What's On in Sheffield

Toddla T & Friends X Everywhere At Once — Sheffield's own Toddla T — the BBC Radio 1Xtra legend who has spent two decades championing the sounds of this city and beyond — kicks off an afternoon party at Dryad Works from 3:00pm. At just £10 this is an absolute steal for a set that will blur the line between a Sunday afternoon and a full-blown rave, in one of Sheffield's most characterful industrial spaces. Get there early, because this one will fill up fast.

EVERYWHERE AT ONCE: DRYAD X TODDLA T X S.O.S — The Everywhere At Once takeover of Dryad Works deepens at 4:00pm as the collaboration between Dryad, Toddla T, and S.O.S shifts up a gear for a live music chapter of the afternoon. The venue has a raw, warehouse energy that suits exactly this kind of adventurous, genre-fluid programming, and with pricing to check on the website there is every reason to look it up before committing to anything else. This feels like the kind of afternoon you will still be talking about in September.

EVERYWHERE AT ONCE: Toddla T & Friends — By 6:00pm the Dryad Works party enters its golden hour with Toddla T and Friends taking the stage for what promises to be the emotional centrepiece of the whole Everywhere At Once day. There is something genuinely special about watching a Sheffield artist hold court in his home city surrounded by collaborators and champions of the local scene. Check the website for tickets and do not sleep on this one.

EVERYWHERE AT ONCE: Cruz — As the Dryad Works energy spills across the city, the Everywhere At Once programme plants its flag at Sidney and Matilda for a 7:30pm set from Cruz — an artist whose reputation for magnetic, warmly crafted live performances has been building with real momentum. Sidney and Matilda is one of those rooms that feels perfectly scaled for music like this, close enough that you catch every nuance. Check the website for tickets and arrive ready to be won over.

Cruz - Sheffield — If you want to lock in your spot for the Cruz show at Sidney and Matilda at 7:30pm, tickets are also available via Skiddle at £12 — a very reasonable price for an evening in one of Sheffield's most beloved live music rooms. The intimate brick-and-wood atmosphere of the venue wraps around a performance like a second skin, and Cruz is exactly the kind of artist who rewards that closeness. Book ahead, dress for a good night, and treat yourself.

DC Presents: Good Flying Birds + The Cindys — Over at Delicious Clam from 7:00pm, the DC Presents series delivers a double bill that indie fans and curious newcomers alike should have circled on their calendars: Good Flying Birds and The Cindys sharing a stage for £12. Delicious Clam has built a fiercely loyal following for exactly this kind of carefully curated, unpretentious night out, and the combination of two acts with genuine fizz and personality makes this one of the most exciting grassroots gigs of the weekend.