Sheffield scene guide
Sheffield scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at Steelyard Kelham. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Sheffield’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Horse Meat Disco: Steelyard Kelham, The System, Gut Level
- Electro — if you like Bod Min: Sidney & Matilda, Hagglers Corner, Gut Level
- Tech House — if you like HausKlown: Hagglers Corner, Gut Level, Steelyard Kelham
- Jungle — if you like Charla Green: Sidney & Matilda, Southbank Warehouse, FORGE
- Techno — if you like Byron Yeates: Sidney & Matilda, Electric Studios, Gut Level
- Acid — if you like Jane Fitz: Gut Level, Grub Records
- Electronica — if you like Damu: Sidney & Matilda, Mary St Live
Busiest venues
How big is Sheffield’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 696 club nights across 67 venues in Sheffield, featuring 659 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Sheffield tonight.
Which Sheffield venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
What time do Sheffield club nights actually start and end?
From the 696 listings publishing door times: the median Sheffield night opens at 20:00 — 70% open before 22:00, 30% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 85 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 01:00, 21% run past 04:00 and 1% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Sheffield cost?
Across the 66 listings publishing prices (9% of all nights): the median advance ticket is £6, with half of all nights between £3 and £10. 24% of listed nights are free.
When does Sheffield go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (43% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 80% of the week. The busiest month of the year is May.
What does Sheffield sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 27% · Techno 16% · Garage 12% · Tech House 11% · Bass 10% · Drum & Bass 9%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.
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