They have played at some of the world’s biggest venues, but they all had to start somewhere - and that somewhere was usually in their home city.
From secondary schools to pubs and a room above an old cutlery works, these are the places it began for Sheffield’s most famous bands and musicians.
One seminal Sheffield gig missing from the list is the debut show by The Clash, which took place at the old Black Swan nightclub, where they supported the Sex Pistols, on July 4, 1976.
As great a band as they were, they were very much a London one so we can’t claim them for Sheffield.
Nor, much as we’d like to, can we claim Rotherham’s Self Esteem, aka Rebecca Lucy Taylor, despite her links to neighbouring Sheffield, including a brilliant costume inspired by the dome at Meadowhall.
Were you lucky enough to have attended any of these shows, or to have seen these huge stars during their early days gigging in Sheffield?
One seminal Sheffield gig missing from the list is the debut show by The Clash, which took place at the old Black Swan nightclub, where they supported the Sex Pistols, on July 4, 1976.
![Bring Me The Horizon are very much a Sheffield band but their first gig reportedly took place in neighbouring Rotherham, at The Charter Arms, on Eastwood Lane, in 2004. They would go on to sell more than 5 million albums, win four Kerrang! Awards, including two for Best British Band, and earn two Grammy nominations.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/24/15/20/Charter-Arms-2012.jpg?trim=0,164,0,0&crop=&width=800)
9. Bring Me The Horizon - The Charter Arms
Bring Me The Horizon are very much a Sheffield band but their first gig reportedly took place in neighbouring Rotherham, at The Charter Arms, on Eastwood Lane, in 2004. They would go on to sell more than 5 million albums, win four Kerrang! Awards, including two for Best British Band, and earn two Grammy nominations. | GooglePhoto: Google
![Reverend and the Makers played their first gig in around 2005 above Stag Works, on John Street, in the 'Little Sheffield' area of the city. Frontman Jon McClure said: "It was a word of mouth thing and you couldn’t move. Felt like everyone in Sheffield was in one loft."](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/25/9/09/onecms_6c41f3c4-9642-4ae8-beea-3b2c5b602423.jpg?trim=0,0,0,0&crop=&width=800)
10. Reverend and the Makers - above Stag Works
Reverend and the Makers played their first gig in around 2005 above Stag Works, on John Street, in the 'Little Sheffield' area of the city. Frontman Jon McClure said: "It was a word of mouth thing and you couldn’t move. Felt like everyone in Sheffield was in one loft." | National WorldPhoto: National World