on cultural traditions of the South Asian community. With live music and dance, activities for young people, exhibitions and demos, fun fair rides, and more.
Open Mic Night
Multiple dates
Utopia Theatre, 11 Rockingham Gate, S1 4JD
Utopia Theatre’s free monthly platform for celebrating talent and creativity in Sheffield. Welcoming upcoming and established performers across all genres. First Sunday of every month.
Peddler
Multiple dates
Peddler Warehouse, 92 Burton Road, S3 8DA
Food, music and art in a former warehouse, one weekend a month. Plus kids craft activities on the Saturday afternoons. With bonus Christmas crafts for their festive edition.
Threads of Unity – South Asian Dance, Music and Fashion
Sun. 10 August 2025
Millennium Gallery
Celebrate South Asian Heritage Month with dance and music performances from Sunrit Culture Group.
Footprints Open Jazz Jam
Multiple dates
Alder
An open jam session led by the Footprints house band. All musicians and vocalists are invited to join – or just come down to enjoy the music.
Rockin the Bowl
Sat. 6 September 2025
FORGE Warehouse, 148 Effingham Road, S4 7YS
"Forged in fire, set in steel." An all-dayer dedicated to rock and metal. Back for 2025 in its new venue of FORGE Warehouse.
The Heather Ferrier Trio
Thu. 11 September 2025
The Greystones
Accordionist, clog dancer, composer Heather Ferrier is changing the perceptions of alt-folk on her own terms. Joined by guitarist Alistair Paul and drummer Adam Stapleford.
The Ultimate Classic Rock Show 2025
Sat. 13 September 2025
The Octagon Centre
Dust off your air guitars for an evening of classic rock anthems from legends past and present.
Algorithmic Pattern
Fri. 12 September 2025 — Sat. 20 September 2025
A festival and conference on algorithmic pattern-making. Exploring procedural approaches in human culture – from heritage arts and crafts like textiles and bell-ringing, to the contemporary likes of live coding and generative art.
Powerlines
Sat. 20 September 2025
Crookes Social Club, Mulehouse Road, S10 1TD
A new independent metal festival for 2025 – by the fans, for the fans. Showcasing a lineup of local homegrown artists and national acts, open to all ages and types of metalheads.
Mozart Violin Sonatas
Fri. 26 September 2025
Upper Chapel, Norfolk Street, S1 2JD
Ensemble 360 perform some of Mozart’s most charming works, as well as music by Robert Schumann.
Float Along Festival
Sat. 27 September 2025
Float Along music festival returns to Sheffield city centre to do it all again for the third year running. Details of this year's lineup and venues to come...
The Signatures: Northern Live
Sat. 27 September 2025
The Octagon Centre
Experience the soul-stirring magic of The Signatures, the backing band for many of the Northern Soul original artists.
Romantic Piano Trios
Tue. 30 September 2025
Upper Chapel, Norfolk Street, S1 2JD
A stirring evening of romantic favourites performed by the Leonore Piano Trio.
Sensoria
Thu. 2 October 2025 — Sun. 5 October 2025
Sheffield's festival of film and music. Expect a truly unique mix of performance, live film scores, screenings, exhibitions, and music industry activity.
The Pocket Ellington, Alan Barnes & Dave Green & Vimala Rowe
Wed. 8 October 2025
Crucible Theatre
Sheffield Jazz present a double bill featuring a classic Ellington sound followed by award-winning singer Vimala Rowe, a major talent on the British jazz scene.
Three Acres and a Cow
Thu. 9 October 2025
Crucible Theatre
A history of land rights and protest in folk song and story. Part history talk, part folk club sing-a-long, part storytelling session.
Chris Addison's incomplete guide to chamber music
Fri. 10 October 2025
Crucible Theatre
Chris Addison (The Thick of It, Mock the Week) joins Ensemble 360 to bring his infectious enthusiasm for classical music to the Crucible. Telling the story of Europe from the courts of 17th century Italy to today’s contemporary composers.
Beatles Complete
Sat. 11 October 2025
The Montgomery
A night of Beatlemania packed with hits from the most influential band of all time.
Family Concert: The Storm Whale
Sat. 11 October 2025
Crucible Theatre
A musical version of Benji Davies’ modern-classic The Storm Whale. The story of a boy, a whale washed up on the beach and friendships that will change their lives forever.
Nigel Kennedy: Heart and Soul
Sat. 11 October 2025
Crucible Theatre
Nigel Kennedy is the best-selling classical violinist of all time and a past collaborator with Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, The Who and Led Zeppelin. He takes to the Crucible stage along with cellist Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska.
No Bounds
Fri. 10 October 2025 — Sun. 12 October 2025
A weekend of bleeps, beats and sweaty grins – bringing together music, visual art and technology. Lineup for 2025 to be confirmed.
