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.
21. New playground
Children celebrate the opening of their new playground at Bold Hill as the ribbon is cut by Norma Haslam in 1999 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Dean Atkins
22. WRVS
Women's Royal Voluntary Service members who work behind the WRVS tea bar at Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, in 1998 | Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Dean Atkins
23. Def Leppard
Sheffield rock legends Def Leppard play an acoustic set at Virgin Megastore in 1996 | Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Dean Atkins
24. Boardwalk
Promoter Chris Wilson at Sheffield's famous Boardwalk music venue, where the Clash played their first ever gig and the Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner worked | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Dean Atkins