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Five40Five

Five40Five

City Hall - The Ballroom, 8th September - 24th November
Sheffield City Hall Five40Five Series 2010 Contemporary Classical Music set informally in our beautiful Ballroom on Wednesday evenings - the...

Sheffield Steelers 2010/11 Season

Sheffield Steelers 2010/11 Season

Motorpoint Arena, 11th September - 30th December
The first half of the seasons fixtures are now on sale up until the 30th December date. Matchday ticket prices for 2010/11 season are:-...

My Romantic History

My Romantic History

The Studio - Sheffield, 15th September - 2nd October
Where do you meet people? Where are people meeting each other? Pubs? The gym? The supermarket? I’ll tell you where. If you haven’t met some...

Hamlet

Hamlet

Crucible Theatre - Sheffield, 16th September - 23rd October
Full casting is announced for Sheffield Theatres’ production of Hamlet starring John Simm. The production will be the opening show in A...

Sheffield Sharks 2010/11 Season

Sheffield Sharks 2010/11 Season

English Institute of Sport - Sheffield, 17th September - 8th April 2011
The Sharks have been a leading basketball franchise in the British Basketball League since 1994 having won 11 championship titles throughout...

Sheffield International Concert Season 2010/11

Sheffield International Concert Season 2010/11

City Hall - Sheffield, 24th September - 3rd June 2011
This year the Sheffield International Concert Season welcomes orchestras from this country and further afield,  joined by conductors and sol...

Hot Pants

Hot Pants

City Hall - The Ballroom, 25th September - 18th December
Be a part of The longest running club night in Sheffield!!    If you're in the mood for dancing then Hot Pants has the answer! Illuminate...

Havana Rakatan

Havana Rakatan

Lyceum Theatre - Sheffield, 29th September - 2nd October
A dazzling dance spectacular direct from Cuba. From the sexy, spontaneous Rumba to the slick footwork of the Cha-Cha-Cha, this is a show th...

Mavrickz (Sean & Tom from Saving Aimee)

Mavrickz (Sean & Tom from Saving Aimee)

O2 Academy - Sheffield, Cancelled
This event has now cancelled - all refunds from the point of purchase.

Larry Miller Band

Larry Miller Band

The Boardwalk - Sheffield, Friday 1st October
Larry Miller is fast becoming one of the must see rock acts of 2010. With his energetic and eclectic style, Larry brings a new dimension of...

Fun Lovin' Criminals

Fun Lovin' Criminals

The Picturedrome - Holmfirth, Friday 1st October
Arena Ticket Shop has sold it's allocation of tickets for this event.The multi platinum funk soul brothers, with 4 Top 10 albums to their na...

Kano

Kano

Plug, Friday 1st October
Upside is the uplifting, epic new single from Kano and prelude to the London lyricist’s forthcoming album opus, Method To The Madness. U...

Harley Live presents Truman Peyote & Many Mansions

Harley Live presents Truman Peyote & Many Mansions

The Harley , Friday 1st October
Truman Peyote are a psychedelic electronic pop band based in Boston. They recently released their debut full length album "Light-Lightn...

Secret Affair

Secret Affair

O2 Academy - Sheffield, Saturday 2nd October

Dara O’Briain

Dara O’Briain

City Hall - Sheffield, 2nd - 3rd October
Following 2008’s sold out national tour, best selling DVD 'Dara O Briain Talks Funny' and his debut book ‘Tickling The English’, award winni...

Grin Up North

Grin Up North

Grin Up North, 2nd - 28th October
To book for events at grin up north click on the links below More information can be found about the festival here Al Murray - The...

Futurecop

Futurecop

The Harley , Saturday 2nd October
Starting out with absolutely no knowledge of music production, but wanting to create a sound inspired by 80s teen flicks, especially the mov...

Michael Weston King

Michael Weston King

The Boardwalk - Sheffield, Sunday 3rd October
Michael Weston King is widely acknowledged as one of Britain's finest singer songwriters, Admired by the likes of Chris Hillman, Ron Sexsmi...

Greg Davies

Greg Davies

City Hall - Memorial Hall, Sunday 3rd October
The hotly anticipated solo show from Greg Davies. As the psychotic Head of Sixth Form, Mr Gilbert in ‘The Inbetweeners’ and the most ou...

Hofesh Shechter: Political Mother

Hofesh Shechter: Political Mother

Lyceum Theatre - Sheffield, Monday 4th October
Hofesh Shechter presents his highly anticipated new work Political Mother, his first full length piece since he exploded onto the world stag...

Eilen Jewell Band

Eilen Jewell Band

The Boardwalk - Sheffield, Tuesday 5th October
Boise-born and Boston-based, Jewell has quickly distinguished herself as one of the rising stars of a new generation of roots musicians.   ...

The Magic Numbers

The Magic Numbers

The Leadmill, Tuesday 5th October
The Magic Numbers have announced their UK tour to celebrate the release of their new album Runaway. The album follows their debut "The...

