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What's On in Sheffield

4 Nov – 2 Dec

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All Sheffield gigs This month

Updated 4 November 2026

At a glance

53
Gigs in
4 weeks
in Sheffield, 4 Nov – 2 Dec
In detail
Venues with something on14
Venues tracked94
Open mics38
Busiest nightSaturday · 22 gigs

53 gigs listed in Sheffield over the next 28 days across 14 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 22. In total we track 94 grassroots venues and 38 regular open mics here.

01 — This weekend

6 gigs

This weekend in Sheffield

This weekend in Sheffield, Friday to Sunday: 6 gigs. Highlights include Overpass at Electric Studios (Friday), THE SERENADES live at The Garrison Barnsley (Friday) and Craig Charles at Foundry (Friday). Every card links the full listing - times, entry and tickets; for the weeks after, scroll to the four-week list.

Starts18:30 OverpassElectric Studios · City · Sheffield THE SERENADES liveThe Garrison Barnsley · Central · Sheffield 18:30Fri 6 Nov Craig CharlesFoundry · Broomhill and Sharrow Vale · Sheffield 19:00Fri 6 Nov CuspArundel Emporium · City · Sheffield 19:00Fri 6 Nov Dan Shake, Horse Meat Disco, MiNNAElectric Studios · City · Sheffield 23:00Fri 6 Nov Chicane, Lee Parkinson, HiddenagendaElectric Studios · City · Sheffield 15:00Sat 7 Nov

02 — Compared

#3 of 6

How Sheffield compares

Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 174 gigs listed in and around Sheffield - third of 6 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Leeds area (278). Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.

#PlaceGigs
01Leeds area 92 venues · 34 open mics278
02Nottingham area 78 venues · 32 open mics200
03Sheffield area This page 94 venues · 38 open mics174
04Bradford area 42 venues · 19 open mics126
05Derby area 37 venues · 15 open mics118
06Doncaster area 19 venues · 12 open mics7

03 — Gigs

53 gigs

Gigs in Sheffield

From 4 Nov to 2 Dec, Sheffield has 53 gigs listed at 14 venues - Saturday is the busiest night. This is the full four-week run, not just the weekend: every gig we hold, in date order.

Starts19:30 DC Presents: Delivery (Aus) / Big Break / KnorkeDelicious Clam · City · Sheffield The Entitled SonsFoundry · Broomhill and Sharrow Vale · Sheffield 19:00Thu 5 Nov Channel One Sound SystemElectric Studios · City · Sheffield 19:00Thu 5 Nov Mariam Sings Amadou & MariamThe Octagon Centre Sheffield · Broomhill and Sharrow Vale · Sheffield 20:00Thu 5 Nov OverpassElectric Studios · City · Sheffield 18:30Fri 6 Nov THE SERENADES liveThe Garrison Barnsley · Central · Sheffield 18:30Fri 6 Nov Craig CharlesFoundry · Broomhill and Sharrow Vale · Sheffield 19:00Fri 6 Nov CuspArundel Emporium · City · Sheffield 19:00Fri 6 Nov Dan Shake, Horse Meat Disco, MiNNAElectric Studios · City · Sheffield 23:00Fri 6 Nov Chicane, Lee Parkinson, HiddenagendaElectric Studios · City · Sheffield 15:00Sat 7 Nov
Search every Sheffield gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks

04 — This week

6 rooms

Where it's on this week

Which Sheffield rooms are busiest this week? This ranks venues by how many gigs they have in the next seven nights - a quick way to find where something is on most nights.

#VenueGigs
01Electric Studios 4
02Foundry 2
03Arundel Emporium 1
04Delicious Clam 1
05The Garrison Barnsley 1
06The Octagon Centre Sheffield 1

05 — Venues

94 rooms

Venues in Sheffield

Sheffield's grassroots venues, all 94 of them, listed whether or not they have something on right now - capacity, backline and hours for each, and a link to its own listings.

