Sheffield's live music happens everywhere – warehouse spaces, DIY punk rooms, back-room pub stages and social clubs that have hosted bands for generations. This guide is built from our own venue directory and the gigs filed against each venue, so every entry links to a live what's-on page that updates daily. For tonight's listings, see the Sheffield gig guide. Sheffield gig guide.
Crookes Social Club (Crookes)
A proper social club with a big stage and one of the busiest live calendars in the city – tribute nights, touring bands, comedy and community events week in, week out. It is currently the most-listed venue on Sheffield Events, with more than twenty upcoming shows on its page. Mulehouse Road, S10 1TD. What’s on at Crookes Social Club →
FORGE Warehouse (City Centre)
An industrial warehouse space that hosts club nights and live shows at serious scale – one of the city's go-to rooms for electronic music and larger independent promotions. What’s on at FORGE Warehouse →
The Lughole (City Centre)
Sheffield's DIY punk venue – volunteer-run, fiercely independent and loud. Expect punk, hardcore and underground touring bands in an intimate room that puts the music first. What’s on at The Lughole →
Corporation (City Centre)
The city's long-standing home of rock, metal and alternative club nights on Milton Street – live bands and club rooms under one roof, a rite of passage for Sheffield's alternative scene. What’s on at Corporation →
The Lescar (Sharrow Vale)
A much-loved Sharrow Vale pub whose back room runs one of the North's most respected jazz nights alongside comedy and acoustic sessions. Small room, big reputation. Sharrow Vale Road, S11 8ZF. What’s on at The Lescar →
The Greystones (Greystones)
A destination pub for folk, Americana and songwriter shows in its dedicated back room, drawing touring acts you would not expect to find in a neighbourhood pub. Greystones Road, S11 7BS. What’s on at The Greystones →
Shakespeares (Kelham Island / Shalesmoor)
A real-ale favourite on Gibraltar Street with a busy upstairs gig room – folk sessions, punk shows and everything between, a short walk from Kelham Island. Gibraltar Street, S3 8UB. What’s on at Shakespeares →
The Washington (Devonshire Quarter)
An indie institution on Fitzwilliam Street with deep Sheffield music roots and regular gigs and DJ nights – it hosts free Fringe at Tramlines shows each July. Fitzwilliam Street, S1 4JP. What’s on at The Washington →
New Barrack Tavern (Hillsborough)
A Hillsborough stalwart on Penistone Road pairing a serious beer range with a concert room that hosts live bands and comedy – handy for pre-match pints and post-gig chips alike. What’s on at New Barrack Tavern →
The Gardeners Rest (Neepsend)
A community-owned pub by the Don in Neepsend with a beer garden on the river and a steady diet of grassroots live music and sessions. Neepsend Lane, S3 8AT. What’s on at The Gardeners Rest →
Cosy Joes (West Street)
A West Street party bar where live entertainment means everyone joins in – its weekly karaoke nights with host Emma Maezin are a fixture on Sheffield Events. West Street, S1 4EW. What’s on at Cosy Joes →
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