12 October 2026 · 19:30 – 22:30
Harry Bird
Sidney & Matilda
Harry Bird is a modern day troubadour, mixing “genius songwriting” (RnR Magazine, UK) with a voice that has captivated audiences all over Europe and beyond.
An experienced circus and theatre musician, he is a versatile storyteller with a love of rhythm and rhyme, allegory and dance. Drawing on British folk, Americana and other world music genres, his lyrically charged performances are a freewheeling cabaret of finely crafted songs and good humour.
His compositions have featured on stage and on screen, most recently in Damian McCarthy’s horror films, the award winning “Oddity” and the 2026 thriller “Hokum” (starring Adam Scott). He has written the soundtracks to four touring circus shows in the Basque Country (performing in two), sung on audiobooks for Penguin and appeared regularly as a multi-instrumental actor/musician at the Bristol Old Vic theatre.
2026 sees the release of his fifth studio album, “Absurditties”, following 2023’s “Mucho Picnic” and three earlier albums as Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies on his own label Hot Drop Records.
His band includes Scottish-Australian bluegrass maestros Pepita Emmerichs and Theodore Barnard (Rain of Animals / Good Guy Hank) and powerhouse Scottish songwriter Gavin McGinty (GAVIN / Sinderins).
Original, entertaining and thought-provoking, his energetic, feel-good shows are not to be missed.
Getting there and what to expect
Weather
- Sunset 18:17, dark from 18:52 (Sunset and dusk computed for the venue)
Getting there
- Stops: Furnival Street/Arundel Lane (opp) (87 m); Furnival Street/Arundel Lane (adj) (98 m); Eyre Street/Moorhead ES4 (ES4) (141 m) (Stops: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (OGL v3); lines: bustimes.org / Bus Open Data (OGL v3))
- Sheffield Rail Station 460 m away, tram at Granville Road 490 m away (Stops: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (OGL v3); lines: bustimes.org / Bus Open Data (OGL v3))
- Parking: NCP Sidney Street 50 m, 210 spaces (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
- Cycle parking 80 m, EV charger 340 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
- On the roads within 1 km: Jam: Stationary traffic; Jam: Queuing traffic; Road closed: Closed (Traffic: TomTom)
- About 8 min walk from the city centre (590 m, straight-line estimate) (Straight-line estimate at 5 km/h; streets are longer)
- Open on the main map with this event pinned (Sheffield Events live map)
- Can I get there and back? Put your postcode into the tool below for the last bus and tram, the walk home, and the car parks. (Timetables: Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.)
Around the venue
- Air quality poor (PM2.5 25.0, PM10 81.0 µg/m³, sensor 1.5 km away) (Air quality: Sensor.Community (ODbL, indicative) and DEFRA UK-AIR (OGL v3))
- Defibrillator 150 m, toilets 310 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
- No storm overflow discharging within 1 km (Storm overflows: Yorkshire Water (CC BY 4.0))
What is on around it
- All Rivers Spill Their Stories To The Sea: Preview and Producer Q&A (18:00, 250 m away) (Sheffield Events listings)
- Murder at the End of the World – Akane Araki (19:00, 250 m away) (Sheffield Events listings)
- Sheffield Audio Tour: Crucible and Hull (12:00, 480 m away) (Sheffield Events listings)
Can I get there and back
The last bus and tram, the walk, what is recorded about step-free access and the car parks.
- Nearest defibrillator Defibrillator 150 m away · 24/7
- Nearest toilets Toilets 310 m away · wheelchair accessible
- Nearest cycle parking Cycle parking 80 m away · 2 spaces · Sheffield City Council
- Nearest EV charger EV charger 340 m away · Franklin Energy /Sheffield City Council
Read about this area on Wikipedia
- Sheffield Hallam University Gallery
- Gatecrasher One
- Access Space
- Matilda Centre
- Sydney Works
Sydney Works or Sidney Works is a building on Matilda Street in Sheffield, England.
Article titles and extracts from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; each links to its article.
- 73 to Sheffield Centre 0.2 km away, 1 min late
- 120 to Sheffield Centre 0.2 km away, 6 min late
- 120 to Halfway 2.4 km away, 9 min late
- BL1 to Gleadless Townend 6.8 km away
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Staying over?
Make a night of it – find a place to stay near Sidney & Matilda.
- Leonardo Hotel Sheffield 104 m away
- Novotel Sheffield Centre 386 m away
- Mercure Sheffield St Paul’s Hotel and Spa 457 m away
- Premier Inn Sheffield City Centre (St Mary’s Gate) 532 m away
- DoubleTree by Hilton Sheffield City 629 m away
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