Sounds Of Now: Éliane Radigue for Organ
Fri. 17 October 2025
St Marie's Cathedral, Cathedral House, Norfolk Street, S1 2JB
Éliane Radigue’s Occam XXV – written for, and performed here by, the French organist Frédéric Blondy – envelops its listener in a slowly evolving ocean of sound.
Sounds of Now: Eliane Radique Roundtable
Sat. 18 October 2025
Upper Chapel, Norfolk Street, S1 2JD
Musicians Rhodri Davies, Angharad Davies and Dominic Lash are joined by Louise Gray (writer for The Wire) and author Julia Eckhardt to discuss the work of pioneering French composer Éliane Radigue.
Eliane Radique for Harp, Violin and Double Bass
Sat. 18 October 2025
Upper Chapel, Norfolk Street, S1 2JD
Welsh harpist and improvisor Rhodri Davies, together with Angharad Davies (violin) and Dominic Lash (double bass), present a selection of works composed for them by Radigue.
Bach for Solo Violin
Sat. 25 October 2025
Upper Chapel, Norfolk Street, S1 2JD
Ensemble 360’s violinist Benjamin Nabarro presents Bach’s third Sonata and Partita. Unmatched in the 400 years since their composition, these are pieces that continue to dazzle and amaze.
Bach and the American Minimalists
Fri. 31 October 2025
Playhouse
Monegasque-Sri Lankan pianist Shani Diluka performs music by Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, Moondog and JS Bach.
Quartet for the end of time
Sat. 1 November 2025
Playhouse
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. Performed by Ensemble 360.
Messiaen Roundtable
Sat. 1 November 2025
Playhouse
Leading Messiaen scholar Professor Christopher Dingle joins musicians from Ensemble 360 for a roundtable discussion of one of the great masterpieces of the twentieth century: Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time.
Ravel & Glass: Cinematic Quartets
Thu. 6 November 2025
Playhouse
Piatti Quartet perform string music composed for, and used in, cinema. Featuring compositions by Jonny Greenwood for There Will Be Blood, Bernard Herman’s for Psycho, and Philip Glass for Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters.
Songs of love
Fri. 7 November 2025
Playhouse
Singer Claire Booth and Ensemble 360 present an evening of French chamber music.
Piano Classics – Libby Burgess
Sat. 8 November 2025
Playhouse
Pianist Libby Burgess presents a recital of some of the best-loved music for solo piano – from the dazzling inventiveness of Schubert’s Four Impromptus to the lush romanticism of Rachmaninov’s Morceaux de Fantaisie.
Sounds Of Now: Konnakol, Drum Kit and Code
Sat. 8 November 2025
Playhouse
Konnakol (vocal percussive music from the South Indian Carnatic tradition) artist BC Manjunath, live-coder Alex McLean and drummer Matt Davies present an evening of live-coded electronic music and percussion.
Ultimate 70s Show
Sat. 15 November 2025 — Fri. 14 November 2025
The Montgomery
Travel back in time and relive the sights and sounds of the 1970s.
Death & The Maiden
Thu. 20 November 2025
Upper Chapel, Norfolk Street, S1 2JD
The Dudok Quartet present Schubert’s extraordinary string quartet. Alongside their own arrangement of a 17th century Italian madrigal by Carlo Gesualdo and Kaija Saariaho’s modern masterpiece Terra Memoria.
Mozart Gran Partita
Sat. 22 November 2025
Upper Chapel, Norfolk Street, S1 2JD
Ensemble 360 perform one Mozart’s greatest works, immortalised in the 1984 film Amadeus, in this concert of chamber music on a large scale.
Vienesse Masterworks: Brahms and more for solo piano
Thu. 4 December 2025
Playhouse
Tim Horton returns to Sheffield for the latest in his series celebrating the musical history of Vienna. Beethoven’s well-known Piano Sonata No.15, nicknamed the ‘Pastoral’, is showcased alongside Brahms’s emotional and romantic Four Ballades.
Relaxed Concert: The Genius Of Beethoven
Sat. 6 December 2025
Playhouse
For this ‘relaxed’ concert, 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. With Ensemble 360 performing Beethoven.
The Genius of Beethoven
Sat. 6 December 2025
Playhouse
Ensemble 360 celebrate one of the greatest composers to have ever lived.
The Snowman + Live Score
Sat. 6 December 2025 — Sun. 7 December 2025
Showroom
Unite the Union Brass Band present a special festive performance of the Christmas classic with a live score.
Moonlight – Isata Kanneh-Mason
Thu. 11 December 2025
Upper Chapel, Norfolk Street, S1 2JD
Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason presents two of Beethoven’s best-loved works for solo piano: the ‘Moonlight’ and the ‘Waldstein’ sonatas.