Photo: Google Alder Bar SheffKelham Island · Sheffield Arundel EmporiumCity · Sheffield 140Cap Cafe#9Nether Edge · Sheffield Cap tbc CorporationSheffield City Centre · Sheffield 1,343Cap Crookes Social ClubMulehouse Rd · Sheffield 500Cap Cubana Tapas BarLeopold Square · Sheffield Cap tbc Delicious ClamCity · Sheffield Cap tbc Don Valley BowlSheffield Cap tbc Dryad WorksSheffield Cap tbc Electric StudiosSheffield 1,050Cap
All 94 Sheffield venuesCapacity, backline and opening times

06 — Open mics

38 nights

Open mics in Sheffield

Unlike the gigs above, these come round every week or month: 38 open mic nights in and around Sheffield. Put your name down at sign-up, or just go and listen - most charge nothing.

Kick-off19:00 The Doctor's OrdersBroomhall · SheffieldNo feeHouse PA Molly Malone's Irish TavernSheffield City Centre · SheffieldNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight Shakespeare'sSheffieldNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight The ForestRutland St · SheffieldNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight The Gardeners RestNeepsend · SheffieldNo feeHouse PADates vary 20:00Wed The Old GrindstoneSheffieldNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight The Porter CottageSharrow · SheffieldNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight HuntsmanSheffieldNo fee 20:30Tonight MilestoneSheffieldNo feeFull kit 21:00Tonight Rutland ArmsCity Centre · SheffieldNo feeHouse PA 20:00Thu
All 38 Sheffield open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night

07 — Support grassroots

Support grassroots music in Sheffield

Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Sheffield still has 94 of them.

From Kelham Island to the city centre, Sheffield's music scene is raw, real, and thriving. Planning a private party instead? See booking live entertainment in Sheffield for bands, singers and DJs for one-off occasions. Booking for the company rather than yourself? See corporate entertainment in Sheffield for Christmas parties, awards nights and conferences.

Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music - 30 of them shut for good. Those are the rooms where new acts learn to hold an audience, where a first support slot happens, and where a Tuesday night can still turn into something.

This page exists to make them easy to find. It lists 53 gigs across Sheffield over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily - alongside the 94 grassroots venues and 38 regular open mic nights we track in the city. No algorithm decides what you see: it is simply everything we know is on. Electric Studios, Foundry and The Octagon Centre Sheffield have the most on, and the sound leans rock and pop.

The best support is a full room. Turn up to something new, stay for the support act, and buy from the bar. For a weekly round-up of Sheffield gigs, use the sign-up below; if you run a venue here, claim your listing so people can find it. Start small: Portland House hosts an open mic each Sunday.

Go to one this month

Between now and 2 Dec there are 53 gigs in Sheffield, and 94 grassroots venues and 38 regular open mic nights. One night out this month keeps a room's diary full. Saturdays are the busiest for gigs here.

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What lands in your inbox. Every Monday at noon, one email of Sheffield gigs for the week ahead - out of roughly 13 a week here, never more than two on the same night, so a packed Saturday does not crowd out the quieter evenings.

Why sign up. Electric Studios has the most coming up here, with 13 dates - the email means you see them in time to go. Right now Sheffield leans rock and pop. One click unsubscribes, any time.

Planning ahead? Gigs in Sheffield come and go each week; festivals are planned months ahead. One festival timeline holds the UK music festivals we have date-checked, by month, region and genre, and flags clashing weekends.

