O2 Academy Sheffield
The city centre's main mid-size gig venue, hosting touring bands most nights of the week.
The O2 Academy on Arundel Gate holds around 2,300 people across a main hall and two smaller rooms, and takes most of the touring indie, rock, hip-hop and electronic acts passing through the north.
It is a two-minute walk from the Crucible and five from the station, which makes it the easiest venue in the city to get to and away from late at night.
Highlights
- Three rooms under one roof
- Capacity around 2,300
- Central and easy to reach
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