These photos will help you forget the years of austerity, Covid and financial crashes that intervened and imagine you’re back in the late 90s - a time of hope, prosperity and great music, when our biggest concern was the millennium bug.
They capture life across Sheffield during the second half of the decade, including a memorable performance by homegrown rock legends Def Leppard, teenagers getting their first taste of clubbing, and play-off heartbreak for the Blades.
The final days of a Sheffield landmark, famously referenced in the Pulp anthem Disco 2000; young sword dancers learning their craft; and one of the city’s lost breweries feature too in this retro picture gallery.
Lottery winners, school celebrations, leisure centre fun and popular restaurants of the era are among the other evocative images, sure to bring back memories.
What do you miss most about the 90s? Let us know in the comments section.
13. Owls legend
Beni Carbone runs out for Sheffield Wednesday reserves against Stocksbridge Steels at Bracken Moor in 1999 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Dean Atkins
14. Sword dancers
Southey sword dancers, Laura Thompson, Emma Marples, Emma Duroe, Jamie Bimnns, Samantha Ives-Keeler and Simon Marsden pictured in 1999 after practicing the sword dance they will perform at the Parson Cross festival | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Dean Atkins
15. Encore
Head chef Sean Wallace, supervisor Marie Carr and manager Lee Smith at the Encore restaurant at Sheffield's Crucible theatre in 1999 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Dean Atkins
16. Speedway
Families watching the Speedway action at Owlerton, Sheffield, in 1999 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Dean Atkins