All Sheffield gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date
Sheffield venues94 grassroots rooms
Sheffield open mics38 regular nights
The Sheffield sceneVenues, promoters, local rates and members near you
Every city we coverThe same page for every city, updated daily
UK gig directoryEvery upcoming grassroots gig
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UK venue directoryThe rooms behind the gigs

08 — Questions10 answersWhat's on in Sheffield

6 gigs in Sheffield this weekend (Fri 6 Nov – Sun 8 Nov) - including Overpass at Electric Studios (Friday), THE SERENADES live at The Garrison Barnsley (Friday), Craig Charles at Foundry (Friday). The full Friday-to-Sunday list is in This Weekend above, and every gig over the next 28 days is below it.
Counting every upcoming date, there are 174 gigs listed in and around Sheffield - third of 6 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Leeds area (278).
We currently list 53 gigs in Sheffield between 4 Nov and 2 Dec, across 14 venues. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse every upcoming gig in Sheffield in the gig directory or every city we cover.
None of the Sheffield gigs currently listed are marked free entry, though many venues do not publish a price at all. Sheffield open mic nights are your reliable free option — most charge nothing to watch or to play.
Saturday, with 22 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Saturday: 22 gigs · Friday: 17 gigs · Thursday: 10 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.
Right now: Electric Studios, Foundry, The Octagon Centre Sheffield. In total we track 94 grassroots venues in Sheffield, of which 14 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Sheffield venue directory.
Sheffield has 38 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the Sheffield open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.
Where a Sheffield venue publishes a price, the average ticket is £15.00. Grassroots entry is typically a few pounds on the door, and many nights are free. On the other side of the transaction, the Musicians' Union publishes national gig rates as the recognised floor for live engagements, and the ISM publishes guidance for self-employed musicians. Our own UK gig rate benchmarks show what artists are actually being paid by region and act type.
Grassroots rooms are where every act you have paid to see learned to hold an audience. Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music — 30 of them for good. Sheffield still has 94 on our list. Music Venue Trust campaigns for them nationally; venues themselves navigate PRS licensing and local authority licensing to keep putting music on. The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up and buy a drink at the bar.
Listing is free and takes about two minutes — submit through the Sheffield gig directory and it is reviewed before it goes live. No account is needed and there is no listing fee. If you run a venue here, claim your venue page to keep its capacity, backline and contact details current. Promoters and venues booking acts can also post paid work or find artists directly.
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What's On in Sheffield

Live music in Sheffield over the next four weeks — 4 Nov – 2 Dec. 53 gigs listed in Sheffield over the next 28 days across 14 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 22. In total we track 94 grassroots venues and 38 regular open mics here.

Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Sheffield gigs in your inbox — and go to one.

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Updated daily · 53 gigs in Sheffield over the next four weeks

Last updated: 4 November 2026

This Weekend in Sheffield

This weekend in Sheffield, Friday to Sunday: 6 gigs. Highlights include Overpass at Electric Studios (Friday), THE SERENADES live at The Garrison Barnsley (Friday) and Craig Charles at Foundry (Friday). Every card links the full listing - times, entry and tickets; for the weeks after, scroll to the four-week list.

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Overpass
Electric Studios·City, Sheffield
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 18:30
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  • GenreRock, Alternative Rock, Pop
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6
THE SERENADES live
The Garrison Barnsley·Central, Sheffield
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 18:30–22:30
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  • GenreRock, Indie Rock, Function / Covers
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6
Craig Charles
Foundry·Broomhill and Sharrow Vale, Sheffield
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:00
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  • GenreRock, Pop
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6
Cusp
Arundel Emporium·City, Sheffield
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 19:00–22:30
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NOV
6
Dan Shake, Horse Meat Disco, MiNNA
Electric Studios·City, Sheffield
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 23:00
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenrePop, DJ / Electronic
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NOV
7
Chicane, Lee Parkinson, Hiddenagenda
Electric Studios·City, Sheffield
Saturday, 7 November 2026 · 15:00
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Pop
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How Sheffield Compares

Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 174 gigs listed in and around Sheffield - third of 6 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Leeds area (278). Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.

