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.

9. ABC
ABC were formed in 1980 and become part of the new pop movement of the decade. They are known for hit singles such as hit singles Tears Are Not Enough, Poison Arrow, All of My Heart and The Look of Love. | Local Library

10. Joe Cocker and The Grease Band
Tommy Eyre is pictured here on the far right with Joe Cocker (second from right) and the Grease Band members Henry McCulloch, Chris Stainton and Kenny Slade in October 1969. | Sheffield Newspapers

11. Erasure
Pop duo Erasure were also popular with our readers. They are best known for hits such as A Little Respect and Chains of Love. | Getty Images

12. Heaven 17
Heaven 17 are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1980. The band were originally a trio of vocalist Glenn Gregory and Human League co-founders Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh, both on synthesizers. | Getty Images


