What's On in Sheffield
Thursday 24 September 2026 · This weekend · City guide
Sheffield is doing what Sheffield does best on Thursday 24 September — throwing open its doors across the city and giving everyone a reason to get out of the house. From the raw energy of a four-band indie night to the electric chaos of freshers season in full swing, there is a genuine thread of excitement running through the city tonight. Wherever your evening takes you, make sure it takes you somewhere.
Highlights
Bad Silence | Masha Jana | Rural City | Plasticine — Four acts, one brilliant room, and seven quid — the Arundel Emporium is the kind of intimate venue where you discover your new favourite band and spend the rest of the week telling people about it. Kicking off at 7:00pm, this is a proper multi-act live music night with the rough-edged warmth that Sheffield's grassroots scene does better than almost anywhere. Get there early, get close to the stage, and let the night do the rest.
Kane Brown - Crowd Work King — This one is harder to pin down and all the more intriguing for it — Kane Brown bringing his Crowd Work King show to Peddler Warehouse at 8:00pm promises something loose, spontaneous, and genuinely unpredictable. Peddler Warehouse is one of the city's most characterful spaces, all exposed brick and atmosphere, which makes it the perfect setting for a night built around in-the-moment connection between performer and audience. Check the website for ticket prices and prepare to be surprised.
F*CK ME It's Freshers - Sheffield — It is that time of year when the city gets an injection of new energy, and Hazy Club Sheffield is leaning into it with everything it has got. Doors open at 10:30pm and the night runs on that particular cocktail of relief, excitement, and sheer first-week-of-university adrenaline that you genuinely cannot manufacture any other time. At £8–£13, it is one of the most affordable ways to lose yourself on a dancefloor this week — whether you are a fresher or just someone who remembers exactly how that felt.