  1. #1 Leeds area 92 venues · 34 open mics 278
  2. #2 Nottingham area 78 venues · 32 open mics 200
  3. #3 Sheffield area This page 94 venues · 38 open mics 174
  4. #4 Bradford area 42 venues · 19 open mics 126
  5. #5 Derby area 37 venues · 15 open mics 118
  6. #6 Doncaster area 19 venues · 12 open mics 7

Gigs in Sheffield

From 4 Nov to 2 Dec, Sheffield has 53 gigs listed at 14 venues - Saturday is the busiest night. This is the full four-week run, not just the weekend: every gig we hold, in date order.

See every upcoming gig in Sheffield →

Where It's On This Week

Which Sheffield rooms are busiest this week? This ranks venues by how many gigs they have in the next seven nights - a quick way to find where something is on most nights.

  1. #1 Electric Studios 4
  2. #2 Foundry 2
  3. #3 Arundel Emporium 1
  4. #4 Delicious Clam 1
  5. #5 The Garrison Barnsley 1
  6. #6 The Octagon Centre Sheffield 1

All 94 Sheffield venues →   All 38 open mics →

Venues in Sheffield

Sheffield's grassroots venues, all 94 of them, listed whether or not they have something on right now - capacity, backline and hours for each, and a link to its own listings.

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The Frog & Parrot
Sheffield › City Centre★★★★★ (—)
100-cap rock, indie and acoustic pub.
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The Gardeners Rest
Sheffield › Neepsend★★★★★ (—)
Sheffield's first community-owned riverside pub.
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The Grapes
Sheffield › City Centre★★★★★ (—)
Family-run Trippet Lane pub with live music six nights a week in the front room
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The Greystones
Sheffield › Greystones★★★★★ (—)
Sheffield's Thursday-night free folk open mic at 7 Greystones Road, S11 7BS — folk-club institution, PA + guitar amp + piano, 15-minute slots.
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The Harlequin
Sheffield › Kelham Island★★★★★ (—)
Kelham Island pub dating to 1845, with regular gig nights and folk shows
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The Harley
Sheffield★★★★★ (—)
Sheffield city-centre venue for indie, rock and electronica
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The Irish
Sheffield › Sharrow★★★★★ (—)
Irish-themed bar on Ecclesall Road with jigs, reels and sing-along gig nights
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The Leadmill Rotherham
Sheffield › Town Centre★★★★★ (—)
Rock and live music venue in Rotherham
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The Lescar
Sheffield › Hunters Bar★★★★★ (—)
Hunters Bar pub whose back room hosts Wednesday jazz nights most of the year
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The Lughole
Sheffield › Neepsend★★★★★ (—)
Volunteer-run, non-profit DIY punk venue in Neepsend
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The OEC
Sheffield › Hillsborough★★★★★ (—)
Hillsborough events venue hosting entertainment for up to 500
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The Old Grindstone
Sheffield★★★★★ (—)
Sheffield pub with live music.
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The Porter Cottage
Sheffield › Sharrow★★★★★ (—)
Sheffield pub with live entertainment.
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The Red Deer
