The Steel City has produced groups like The Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, Def Leppard, The Human League, Bring Me The Horizon, Reverend & The Makers, Milburn … the list goes on.
It also has a rich history of hosting live music events and treating concert-goers to a night to remember - whether that’s seeing an up-and-coming music artists at somewhere like Corporation or West Street Live, or maybe even one of the big hitters at the Sheffield Arena or at a summer festival like Rock n Roll Circus orTramlines.
But what’s the best gig to have taken place in Sheffield? We asked readers to list some of their favourite gigs - and these were some of the most popular suggestions.
1. Pulp
Helen E Moss commented: "Pulp. Lots and lots of times." They are pictured here at last summer's Tramlines festival in 2025. | S70 Media
2. The Beatles - Sheffield City Hall
John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles on stage at Sheffield City Hall - the police presence is intriguing and probably down to Beatlemania! They played the venue several times in 1963 and 64 shortly after releasing the albums Please Please Me and Hard Day's Night respectively. | Local Library
3. Arctic Monkeys - The Boardwalk 2005
Sheffield's Arctic Monkeys made a name for themselves Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not in 2006. However, Kevin Lee was lucky enough to see them beforehand at famous former Sheffield music venue the Boardwalk. He said: "I think it was their last one before their first big tour." | Local Library
4. Bruce Springsteen - Bramall Lane
Bruce Springsteen, otherwise known as The Boss, treated fans to a night to remember at Bramall Lane, shortly after releasing his eighth studio album Tunnel of Love. | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd