The Foundry
The students' union live venue at the University of Sheffield, open to everyone for gigs.
The Foundry is the main concert room inside the University of Sheffield Students' Union, a long-standing stop on the UK touring circuit with a capacity of around 1,200.
Tickets are open to the public, and the building around it holds bars, a cinema screen and club nights, so there is usually something on.
Highlights
- Around 1,200 capacity
- Open to non-students
- In the university quarter
Nearby in Sheffield
Landmarks
The Arts Tower
The tallest university building in the UK, with a paternoster lift that never stops moving.
Museums & galleries
Alfred Denny Museum
A Victorian-style zoology museum of skeletons and specimens, open on selected days.
Theatre & music
Mappin Art Gallery
A grand neoclassical gallery attached to Weston Park Museum, free to enter.