Sheffield › Sheffield City Centre★★★★★ (—)
Sheffield pub with live music.
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The Steamworks
Sheffield › Highfield★★★★★ (—)
Events, weddings, markets, comedy, street food.
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The Washington
Sheffield › City Centre★★★★★ (—)
Sheffield's Monday-night free open mic at 79 Fitzwilliam Street, S1 4JP — Arctic Monkeys' old haunt, full backline, in-house engineer, 12-minute slots.
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The White Lion
Sheffield › Heeley★★★★★ (—)
Sheffield pub with live music.
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Tool Makers
Sheffield › Neepsend★★★★★ (—)
Former toolmaker's factory turned brewery bar with open mics every Sunday and Wednesday
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Vocation & Co. Sheffield
Sheffield › Sheffield City Centre★★★★★ (—)
Vocation Brewery tap bar in Sheffield.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit (TBC)
  • Guitar amp (TBC)
  • Bass amp (TBC)
  • Keys / keyboard (TBC)
  • Vocal mics (TBC)
  • In-house engineer (TBC)
  • Mon12:00–22:00
  • Tue12:00–23:00
  • Wed12:00–23:00
  • Thu12:00–23:00
  • Fri12:00–00:00
  • Sat12:00–23:00
  • Sun12:00–22:00
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Wadsley Bridge WMC
Sheffield › Wadsley Bridge★★★★★ (—)
Working men's club in Wadsley Bridge with band nights every Friday, Saturday and Sunday
  • PA system (TBC)
  • Drum kit (TBC)
  • Guitar amp (TBC)
  • Bass amp (TBC)
  • Keys / keyboard (TBC)
  • Vocal mics (TBC)
  • In-house engineer (TBC)
  • Mon12:00–23:00
  • Tue12:00–23:00
  • Wed12:00–23:00
  • Thu12:00–23:00
  • Fri12:00–23:30
  • Sat12:00–23:30
  • Sun11:15–23:00
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West Street Live
Sheffield › City Centre★★★★★ (—)
West Street stage bar with free-entry local bands seven nights a week
  • PA system (TBC)
  • Drum kit (TBC)
  • Guitar amp (TBC)
  • Bass amp (TBC)
  • Keys / keyboard (TBC)
  • Vocal mics (TBC)
  • In-house engineer (TBC)
  • Mon20:00–04:00
  • Tue20:00–04:00
  • Wed20:00–04:00
  • Thu20:00–04:00
  • Fri19:00–04:00
  • Sat16:00–04:00
  • Sun22:00–04:00
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Yellow Arch Studios
Sheffield › Neepsend★★★★★ (—)
Creative hub on Burton Road, Neepsend.
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard (TBC)
  • Vocal mics (TBC)
  • In-house engineer (TBC)
  • MonClosed
  • TueClosed
  • WedClosed
  • Thu17:00–00:00
  • Fri17:00–02:00
  • Sat12:00–02:00
  • Sun12:00–18:00
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Zephyrs
Sheffield › Sharrow★★★★★ (—)
Bar and grassroots music venue hidden in the courtyard of Stag Works
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  • Drum kit (TBC)
  • Guitar amp (TBC)
  • Bass amp (TBC)
  • Keys / keyboard (TBC)
  • Vocal mics (TBC)
  • In-house engineer (TBC)
  • Mon—
  • Tue—
  • Wed—
  • Thu—
  • Fri—
  • Sat—
  • Sun—
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Astoria Centre
Barnsley › Barugh Green★★★★★ (—)
Multi-use events space and rehearsal rooms.
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  • MonClosed
  • TueClosed
  • Wed13:00–16:00
  • Thu13:00–15:00
  • FriClosed
  • SatClosed
  • SunClosed
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All 94 Sheffield venues →