The Armstrong and Miller Show

The Armstrong and Miller Show

Lyceum Theatre - Sheffield, 5th & 6th October
Following the resounding success of BBC ONE’s BAFTA-nominated ARMSTRONG & MILLER SHOW, Ben Miller (Moving Wallpaper) and Alexander Armstrong...

Mitch Benn

Mitch Benn

City Hall - Memorial Hall, Tuesday 5th October
From BBC Radio 4’s Sony nominated “Now Show”, BBC1’s “One Show” and BBC1’s “Watchdog” multi-award winner Mitch Benn and his band take to the...

Josie Long be honourable

Josie Long be honourable

The Studio - Sheffield, Tuesday 5th October
Be honourable! is about trying to be a saint, strangers, politics, complacency and... breakfast. The aim of the show is to provoke peopl...

Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers

O2 Academy - Sheffield, Wednesday 6th October
The Manic's present Postcards from a Young Man Tour 2010. Support will come from BRITISH SEA POWER.   Under 21s require ID to purchase alc...

Emily Barker and The Red Clay Halo

Emily Barker and The Red Clay Halo

The Boardwalk - Sheffield, Wednesday 6th October
Independent folk-roots quartet Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo kicked 2010 off in style by hitting the No.1 spot on both the iTunes Singer/...

I am Kloot

I am Kloot

The Leadmill, Wednesday 6th October
The critically acclaimed band have won fans including Pete Doherty and Elbow's Guy Garvey (who produced the bands new album 'Sky At Night). ...

Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee

City Hall - Sheffield, Wednesday 6th October
STEWART LEE VEGETABLE STEW Following his sell out season last year, the acclaimed writer and comedian presents a vegetable stew of bran...

Rob Rouse The Great Escape

Rob Rouse The Great Escape

The Studio - Sheffield, Wednesday 6th October
Star of 8 out of 10 Cats, Friday Night Project & Spoons, Rob’s triumphant return to Edinburgh last year won him fantastic critical accl...

Tommy Tiernan

Tommy Tiernan

City Hall - Memorial Hall, Wednesday 6th October
Multi Award Winning Irish Superstar Comic TOMMY TIERNAN is embarking on a long-awaited UK National tour. Fresh from sell out runs in Mon...

Drowned in Sound presents Grass Widow & Trash Kit

Drowned in Sound presents Grass Widow & Trash Kit

The Harley , Wednesday 6th October
All-girl San Francisco band Grass Widow weave vocal melodies over distorted post-punk riffs.

Cherry Ghost

Cherry Ghost

O2 Academy - Sheffield, Thursday 7th October
Doors: 7.00pm Curfew: 11.00pm Under 21’s require ID to purchase alcoholUnder 14’s must be accompanied by an adult over 18 at all times

Everything Everything

Everything Everything

Plug, Thursday 7th October
Imagine a band who fuse three part harmonies with scalding post-punk guitars; floor-filling bass lines with syncopated rhythms and lyrics ab...

Roxyrama

Roxyrama

The Boardwalk - Sheffield, Thursday 7th October
'Roxyrama' are a tribute to the great Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music.   Marrying old and new themes with a distinct air of sophistication, th...

Rich Hall

Rich Hall

Lyceum Theatre - Sheffield, Thursday 7th October
Star of the recent critically acclaimed BBC4 documentary, How the West Was Lost, Edinburgh fringe favourite and Perrier Award winner Rich Ha...

Ivan Brackenbury

Ivan Brackenbury

City Hall - Memorial Hall, Thursday 7th October
Sheffield born comedian Tom Binns is back as Ivan Brackenbury the insensitive hospital radio DJ. His 2007 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominat...

Does It Offend You Yeah? (live)

Does It Offend You Yeah? (live)

Sheffield Students Union, Thursday 7th October
Bringing the best in exciting new live acts every Thursday…   Does It Offend You Yeah? - After supporting The Prodigy and Pendulum in July...

Focus

Focus

The Picturedrome - Holmfirth, Friday 8th October
Classic rock Dutch-style as these unlikely '70s chart toppers ('Hocus Pocus' and 'Sylvia') reform to bring their virtuoso Hammonds, flutes a...

On a Clear Day You Can See Dover

On a Clear Day You Can See Dover

Crucible Theatre - Sheffield, Friday 8th October
iceandfire Theatre’s latest verbatim theatre script focuses on the European dimension of immigration and asylum, weaving together testimonie...

Off The Shelf - Festival of Writing and Reading

Off The Shelf - Festival of Writing and Reading

Off The Shelf, 8th October - 23rd November
This year Off The Shelf are pleased to let you know that having responded to audience feedback they are this year offering a one stop Box Of...

Sean Lock

Sean Lock

Lyceum Theatre - Sheffield, 8th - 9th October
Lockipedia A very unreliable, misleading but highly entertaining information resource.   Lockipedia Is Sloppy Knowledge. It’s what Sean...

Jimmy Carr

Jimmy Carr

City Hall - Sheffield, 8th - 9th October
Jimmy Carr – Laughter Therapy Since the turn of the century Jimmy has been a ‘fun slinger’ of international repute. ‘Laughter Therapy’...

Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds

Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds

The Boardwalk - Sheffield, Friday 8th October
The Bad Shepherds play punk songs on folk instruments. Not as a gag, but because they really like the noise.   They think the songs are b...

Val McDermid

Val McDermid

The Showroom , Saturday 9th October
Join popular crime writer Val McDermid in conversation as she discusses her new novel Trick of the Dark, set in the mysterious world of Oxfo...

History Quest Workshop

History Quest Workshop

The Showroom , Saturday 9th October
It is 2410. As a time agent, your duty is to travel back to 1916, discover who is trying to kill the President and restore her timeline. ...

The Woman Who Saved the Children - Clare Mulley

The Woman Who Saved the Children - Clare Mulley

The Quaker Meeting House, Saturday 9th October
This highly praised and admirably researched biography of Eglantyne Jebb won the Daily Mail Biographers’ Club prize.   Jebb confessed tha...

Professor Green

Professor Green

The Leadmill, Saturday 9th October
Arena Ticket shop has sold its allocation of tickets for Professor Green.   Professor Green's ascent from underground hero to mainstream s...

Delays

Delays

Sheffield Students Union, Saturday 9th October
"Shimmering pop perfection" Q Magazine   This event is open to all aged 14 and over.

Villagers

Villagers

Plug, Saturday 9th October
Villagers’ began life as a nameless collection of musical poems, all under the pen of one Conor J. O’Brien. “Ultimately, I’ve learned...

Edith Cavell - A talk with Diana Souhami

Edith Cavell - A talk with Diana Souhami

The Millennium Galleries, Sunday 10th October
Diana Souhami talks about her major new biography of WWI heroine Edith Cavell. Edith set up the first nursing school in Belgium.When wa...

Into Africa with Tim Butcher

Into Africa with Tim Butcher

The Showroom , Sunday 10th October
Tim Butcher’s first book, Blood River - A Journey to Africas Broken Heart, told of his epic journey through the Congo following the route of...

Stop, Listen and Leap

Stop, Listen and Leap

Sheffield Students Union, Sunday 10th October
A night of sung and spoken word from acclaimed performers. This event is at the Foundry Nina Boyd, winner of the Poetry Business Co...

Toby Foster

Toby Foster

Lyceum Theatre - Sheffield, Sunday 10th October
Toby has been a lot of things over the last year. Broadcaster, Journalist, Managing Director, TV Presenter, Musician, Actor, Writer, Pr...

Russell Kane

Russell Kane

City Hall - Memorial Hall, Sunday 10th October
Smokescreens & Castles In his new show, the triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and co host of ITV2’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out O...

Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa

The Spa Bridlington, Monday 11th October
With a word of mouth reputation for genuinely stunning live performances spreading like wildfire, and a critically acclaimed new album Black...

Young Mandela with David James Smith

Young Mandela with David James Smith

The Showroom , Monday 11th October
Sunday Times journalist David James Smith tells the story of Nelson Mandela before his 27 year imprisonment in 1962.   It is the Mandela...

Dead String Brothers

Dead String Brothers

The Boardwalk - Sheffield, Monday 11th October
It may be a surprise to hear the country rock sounds of Detroits Deadstring Brothers coming from a city better known for loud rock and roll,...

Paul Zerdin

Paul Zerdin

City Hall - Memorial Hall, Monday 11th October
Paul Zerdin - Sponge Fest on tour 2010 Arguably Britain’s most talented and leading ventriloquist and comedian, Paul Zerdin, who was by...

David Peace

David Peace

The Showroom , Tuesday 12th October
David Peace is the acclaimed author of the Red Riding Quartet, The Damned United, Tokyo Year Zero and Occupied City.   His portrayal of th...

Doctor Who Live

Doctor Who Live

Motorpoint Arena, 12th - 13th October
Nigel Planer will be joining the cast for the forthcoming audio/visual spectacular – Doctor Who Live. Planer will play the part of Vorgenso...

We Are The Ocean

We Are The Ocean

Corporation, Tuesday 12th October
We Are The Ocean is an English post-hardcore band based in Loughton, Essex.

The Poet Factor

The Poet Factor

The Hubs, Tuesday 12th October
Could you perform your original poetry and win Sheffield’s Poet Factor competition? Twelve contestants will give a five minute poetry p...

Exit Calm

Exit Calm

The Boardwalk - Sheffield, Tuesday 12th October
Mesmerizing four-piece, compared to early Verve.

Dr Phil Hammond

Dr Phil Hammond

City Hall - Memorial Hall, Tuesday 12th October
If you only see one doctor this year, make it Dr Phil.... Phil Hammond is a GP, writer, broadcaster and possibly the only comedian to h...

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

City Hall - Sheffield, Wednesday 13th October
Fairies and fun, royalty and romance, magic and misunderstandings: A Midsummer Night’s Dream has them all.   The Bard’s comedy gets a mus...

Jenny Eclair

Jenny Eclair

Pennine Theatre - Hallam University, Wednesday 13th October
Jenny Eclair’s new book, Chin Up Britain!, is based on her smash hit stage show, Grumpy Old Women. In her inimitable style, Jenny Eclair...

