I started cataloging all the gigs and live music events we attended in 2022 as part of our 50-50 project. I continued beyond the project so that I can more easily recall all the gigs we’ve been lucky to experience.
2022:
- Elbow, July 10, at Scarborough Open Air theatre
- Tramlines festival, July 22-24, at Hillsborough Park, Sheffield
- The Pixies, August 6, at City Hall, Newcastle
- Richard Hawley, August 8, at the Leadmill
- Robert Carmichael, August 20, at Fall of Dochart Inn, Killin, Scotland
- New Dawn Fades, play and music of Joy Division and New Order September 1, at The Leadmill, Sheffield
- Live bands at Worral festival, September 10, Sheffield
- The Wedding Present, September 23, The Leadmill, Sheffield
- Floatalong Festival, September 24, various venues, Sheffield
- Porridge Radio, October 20, at the Foundry
- Cud, October 28, at the Leadmill
- The Bug Club, November 7, at the Foundry
- Ezra Collective album launch, November 8, at the Foundry
- Craig Charles, November 25, at the Foundry
- Jesca Hoop, November 26, at the Hidden Chapel, Sheffield
- First Aid Kit, December 3, at the o2 academy, Birmingham
- Vivaldi’s four seasons by candlelight, December 16, at Sheffield Cathedral
- Standing on the Sky’s Edge, December 22, at the Crucible Sheffield
2023:
- Piano bar artists, February 15, 5th arrondissement, Paris, France
- Self Esteem, March 16 at the o2 academy, Sheffield
- The Waeve, March 24 at the Foundry
- The Orielles, March 31 at the Foundry
- Peter Hook & the Light, April 15 at the Foundry
- Gas Coombes, April 19 at the Leadmill
- Eleanor Moss, April 27 at the Abbeydale Picture House, Sheffield
- Telemann, April 30 at the Crookes Social Club, Sheffield
- Purple Celebration – the music of Prince, May 5 at the Leadmill, Sheffield
- Get Together festival, Friendly Fires, Anthony Szmierek, and other artists, May 20, various venues, Sheffield
- Rhoda Dakar album launch, May 26 at the Foundry, Sheffield
- The Arctic Monkeys, June 10 at Hillsborough Park, Sheffield
- Paul Weller, June 17 at Thetford Forest
- Pulp, July 9 at Scarborough Open Air Theatre
- Belle and Sebastien, November 17 at the o2 academy, Sheffield postponed to July 2023
- Tramlines festival, July 21-23, 2023 at Hillsborough Park, Sheffield
- Soul II Soul, November 12, 2022 at Sheffield City Hall gig postponed to November 2023
2024:
- Paul Weller at Sheffield City Hall on April 11
- Northern Soul Orchestrated at Sheffield City Hall on May 16
- Elbow at Ludlow Castle, 26 July
- The Last Dinner Party, 25 September
- Sheffield Beatles Project (White Album in full), December 7, at the Octagon, Sheffield
- Dreamflower Collective’s re-interpretation of Childish Gambino’s ‘Awaken my Love!’ album, December 11, at the Leadmill, Sheffield
2025:
- The Flaming Lips, Leeds, May 2
- Olivia Rodrigo and The Last Dinner Party, BST Hyde Park, London, June 27
- Stevie Wonder and Ezra Collective, BST Hyde Park, London, July 12
- Pulp at Tramlines, (and CMAT, The Last Dinner Party, Luvcat) July 25 – 27, at Hillsborough Park, Sheffield
Booked for 2026:
- The Cure, Manchester, August 21
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