Open mics in Sheffield

Unlike the gigs above, these come round every week or month: 38 open mic nights in and around Sheffield. Put your name down at sign-up, or just go and listen - most charge nothing.

EVERY
Thu
Rutland Arms
City Centre, Sheffield
Next Thu 5 NovStarts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryNo fee listed
  • PAProvided
  • Backline—
  • Open toMusicians
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EVERY
Thu
The White Lion
Heeley, Sheffield
Next Thu 5 NovStarts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryNo fee listed
  • PAProvided
  • BacklineFull
  • Open toMusicians
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EVERY
Thu
The Church House
Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield
Next Thu 5 NovStarts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryNo fee listed
  • PAProvided
  • BacklineFull
  • Open toMusicians
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1ST
Thu
Sidney & Matilda
46 Sidney St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield
Next Thu 5 NovStarts 20:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryNo fee listed
  • PAProvided
  • Backline—
  • Open toMusicians
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2-WK
Sun
The Victoria Inn
Brampton, Chesterfield
Starts 16:00
  • Sign-up—
  • Slots—
  • EntryNo fee listed
  • PA—
  • Backline—
  • Open toMusicians
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1ST
Sun
Cawthorne Club
Cawthorne, Barnsley
Next Sun 6 DecStarts 17:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryNo fee listed
  • PAProvided
  • Backline—
  • Open toMusicians, Comedians, Poets
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EVERY
Sun
Neptune Beer Emporium
Town Centre, Chesterfield
Next Sun 8 NovTime to be confirmed
  • Sign-up—
  • Slots—
  • EntryNo fee listed
  • PA—
  • Backline—
  • Open toMusicians
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MONTH
Tue
Library @ the Lightbox
The Lightbox, Barnsley
Starts 18:00
  • Sign-up—
  • Slots—
  • EntryNo fee listed
  • PA—
  • Backline—
  • Open toPoets, Spoken word artists, Musicians
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1ST
Tue
Tap & Brew
Hoyland Common, Barnsley
Next Tue 1 DecStarts 19:00
  • Sign-up19:30
  • Slots12 min
  • EntryNo fee listed
  • PAProvided
  • Backline—
  • Open toMusicians, Poets, Comedians
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MONTH
Tue
Barnsley Trades Club
Kingstone, Barnsley
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up—
  • Slots—
  • EntryNo fee listed
  • PA—
  • Backline—
  • Open toMusicians
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EVERY
Tue
Crown Inn
Greasbrough, Rotherham
Next Tue 10 NovTime to be confirmed
  • Sign-up—
  • Slots—
  • EntryNo fee listed
  • PA—
  • Backline—
  • Open toMusicians
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2-WK
Wed
Spiral City
The Arcade, Barnsley
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up—
  • Slots—
  • EntryNo fee listed
  • PA—
  • Backline—
  • Open toMusicians
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All 38 Sheffield open mics →

Support grassroots music in Sheffield

Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Sheffield still has 94 of them.

From Kelham Island to the city centre, Sheffield's music scene is raw, real, and thriving. Planning a private party instead? See booking live entertainment in Sheffield for bands, singers and DJs for one-off occasions. Booking for the company rather than yourself? See corporate entertainment in Sheffield for Christmas parties, awards nights and conferences.

Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music - 30 of them shut for good. Those are the rooms where new acts learn to hold an audience, where a first support slot happens, and where a Tuesday night can still turn into something.

This page exists to make them easy to find. It lists 53 gigs across Sheffield over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily - alongside the 94 grassroots venues and 38 regular open mic nights we track in the city. No algorithm decides what you see: it is simply everything we know is on. Electric Studios, Foundry and The Octagon Centre Sheffield have the most on, and the sound leans rock and pop.

The best support is a full room. Turn up to something new, stay for the support act, and buy from the bar. For a weekly round-up of Sheffield gigs, use the sign-up below; if you run a venue here, claim your listing so people can find it. Start small: Portland House hosts an open mic each Sunday.

Go to one this month

Between now and 2 Dec there are 53 gigs in Sheffield, and 94 grassroots venues and 38 regular open mic nights. One night out this month keeps a room's diary full. Saturdays are the busiest for gigs here.

Help keep grassroots venues open in Sheffield

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A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Sheffield. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.

What lands in your inbox. Every Monday at noon, one email of Sheffield gigs for the week ahead - out of roughly 13 a week here, never more than two on the same night, so a packed Saturday does not crowd out the quieter evenings.

Why sign up. Electric Studios has the most coming up here, with 13 dates - the email means you see them in time to go. Right now Sheffield leans rock and pop. One click unsubscribes, any time.

Planning ahead? Gigs in Sheffield come and go each week; festivals are planned months ahead. One festival timeline holds the UK music festivals we have date-checked, by month, region and genre, and flags clashing weekends.

What's on in Sheffield — FAQs

Common questions about live music in Sheffield, answered with this week's live data.