Simon Armitage, Ann Sansom and Peter Sansom

Simon Armitage, Ann Sansom and Peter Sansom

The Showroom , Wednesday 13th October
Simon Armitage is ‘the most imaginative and prolific poet now writing’ - Poetry Review.   Simon will read from the acclaimed new collecti...

What I Heard About The World

What I Heard About The World

The Studio - Sheffield, 13th - 30th October
In What I Heard About The World, Sheffield-based Third Angeland Lisboa’s mala voadora attempt to map a spherical planet onto a (very big) fl...

Alun Cochrane

Alun Cochrane

City Hall - Sheffield, Cancelled
We regret to inform you that Alun Cochrane has been cancelled and will not be appearing at City Hall in conjuntion with the Grin Up North Co...

I Blame Coco (live)

I Blame Coco (live)

Sheffield Students Union, Wednesday 13th October

William Nicholson and Elizabeth Noble

William Nicholson and Elizabeth Noble

The Showroom , Thursday 14th October
Taking a lover - you thought of it first. Then he did it.Would you forgive him? In All the Hopeful Lovers, William Nicholson explores,...

An Evening with Tony Benn

An Evening with Tony Benn

Sheffield Students Union, Thursday 14th October
The veteran Labour politician will be talking about his life in politics as well as giving you the chance to put your questions to him on th...

Why We Love Crime with James McCreet

Why We Love Crime with James McCreet

The Quaker Meeting House, Thursday 14th October
James McCreet, the author of The Vice Society and The Incendiary’s Trail, goes right back to the origins of the genre and asks how the Victo...

Detroit Social Club

Detroit Social Club

Plug, Thursday 14th October
Detroit Social Club are an indie rock band from Newcastle.     Tickets for their gig at Plug go on sale Friday 30th July.   Concert i...

John Barrowman

John Barrowman

City Hall - Sheffield, Thursday 14th October
John Barrowman is an Entertainer with a capital E. he sings, he dances, he acts, he presents, he judges - he is a unique talent in the Briti...

The Everly Pregnant Brothers Big Night Out

The Everly Pregnant Brothers Big Night Out

City Hall - Sheffield, Thursday 14th October
Join The Everly Pregnant Brothers, Sheffield’s amazing ukulele sensation as they take to the stage at The Memorial Hall for one of their Leg...

The Charlatans plus special guest Shaun Ryder

The Charlatans plus special guest Shaun Ryder

O2 Academy - Sheffield, Friday 15th October
Following the success of their retrospective ‘Some Friendly’ dates earlier this month, THE CHARLATANS announce details of an extensive UK to...

General Fiasco

General Fiasco

The Leadmill, Friday 15th October
Show is open to all aged 14 and over

Donavan Christopher - Rappaman

Donavan Christopher - Rappaman

Longley Park College, Friday 15th October
A rap poet, reggae artist and advocate for social justice, Donavan Christopher brings his message to Sheffield with his inspiring poetry sho...

Lee 'Scratch' Perry

Lee 'Scratch' Perry

Plug, Friday 15th October
Regarded with awe throughout the music world, Lee “Scratch” Perry holds status as one of the most enduring and original reggae producers and...

Spinal Pap

Spinal Pap

The Boardwalk - Sheffield, Friday 15th October
A tribute to the cult 80's film "This Is Spinal Tap" From the depths of hell comes a tribute band like no other. Blazing on stage with an...

The Thrill Of It All

The Thrill Of It All

Lyceum Theatre - Sheffield, 15th - 16th October
It’s bright under the lights, and hot, and frightening. Nine performers in grubby tuxedos and tarnished sequins play out a comical and disco...

Jason Manford

Jason Manford

City Hall - Sheffield, 15th - 16th October
Due to demand Jason Manford has put on an extra City Hall event on Saturday 16th October, in addition to his sell out show on Friday 15th Oc...

Book Binding with Heather Dewick

Book Binding with Heather Dewick

Local Studies Library, Saturday 16th October
Take home your very own, unique, handmade journal. Sheffield bookbinder Heather Dewick will take you through the processes involved in...

Gardening in Yorkshire with Joe Maiden

Gardening in Yorkshire with Joe Maiden

Central United Reform Church, Saturday 16th October
Leeds based radio broadcaster Joe Maiden - award-winning horticulturist, seed merchant and nurseryman - will discuss his new book Grow with...

Sabaton + Alestorm

Sabaton + Alestorm

Corporation, Saturday 16th October
War Metal! Pirate Metal! Yarrrrrrrrrr! Cry havock and raise a cup o'mead!

Midge Ure

Midge Ure

The Picturedrome - Holmfirth, Saturday 16th October
Midge Ure really needs no introductions; his career speaks for itself. Grammys, Ivor Novellos, BASCAPs, gold and platinum discs and a variet...

Stewart Francis

Stewart Francis

Sheffield Students Union, Saturday 16th October
Tour de Francis - Great Comedians Come in Cycles As well as performing at countless comedy festivals the world over Stewart was the warm-up...

Lancashire Hotpots

Lancashire Hotpots

The Boardwalk - Sheffield, Saturday 16th October
There aren’t many bands who can have their videos played on MTV2 and also have real ales named after them but there also aren’t many bands l...

Neil’s War with Neil Murphy

Neil’s War with Neil Murphy

The Millennium Galleries, Sunday 17th October
Neil Murphy tells the story of his evacuation to Ireland in 1939 aged six, his incredible adventures there and his return to blitz scarred S...

War Horse - The Concert

War Horse - The Concert

Crucible Theatre - Sheffield, Sunday 17th October
War Horse - The Concert combines extraordinary storytelling and heart-rending music. War Horse author Michael Morpurgo tells this powerful...

A Personal Geography of Injustice with Daniel Dorling and Carl Lee

A Personal Geography of Injustice with Daniel Dorling and Carl Lee

The Showroom , Sunday 17th October
Daniel Dorling is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Sheffield and a leading member of the team that has developed the websit...

Badly Drawn Boy

Badly Drawn Boy

The Picturedrome - Holmfirth, Sunday 17th October
Tickets for the Mercury Prize-winning Badly Drawn Boy (Damon Gough) will go on sale Friday 30th July. 

The Gutter Brothers

The Gutter Brothers

The Boardwalk - Sheffield, Sunday 17th October
The Gutter Brothers were a highly popular street band in the late 80's/early 90's, and widely accoladed as the loudest skiffle band on the p...

Eliza Carthy

Eliza Carthy

City Hall - Memorial Hall, Sunday 17th October
Eliza is the new star of British folk - playing traditional English folk music at its best.   Eliza breathes new life into England's tradi...

Reading Other People’s Mail - A Talk on Letter Writing by Frances Wilson

Reading Other People’s Mail - A Talk on Letter Writing by Frances Wilson

Humanities Research Institue, Monday 18th October
A talk on letter writing by one of the country’s most exciting new biographers. Frances Wilson is the prize-winning author of Literary S...

Fatima Bhutto - Songs of Blood and Sword

Fatima Bhutto - Songs of Blood and Sword

Sheffield Students Union, Monday 18th October
Fatima Bhutto comes from one of the world’s best known political dynasties - four members of her family were assassinated including her aunt...

Steve Mason

Steve Mason

The Harley , Monday 18th October
Steve Mason is a Scottish musician, most famous as the lead singer and one of the founding members of The Beta Band. He also released so...

When Black is Red - Jackie Kay and Seni Seneviratne

When Black is Red - Jackie Kay and Seni Seneviratne

The Showroom , Tuesday 19th October
RED, published by Peepal Tree Press, is the first anthology of contemporary Black British poetry for ten years and includes 80 poets many in...

The Circus of Poets - Re-United!

The Circus of Poets - Re-United!

The Hubs, Tuesday 19th October
They’re back...! After 15 years...! Re-united for one night only! This is your chance to enjoy again the Circus of Poets’ unique and ou...

Ellen & The Escapades

Ellen & The Escapades

The Boardwalk - Sheffield, Tuesday 19th October
Leeds based Ellen and the Escapades are finding themselves firmly at the front of the alt-folk wave, currently sweeping the UK and beyond. ...

Chess

Chess

Lyceum Theatre - Sheffield, 19th - 23rd October
Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood directs an amazing company of actors and musicians in an extraordinary new staging of the classi...

The Tuesday Club presents Arrested Development (live) & DJ Zinc

The Tuesday Club presents Arrested Development (live) & DJ Zinc

Sheffield Students Union, Tuesday 19th October
Legendary USA hip hop comes to Tuesday Club, famous for ‘Everyday People & Mr Wendal' Arrested Development play live along side the music co...

Blake Morrison

Blake Morrison

The Showroom , Wednesday 20th October
Yorkshire born Blake Morrison has been described as one of Britain’s most talented writers. He has worked for the Times Literary Supplement...

Audrey Niffenegger

Audrey Niffenegger

Pennine Theatre - Hallam University, Wednesday 20th October
Audrey Niffenegger is both a writer and an artist who has enjoyed great success in both fields with her art widely exhibited in the United S...

Ardal O’Hanlon

Ardal O’Hanlon

City Hall - Memorial Hall, Wednesday 20th October
In his new stand-up show, Ardal O’Hanlon laughs in the face of mounting adversity - recession, inclement weather, an aging body, and impendi...

Eating for Britain - A Themed Dinner with Simon Majumdar

Eating for Britain - A Themed Dinner with Simon Majumdar

Sheffield College, Thursday 21st October
Simon Majumdar, (originally from Rotherham no less), is obsessed with food to the point that he gave up his job to travel the world with the...

Pascale Petit - Poems After Frida Kahlo

Pascale Petit - Poems After Frida Kahlo

The Showroom , Thursday 21st October
Pascale Petit’s latest collection, What The Water Gave Me, contains poems in the voice of the iconic Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Kahlo suff...

Bowling For Soup

Bowling For Soup

Corporation, Thursday 21st October
Bowling for Soup (also abbreviated BFS) is an American pop-punk band which originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994. Now based in...

Peggy Seeger

Peggy Seeger

The Boardwalk - Sheffield, Thursday 21st October
Born in 1935, Peggy is Pete Seeger’s half-sister and Ruth Crawford Seeger’s daughter; her life partner was the English songwriter Ewan MacCo...

Sheffield Stories

Sheffield Stories

The Hubs, Thursday 21st October
Were you born in Sheffield and never wanted to leave or have you recently arrived in the city for work, to seek asylum, with family, to stud...

Tricky

Tricky

The Leadmill, Thursday 21st October
With his debut Maxinquaye regularly appearing in canonical top albums of all time lists, Tricky has constantly moved and evolved into someth...

Lady Garden

Lady Garden

City Hall - Memorial Hall, Thursday 21st October
LADY GARDEN & IDIOTS OF ANTS Fresh from their critically acclaimed run at Edinburgh Festival, LADY GARDEN, ‘one of the top five ske...

Al Murray - The Pub Landlord – Barrel of Fun

Al Murray - The Pub Landlord – Barrel of Fun

City Hall - Sheffield, Thursday 21st October
Al Murray The Pub Landlord is back on the road to roll out his Barrel of Fun, a brand new stand-up show for 2010.  Britain’s best-known Pub...

The Fillers (The Killers Official Tribute Band)

The Fillers (The Killers Official Tribute Band)

O2 Academy - Sheffield, Friday 22nd October
A tribute to one of the finest indie acts in recent years, The Fillers recreate the energy and enthusiasm of Brandon Flowers and co. Unde...

Thinking of You: Letters and Biography - A Talk by Hermione Lee

Thinking of You: Letters and Biography - A Talk by Hermione Lee

Humanities Research Institue, Friday 22nd October
A talk on letter writing and biography by one of the world’s most well respected biographers whose work includes award-winning biographies o...

The Woods

The Woods

The Riverside, Friday 22nd October
The Woods is a haunting, atmospheric fairy tale written and performed by Linda Lee Welch with a live ambient soundtrack by Big Chill Recordi...

Jeff Beck

Jeff Beck

City Hall - Sheffield, Friday 22nd October
Following his most successful year ever, Jeff Beck and his band return to the UK for a string of shows in October 2010 and ending at London’...

Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes

Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes

The Picturedrome - Holmfirth, Friday 22nd October
Legendary Eight-piece band from the USAs Noo Jersey shores. Considered to be the worlds best bar room band, their sound is a mix of clas...

Wishbone Ash + Skinny Molly

Wishbone Ash + Skinny Molly

The Picturedrome - Holmfirth, Saturday 23rd October
As we enter a new decade, legendary rockers Wishbone Ash will be celebrating their iconic status as pioneers and purveyors of the finest twi...

Jonathan Coe and Joe Moran

Jonathan Coe and Joe Moran

The Showroom , Saturday 23rd October
"If you look hard enough you can find romance and mystery and dark undercurrents everywhere in life" - so says novelist Jonathan Coe, author...

Mystery Jets

Mystery Jets

The Leadmill, Saturday 23rd October
Event open to all aged over 14

The Boys + The F*ckwits

The Boys + The F*ckwits

Corporation, Saturday 23rd October
Doors 7pm    Age 14+  

Nimmo Brothers

Nimmo Brothers

The Boardwalk - Sheffield, Saturday 23rd October
Pile-driving blues rock from this fine young band from Scotland, guaranteed to raise the roof. Alan and Stevie Nimmo are two of the most...

Jon Windle (ex Little Man Tate)

Jon Windle (ex Little Man Tate)

Plug, Saturday 23rd October
Jon Windle, front man and song-smith of Little Man Tate, had ideas that went against the grain of sitting back and revelling in past glories...

Hadouken!

Hadouken!

Sheffield Students Union, Saturday 23rd October
Supporting Pendulum in December Hadouken have this year produced a landmark dance rock album For The Masses."The latest album, For The Masse...

Seventies Night

Seventies Night

Penelopes, Saturday 23rd October
Many view it as the decade that style forgot, but a new book about Sheffield nightlife in the 70s is set to prove it was one of the most exc...

The Word Birds - Poetry Showcase

The Word Birds - Poetry Showcase

Sheffield Cathedral, Sunday 24th October
The Word Birds are:- Sue Vickerman whose second collection The Social Decline of the Oystercatcher was described as ‘witty, loving, long-sig...

Yvonne Green, John McAuliffe, Allison McVety

Yvonne Green, John McAuliffe, Allison McVety

The Showroom , Sunday 24th October
Meet three poets whose work has received critical acclaim. Yvonne Green’s first full length collection, The Assay, is just published. ...

Tinie Tempah

Tinie Tempah

Plug, Sunday 24th October
At just nineteen MC / writer, Tinie Tempah, has more achievements under his belt than a heavyweight boxing champion. Since the tender age of...

Sarah Millican

Sarah Millican

City Hall - Memorial Hall, 24th - 25th October
Sarah Millican, star of Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and if.comedy Best Newcomer, announces her debut UK tour. The sweet and filthy...

