12 of the best bands to hail from Sheffield, including Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, Human League & more

Sheffield has a proud history of producing talented bands in a variety of different genres

When it comes to musical talent there are few cities in the UK that can hold a candle to Sheffield.

The Steel City is renowned for producing top musicians and bands.

One example is Pulp, who stole the headlines at the Glastonbury festival last summer by making a surprise appearance on the Pyramid stage.

It was the band’s first appearance at the iconic festival for more than 30 years and it coincided nicely with their high profile first album More, which was their first in over two decades.

Prior to that, Arctic Monkeys celebrated the release of their seventh album The Car, with a string of big shows, including one at Hillsborough Park.

With all that in mind, we’ve decided to ask the public to name their favourite Sheffield band of all time.

As ever there were hundreds of responses, including shout outs for big names you might expect along with some bands you might have forgotten about from years gone by.

In no particular order, here’s some of the groups mentioned.

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