6 gigs in Sheffield this weekend (Fri 6 Nov – Sun 8 Nov) - including Overpass at Electric Studios (Friday), THE SERENADES live at The Garrison Barnsley (Friday), Craig Charles at Foundry (Friday). The full Friday-to-Sunday list is in This Weekend above, and every gig over the next 28 days is below it.
Counting every upcoming date, there are 174 gigs listed in and around Sheffield - third of 6 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Leeds area (278).
We currently list 53 gigs in Sheffield between 4 Nov and 2 Dec, across 14 venues. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse every upcoming gig in Sheffield in the gig directory or every city we cover.
None of the Sheffield gigs currently listed are marked free entry, though many venues do not publish a price at all. Sheffield open mic nights are your reliable free option — most charge nothing to watch or to play.
Saturday, with 22 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Saturday: 22 gigs · Friday: 17 gigs · Thursday: 10 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.
Right now: Electric Studios, Foundry, The Octagon Centre Sheffield. In total we track 94 grassroots venues in Sheffield, of which 14 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Sheffield venue directory.
Sheffield has 38 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the Sheffield open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.
Where a Sheffield venue publishes a price, the average ticket is £15.00. Grassroots entry is typically a few pounds on the door, and many nights are free. On the other side of the transaction, the Musicians' Union publishes national gig rates as the recognised floor for live engagements, and the ISM publishes guidance for self-employed musicians. Our own UK gig rate benchmarks show what artists are actually being paid by region and act type.
Grassroots rooms are where every act you have paid to see learned to hold an audience. Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music — 30 of them for good. Sheffield still has 94 on our list. Music Venue Trust campaigns for them nationally; venues themselves navigate PRS licensing and local authority licensing to keep putting music on. The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up and buy a drink at the bar.
Listing is free and takes about two minutes — submit through the Sheffield gig directory and it is reviewed before it goes live. No account is needed and there is no listing fee. If you run a venue here, claim your venue page to keep its capacity, backline and contact details current. Promoters and venues booking acts can also post paid work or find artists directly.
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What's On across the UKNearby:  Barnsley, Doncaster, Wakefield, Huddersfield

All 139 other cities, A–ZGigs
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Aberdeen32Accrington12Aldershot2AmershamAylesburyAyr
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BarnsleyBasildon15Bath26Bedford11Belfast99BerkhamstedBillericay2Birmingham192Blackburn5Blackpool27BoltonBorehamwoodBournemouth22BracknellBradford40BridgendBrighouseBrighton86Bristol100Broxbourne13Bushey
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Cambridge16CannockCanterburyCardiff56Carlisle29Chelmsford3Cheltenham7CheshamCheshuntChesterColchesterCoventry28Crawley
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Derby40DerryDoncaster2Dundee12DunfermlineDurham5
E
EastbourneEdinburgh133Egham6Epsom5Exeter20
F
Farnborough4Frome
G
GatesheadGlasgow309Gloucester3Grimsby3Guildford
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HalifaxHarpendenHarrogateHastings15HatfieldHemel HempsteadHereford4HertfordHigh Wycombe18HitchinHoddesdonHuddersfieldHull29
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Inverness15Ipswich12
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LancasterLeeds91Leicester21Leigh-on-SeaLincoln8Liverpool178London535Luton12
M
Maidstone10Manchester296Margate3MarlowMiddlesbrough14Milton Keynes12
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NewburyNewcastle113Newquay15Newry2Northampton21Norwich21Nottingham81Nuneaton
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Oxford19
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PaisleyPerthPeterborough13Plymouth8Portsmouth14Potters BarPreston34
R
Rawtenstall17Reading15RickmansworthRochdale
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Scarborough19ShrewsburySouthampton58SouthportSt AlbansStevenageStirlingStockportStockton-on-Tees9Stoke-on-Trent13SunderlandSutton9Swansea9Swindon4
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Telford5TorquayTringTunbridge Wells8
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WakefieldWalsallWaterlooville3Watford15Welwyn Garden CityWeymouth2WhitbyWidnesWoking14Wolverhampton37WorcesterWorthingWrexham18
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York12

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