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What's On in Sheffield

Q: What's on in Sheffield this weekend?

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.

Q: What live music is on in Sheffield over the next four weeks?

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.

Q: What is the busiest night for live music in Sheffield?

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.

Q: Which Sheffield venues have the most on?

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.

Q: Where can I find open mic nights in Sheffield?

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.

4 Nov – 2 Dec

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All Sheffield gigs This month

Updated 4 November 2026

At a glance

Gigs in
4 weeks

in Sheffield, 4 Nov – 2 Dec

In detail

Venues with something on	14
Venues tracked	94
Open mics	38
Busiest night	Saturday · 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.

Fri6Nov 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.

#	Place	Gigs
01	Leeds area 92 venues · 34 open mics	278
02	Nottingham area 78 venues · 32 open mics	200
03	Sheffield area This page 94 venues · 38 open mics	174
04	Bradford area 42 venues · 19 open mics	126
05	Derby area 37 venues · 15 open mics	118
06	Doncaster area 19 venues · 12 open mics	7

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.

Wed4Nov 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.

#	Venue	Gigs
01	Electric Studios	4
02	Foundry	2
03	Arundel Emporium	1
04	Delicious Clam	1
05	The Garrison Barnsley	1
06	The 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.

Wed4Nov 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
UK open mic finderStage time near you
UK venue directoryThe rooms behind the gigs

08 — Questions10 answersWhat's on in Sheffield

What's on in Sheffield this weekend?

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.

How does live music in Sheffield compare to nearby cities?

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).

What live music is on in Sheffield over the next four weeks?

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.

Are there free gigs in Sheffield?

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.

What is the busiest night for live music in Sheffield?

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.

Which Sheffield venues have the most on?

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.

Where can I find open mic nights in Sheffield?

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.

How much does a gig cost in Sheffield, and what should an artist be paid?

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.

Why do grassroots venues in Sheffield matter?

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.

How do I get a Sheffield gig or venue listed on GIGXCHANGE?

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.

Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages

What's On across the UKNearby: Barnsley, Doncaster, Wakefield, Huddersfield

All 139 other cities, A–ZGigs

Aberdeen32 Accrington12 Aldershot2 Amersham Aylesbury Ayr

Barnsley Basildon15 Bath26 Bedford11 Belfast99 Berkhamsted Billericay2 Birmingham192 Blackburn5 Blackpool27 Bolton Borehamwood Bournemouth22 Bracknell Bradford40 Bridgend Brighouse Brighton86 Bristol100 Broxbourne13 Bushey

Cambridge16 Cannock Canterbury Cardiff56 Carlisle29 Chelmsford3 Cheltenham7 Chesham Cheshunt Chester Colchester Coventry28 Crawley

Derby40 Derry Doncaster2 Dundee12 Dunfermline Durham5

Eastbourne Edinburgh133 Egham6 Epsom5 Exeter20

Farnborough4 Frome

Gateshead Glasgow309 Gloucester3 Grimsby3 Guildford

Halifax Harpenden Harrogate Hastings15 Hatfield Hemel Hempstead Hereford4 Hertford High Wycombe18 Hitchin Hoddesdon Huddersfield Hull29

Inverness15 Ipswich12

Lancaster Leeds91 Leicester21 Leigh-on-Sea Lincoln8 Liverpool178 London535 Luton12

Maidstone10 Manchester296 Margate3 Marlow Middlesbrough14 Milton Keynes12

Newbury Newcastle113 Newquay15 Newry2 Northampton21 Norwich21 Nottingham81 Nuneaton

Oxford19

Paisley Perth Peterborough13 Plymouth8 Portsmouth14 Potters Bar Preston34

Rawtenstall17 Reading15 Rickmansworth Rochdale

Scarborough19 Shrewsbury Southampton58 Southport St Albans Stevenage Stirling Stockport Stockton-on-Tees9 Stoke-on-Trent13 Sunderland Sutton9 Swansea9 Swindon4

Telford5 Torquay Tring Tunbridge Wells8

Wakefield Walsall Waterlooville3 Watford15 Welwyn Garden City Weymouth2 Whitby Widnes Woking14 Wolverhampton37 Worcester Worthing Wrexham18

York12

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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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Every grassroots gig we hold for Sheffield between 4 Nov and 2 Dec.

Saturday is the busiest night — 22 gigs
Saturday: 22 gigs
Friday: 17 gigs
Most listed genres: Rock (20), Pop (13), Alternative Rock (9), DJ / Electronic (7)
Average ticket price: £15.00
Imported daily from Ticketmaster, Skiddle and direct submissions

See the listings All upcoming gigs

14 different Sheffield venues have something on in the next 28 days.

Electric Studios — 13 gigs
Foundry — 5 gigs
The Octagon Centre Sheffield — 5 gigs
Sidney And Matilda — 5 gigs
80 more tracked venues with nothing listed yet
Capacity, backline and opening times on every card

See the listings Sheffield venues

38 regular open mic nights running in Sheffield. Turn up, put your name down, play.

Weekly and fortnightly nights across the city
Most are free to attend and free to play
Re-verified on a rolling cycle

See the listings Sheffield open mics

Everything the Sheffield scene has beyond tonight's listings.

City guide: Sheffield venues, promoters and bookers
Local rate benchmarks before you book or quote
Members near you on GigXchange

See the listings Sheffield scene

What’s on near you, wherever you are — the same page for every city we track.

Gigs, venues and open mics per city
One email a week with live music near you
Free to browse — no account needed

See the listings Browse every city

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

Last updated: 4 November 2026

This Weekend in Sheffield

NOV

Overpass

Electric Studios·City, Sheffield

Friday, 6 November 2026 · 18:30

Entry—
Tickets—
AgeAll ages
GenreRock, Alternative Rock, Pop

What's On in Sheffield

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At a glance

01 — This weekend

This weekend in Sheffield

02 — Compared

How Sheffield compares

03 — Gigs

Gigs in Sheffield

04 — This week

Where it's on this week

05 — Venues

Venues in Sheffield

06 — Open mics

Open mics in Sheffield

07 — Support grassroots

Support grassroots music in Sheffield

Go to one this month

Help keep grassroots venues open in Sheffield

08 — Questions10 answersWhat's on in Sheffield

Play or put on gigs in Sheffield?

What's On in Sheffield

Help keep grassroots venues open in Sheffield

This Weekend in Sheffield

How Sheffield Compares

Gigs in Sheffield

Where It's On This Week

Venues in Sheffield

Open mics in Sheffield

Support grassroots music in Sheffield

Go to one this month

Help keep grassroots venues open in Sheffield

What's on in Sheffield — FAQs

Play or put on gigs in Sheffield?