The Sheffield live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 46 live-music rooms in Sheffield, 21 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 49 events in that window and 353 across the trailing year. That is what our registry sees announced in this city as of 2026-09-02, not a census of everything that happened in it.
46
rooms tracked
21
active in 28 days
49
events, 28 days
353
events, 12 months
46% of the rooms we hold in this city announced something dated in the last four weeks. Counts are of announced, dated events at tracked venues — a coverage-weighted signal. How we count
What kind of scene is Sheffield?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordDJ / Electronic 20Rock / Band 9World Music 7Vocal 2Jazz 2Pop / Hiphop 1
Which rooms in Sheffield are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arundel Emporium | Rock / Band | 24 | 1 |
| Hagglers Corner | DJ / Electronic | 23 | 3 |
| The Leadmill | World Music | 22 | 2 |
| Plot 22 | DJ / Electronic | 20 | 6 |
| Sidney & Matilda | Rock / Band | 20 | 3 |
| Hallamshire Hotel | DJ / Electronic | 19 | 2 |
| Panke Social | DJ / Electronic | 17 | 3 |
| Yellow Arch Studios | Rock / Band | 16 | 1 |
| Grub Records | DJ / Electronic | 15 | 3 |
| Octagon Centre | Rock / Band | 15 | 0 |
| Gut Level | DJ / Electronic | 14 | 3 |
| Dryad Works | DJ / Electronic | 13 | 0 |
Which Sheffield rooms are on the chart this week?
the venue chart ranks rooms on audience momentum, not on who played thereWho has played Sheffield this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS | 2026-08-25 | 2 |
| Bladerunner | 2026-05-27 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Sheffield live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-kingdom/sheffield/
Figures are as of 2026-09-02 and move weekly. Data is published under CC BY 4.0 — reuse it with attribution and a link. How the numbers work
Every tracked room in Sheffield · The United Kingdom rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean