{"id":347401,"date":"2025-08-15T20:28:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T20:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/347401\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T20:28:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T20:28:18","slug":"the-new-14-4-million-music-venue-in-sheffield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/347401\/","title":{"rendered":"The New \u00a314.4 Million Music Venue In Sheffield"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sheffield\u2019s<\/a> a city full of culture. From Arctic Monkeys to Pulp, to the Human League and Def Leppard, and many more, we have this northern city to thank for a lot of iconic British music, and that\u2019s not even mentioning the city\u2019s street art, and its wealth of writers, filmmakers, and creatives. It\u2019s no surprise, then, that the city is willing to invest\u00a0more than \u00a314 million into a brand new venue to help its thriving cultural scene grow even more.<\/p>\n

The city centre venue, which is being called \u2018Event Central\u2019 initially had a budget of \u00a38 million, but that\u2019s recently been upped to \u00a314.4m in order to ensure that no corners are cut. The venue will make its home in the former shops from 20-26 Fargate; here\u2019s what that will look like from the outside.<\/p>\n

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\nPhotograph: Sheffield City Council <\/p>\n

It is set to be more than just a place for live music \u2013 the council hopes Event Central\u00a0can act as an all-purpose events and meetings space.<\/p>\n

Current plans involve the\u00a0building being used for a healthy mix of things including \u2018a 200-person live event space\u2019 and a \u2018caf\u00e9\/bar area on the ground floor, with the four upper floors used as co-working space along with meeting rooms\u2019. The council noted that it expects the venue \u2018will be able to host a wide-ranging programme of community events, showcases, exhibitions, workshops and talks when work is complete\u2019.<\/p>\n

Work is due to start on the project very soon, and developers hope that it will be open and running by the end of next year (2026). That\u2019s assuming all goes to plan in the construction phase, so there could always be delays.<\/p>\n

Local councillor Ben Miskell said that this project will \u2018breathe life back into the building\u2019 and \u2018[transform] it into a venue we can all be proud of\u2019. He added: \u2018Sheffield is home to some legendary venues, known across the country and we want Event Central to be added to that list.<\/p>\n

\u2018A venue where the next generation of Sheffield bands begin their journey, the next great artists display their work for the first time and the place where meetings will be held that will shape the future of this great city and beyond.\u2019<\/p>\n

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