Sheffield concert tickets 2020: the biggest music acts performing this year at FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield City Hall and O2 Academy

The year ahead already has a number of exciting gigs lined up – here are some of the biggest acts descending on Sheffield this year.
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From Rock legends to Grime superstars, Sheffield isn’t short of musically gifted visitors this year – find out more about the year ahead in music here.

JANUARY

Slipknot

Harry Styles will wow Sheffield with hits from his second solo album later this year (Getty Images)Harry Styles will wow Sheffield with hits from his second solo album later this year (Getty Images)
Harry Styles will wow Sheffield with hits from his second solo album later this year (Getty Images)

Heavy Metal legends Slipknot will be providing an explosive start to 2020 with a Manchester show that’s sure to rouse everybody up out of their winter slumber.

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Over the last two decades, Slipknot have cemented their reputation as one of the most popular Metal acts of all time.

Having released their sixth album, We Are Not Your Kind, in the August of 2019, the Iowa group have changed a lot since they first broke through in the nineties - today, only one founding member remains.

That said, they still know how to thrill a crowd – expect scenes of pure chaos when they hit the stage.

Together since the 90s, Slipknot are still going strong with their frightening brand of Heavy Metal (Getty Images)Together since the 90s, Slipknot are still going strong with their frightening brand of Heavy Metal (Getty Images)
Together since the 90s, Slipknot are still going strong with their frightening brand of Heavy Metal (Getty Images)

FlyDSA Arena, January 20, tickets available here

FEBRUARY

Bombay Bicycle Club

Mellow Indie rockers Bombay Bicycle Club’s latest project, Everything Else Has Gone Wrong is released on January 17, and expectations are high following the release of promisng singles I Can Hardly Speak, Eat, Sleep, Wake

Stormzy has evolved into one of the biggest stars in British music (Getty Images)Stormzy has evolved into one of the biggest stars in British music (Getty Images)
Stormzy has evolved into one of the biggest stars in British music (Getty Images)
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School friends Steadman, MacColl and de Saram have been performing together for fifteen years now and continue to sound like nothing else, partly due to the ethereal vocals of Jack Steadman.

Expect classics such as Always Like This and Ivy and Gold to be interspersed with new hits from their upcoming album.

O2 Academy, February 4, tickets available here

The Script

The Dublin boys are back in a big way in 2020, having just released their long-awaited sixth studio album, Sunsets and Full Moons, at the end of last year.

To celebrate, The Script have embarked on a massive tour that will take them all over the UK and beyond.

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Fans can expect plenty of the new material to be on show, as well as old favourites like “Superheroes” and “Hall of Fame.”

FlyDSA Arena, February 26, tickets available here

Stereophonics

From their humble beginnings in the Welsh village of Cwmaman, Stereophonics have gone on to release six number one albums, becoming one of the most established names on the UK’s classic rock scene in the process.

The band, fronted by Kelly Jones, have sold over 10 million records around the world and had ten top ten singles.

They look to be going strong into 2020, with a huge night in Sheffield planned amongst a host of massive European gigs.

FlyDSA Arena, February 28, tickets available here

MARCH

Elvis Costello and The Imposters

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Legendary songwriter Elvis Costello and his loyal band The Imposters are to bring their Just Trust tour to Sheffield City Hall in what promises to be an intimate gig.

The 65-year-old performer continues to rub shoulders with the best in the business and his most recent record release was the E.P. 'Purse', containing songs co-written with Burt Bacharach and Paul McCartney along with musical settings of words by Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.

The genre-fluid group have enjoyed success since the 1970s and have cemented themselves as one of the enduring performers in British music histoyr.

Sheffield City Hall, March 7, tickets available here

Twin Atlantic

Glasgow headbangers Twin Atlantic will bring their unique sound to legendary venue Leadmill in March.

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Following in the footsteps of Pulp and Arctic Monkeys, the group will perform the likes of Heart and Soul and brothers and Sisters to the compact and character-scarred venue.

The group’s fifth studio album Power is released on January 24 – and the group will be hoping to consolidate their status as one of the country’s finest contemporary rock bands with a third successive top-10 album.

The Leadmill, March 11, tickets available here

Jake Bugg

Garnering instant fame following the release of indie-folk ditty Lightning Bolt, Jake Bugg has evolved into an enigmatic figure due to his moody persona and his struggle to rediscover the raw sound of his first couple of albums.

At 25, however, the son of Nottingham is still a spring chicken and he continues to thrill audiences with his shredding vocals – catch him at the O2 Academy in March.

O2 Academy, March 13, tickets available here

APRIL

Harry Styles

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Boy bands and girls group members splitting off to pursue solo careers is an old story by this point, but many struggle to get out from under the shadow of the band that made them famous – not so with Harry Styles whose fame now at least equals that of One Direction.

A pop star and a style icon, Styles climbed the charts in 2017 with his debut single “Sign of the Times” and has hardly looked down since.

A Brit Award and an internationally chart-topping debut album later and he’s one of the biggest names in pop music.

Having just smashed the US record for album sales by an Englishman with his follow up album, Fine Line, he’ll now be returning home to remind the crowds on this side of the pond why they voted for him way back in his One Direction days.

FlyDSA Arena, April 17, tickets available here

An Evening with Peter Hook & the Light, May 14

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Peter Hook and his supergroup of sorts featuring David Potts, Martin Rebeleski and more, will celbrate the works of Joy Division at what promises to be a chilling and stunning performance in May.

The former guitarist and bassist of the legendary Salford group will perform tracks from Unknown Pleasures and Closer, along with a string of New Order hits who were formed out of the ashes of Joy Division.

The Foundry, May 14, tickets available here

Stormzy, September 16

Probably no artist was as fiercely debated in 2019 as the UK’s rap king Stormzy.

From his Union Flag-clad stab vest to his unflinching response to British racism, Stormzy has made no shortage of commentators’ blood boil while also inspiring a generation of UK talent and becoming one of the country’s most respected artists.

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Give the results of the last general election, it seems unlikely that Stormzy will be in for a quieter year in 2020 – fortunately he seems more than up for the fight.

The fast-spitting firebrand will be hitting stages across the UK this year.

FlyDSA Arena, September 16, tickets available here

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