We proudly champion half a century of producing distinctive, influential and intelligent music which from the early 60s has sounded out across the planet. Famous figures range from Dave Berry and Joe Cocker in the 60s through Paul Carrack, Cabaret Voltaire, Human League, Heaven 17, ABC, Def Leppard, Pulp, Richard Hawley, Roisin Murphy (Moloko), The Long Blondes, Warp Records, Arctic Monkeys, Reverend and the Makers, Self Esteem, 65daysofstatic, Bring Me the Horizon and Drenge to mention only a few. And that’s before we get on to the excellence of the Lindsay Quartet, Music in the Round and the heritage of classical music in this city. 

A recent University of Sheffield report on the Sheffield Music industry highlighted  the decline of spaces for music practice and recording as the stock of cheap post-industrial spaces in the Cultural Industries Quarter and the inner city gets redeveloped. The city has now launched a new initiative to repurpose redundant retail space for music and other cultural production, particularly in the Castlegate Quarter. And that's before you start on all the live venues such as the iconic Backroom in the Greystones pub, which gets national attention for it's quality programming.

 

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Hope Works

If you like to party Sheffield is a great city. And if you like to stay out raving 'til 6am in warehouses, then Hope Works is the place for you. Blisteringly hot acts on the dance music scene love playing here, and that says it all really.

Hope Works

Dryad Works

A self built community of creative individuals collaborating under one roof, Dryad Works create unique underground DIY grassroots music events in a workspace that values creative arts, sound system culture and unique nightlife experiences.

Dryad Works

Gut Level

Championing diversity and inclusivity in the Sheffield scene whilst also creating some of the most talked about parties, it's always worth heading where these folks are going.

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