Rhod Gilbert

Rhod Gilbert

City Hall - Sheffield, Sunday 24th October
Rhod Gilbert & the Cat that looked like Nicholas Lyndhurst Following sell-out performances earlier in the year, the Welsh wonder is...

Politics, Greed and Inequality - A talk with Will Hutton

Politics, Greed and Inequality - A talk with Will Hutton

Sheffield Students Union, Monday 25th October
Will Hutton, executive vice chair of The Work Foundation, is one of the pre-eminent economics commentators in the country. Beginning his...

Caryl Phillips

Caryl Phillips

The Showroom , Monday 25th October
Award-winning writer Caryl Phillips talks about his latest novel In the Falling Snow, a penetrating story of contemporary multicultural Brit...

Ross Noble

Ross Noble

City Hall - Sheffield, Monday 25th October
NONSENSORY OVERLOAD ‘brilliantly inventive, quirky stand-up .. see him and marvel’ The Sun ‘every night is different and every night is...

Comic Works

Comic Works

Hillsborough College, Tuesday 26th October
Back by popular demand - a two day Comic workshop at Hillsborough College. Develop your story-telling skills through the medium of comics, s...

Fire Balloons: A Talk by Paul Muldoon

Fire Balloons: A Talk by Paul Muldoon

St Georges Church , Tuesday 26th October
A talk on two of America’s greatest modern writers by one of the world’s best contemporary poets.   Paul Muldoon was born in Northern Ire...

Sheffield Liming - Where Carnival Meets Spoken Word

Sheffield Liming - Where Carnival Meets Spoken Word

The Hubs, Tuesday 26th October
Tilt’s Sheffield Liming offers a party atmosphere with music, poetry and spoken word. Based on the Trinidad cultural institution of ‘limin’,...

Edwyn Collins and Grace Maxwell

Edwyn Collins and Grace Maxwell

Sheffield Students Union, Tuesday 26th October
Edwyn Collins was an idol of the 80s indie scene with his band Orange Juice and as a solo artist enjoying success with hits like ‘A Girl Lik...

Erik Mongrain

Erik Mongrain

The Boardwalk - Sheffield, Tuesday 26th October
Growing up to the sounds of Metallica, Jimi Hendrix and mostly Kurt Cobain from Nirvana, Erik discovered an interest in guitar.   At 14,...

Enron

Enron

Lyceum Theatre - Sheffield, 26th - 30th October
By Lucy Prebble - There was a warning. And its name was Enron. One of the most infamous scandals in financial history becomes a unique t...

Strictly Big Band

Strictly Big Band

City Hall - Sheffield, Tuesday 26th October
An extravaganza of Music, Song and Dance!   Take The ‘A’ Train – Georgia – Minnie The Moocher - It Don’t Mean A Thing – God Bless The Chi...

The Tuesday Club presents Donae'O (live), Shapshifter (live) & MistaJam

The Tuesday Club presents Donae'O (live), Shapshifter (live) & MistaJam

Sheffield Students Union, Tuesday 26th October
Donae'O (Devil In A Blue Dress, Party Hard & Riot Music) performs live along side New Zealand's Shapeshifter and BBC Radio 1Xtra's MistaJam 

Comic Works Workshop

Comic Works Workshop

Hillsborough College, Wednesday 27th October
Back by popular demand - a two day Comic workshop at Hillsborough College. Develop your story-telling skills through the medium of comi...

Doctor Who with Daniel Blythe

Doctor Who with Daniel Blythe

The Showroom , Wednesday 27th October
This is the story of Doctor Who from 1963 to the present day and how it grew from a modest black-and-white teatime show into a world-famous...

A Poetry Reading by Paul Muldoon

A Poetry Reading by Paul Muldoon

St Georges Church , Wednesday 27th October
A poetry reading from by one of the world’s most innovative and influential contemporary poets described by the Times Literary Supplement as...

Romantic Moderns - with Alexandra Harris

Romantic Moderns - with Alexandra Harris

The Millennium Galleries, Wednesday 27th October
The 1930s and 1940s saw a modern English renaissance... In this engaging study, Harris examines the work of a compelling company of orig...

Wonders of Spiritual Unfoldment with John Butler

Wonders of Spiritual Unfoldment with John Butler

The Quaker Meeting House, Wednesday 27th October
As a young man in search of love and a purpose to live for, John Butler could not fit within the world he found. After a few unwilling...

Chesney Hawkes

Chesney Hawkes

The Boardwalk - Sheffield, Wednesday 27th October
Undoubtedly still the one and only, Chesney Hawkes is a living legend. His career began in 1991 when he starred in the film 'Buddy's So...

dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip

dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip

Plug, Wednesday 27th October
Dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip are a hip-hop duo, combining electronic beats with spoken word lyrics. The pair are Daniel Stephens (aka da...

Mark Watson

Mark Watson

City Hall - Sheffield, Wednesday 27th October
The multi-award winning comedian and host of BBC's We Need Answers, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, and a Mock The Week regular and star of cult R...

Mersault

Mersault

The Harley , Wednesday 27th October
Meursault are a folk-rock band from Edinburgh led by songwriter Neil Pennycook. Live, they swing between the euphoric battering deliver...

Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman

Pennine Theatre - Hallam University, Thursday 28th October
Multi-award winning writer Malorie Blackman OBE has written over 50 books as well as stage and TV scripts including episodes of Byker Grove,...

Matt Brooker

Matt Brooker

The Showroom , Thursday 28th October
Matt Brooker, whose work often appears under the pseudonym D’Israeli, is a comic artist, colourist, writer and letterer. His substantia...

Alastair Campbell

Alastair Campbell

Sheffield Students Union, Thursday 28th October
Alastair Campbell’s novels are All in the Mind and Maya but he is best known as Director of Communications and Strategy for Tony Blair. ...

Jason Cook

Jason Cook

City Hall - Memorial Hall, Thursday 28th October
Are you happy in life? Truly happy? What happens at "the End? This year, it’s a show of two parts; part two will be performed at next y...

Plan B

Plan B

O2 Academy - Sheffield, Friday 29th October
Under 21s require ID to purchase alcohol.    Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult over 18 at all times.

Jody Has A Hitlist

Jody Has A Hitlist

O2 Academy - Sheffield, Friday 29th October
Jody Has A Hitlist plus Special Guests All or Nothing + Futureproof will be in Sheffield on the 29th October. Under 21’s require ID to...

Lesley Glaister and Michelle Paver

Lesley Glaister and Michelle Paver

Stoddart Building, Friday 29th October
Lesley Glaister will discuss her latest novel Chosen, a dark yet eerily beautiful take on religious cults from one of the most original writ...

Ann Atkinson, Paul Mills, Jane Routh

Ann Atkinson, Paul Mills, Jane Routh

The Lantern Theatre, Friday 29th October
An evening of diverse poetry with three original voices. Ann Atkinson’s pamphlet Drawing Water has won admiring reviews and she is know...

Regenseis

Regenseis

The Picturedrome - Holmfirth, Friday 29th October
ReGenesis are the UK's best loved and most successful Genesis tribute band, presenting stunning performances based around the early art-rock...

Dreadzone

Dreadzone

The Leadmill, Friday 29th October
The Dreadzone story began with Alan McGee‘s Creation Records and their first groundbreaking album 360, continuing with major waves their sem...

The Sign with Olli Show - Quaker Meeting House

The Sign with Olli Show - Quaker Meeting House

The Quaker Meeting House, Saturday 30th October
Join Olli the monkey and his friends on a sign language safari and discover new ways to communicate using natural gestures, body language an...

The Sign with Olli Show

The Sign with Olli Show

The Quaker Meeting House, Saturday 30th October
Join Olli the monkey and his friends on a sign language safari and discover new ways to communicate using natural gestures, body language an...

A Question of Sport Live

A Question of Sport Live

City Hall - Sheffield, Saturday 30th October
After entertaining millions of viewers every week, BBC ONE’s A Question of Sport is to embark on its first ever live stage tour to celebrate...

Twenty Twenty

Twenty Twenty

O2 Academy - Sheffield, Saturday 30th October
The full line up for this show has been confirmed as.. Twenty Twenty Futureboy (James Bourne from Busted/ Son of Dork) Ten Second Epi...

The Return of Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance

The Return of Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance

Motorpoint Arena, Saturday 30th October
Dancing legend Michael Flatley will tap his way back onto the world stage as he reprises his role as Lord of the Dance.  For a limited run c...

Walter Trout

Walter Trout

The Picturedrome - Holmfirth, Saturday 30th October
Walter Trout plays earth shattering blues rock music throughout Europe and the USA.   Walter Trout was voted the 6th best guitarist ever...

Darwin Deez

Darwin Deez

Plug, Saturday 30th October
"A totally appealing sound that puts the joy back into art and the art back into pop" - Word   "Absolutely the good kind of sweet" -Tim...

Hotter Than Hell

Hotter Than Hell

The Boardwalk - Sheffield, Saturday 30th October
'The nation's number 1 Kiss tribute band'   Halloween Special so fancy dress on a horror theme is suggested for the punters

The Fugitives

The Fugitives

Sheffield Students Union, Saturday 30th October
The Fugitives are the combined talents of Vancouver artists Adrian Glynn, Barbara Adler, Brendan McLeod, and Steve Charles - a dynamic group...

Sing-a-long-a Rocky Horror Picture Show

Sing-a-long-a Rocky Horror Picture Show

Lyceum Theatre - Sheffield, Sunday 31st October
From the producers of the smash hit Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music. The campest cult classic of all time gets the Singalonga treatment it’...

Frank Vignola Trio

Frank Vignola Trio

The Boardwalk - Sheffield, Sunday 31st October
If you saw The Frank Vignola Trio with bassist Gary Mazzaroppi and guitarist Vinny Raniolo recently perform with Tommy Emmanuel at city Hall...

Roy Bailey

Roy Bailey

City Hall - Memorial Hall, Sunday 31st October
After the successful 2008 concert in Sheffield City Hall to celebrate 50 years in the business, Roy Bailey is once again collaborating with...

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