Sidney and Matilda

Creative Tourist Last Updated 31 October 2024

Sidney and Matilda, a former paper factory, is now one of Sheffield’s most exciting gig venues, multi-disciplinary arts project spaces and social clubs, hosting its own programme of installations, workshops, screenings, music nights and more.

Situated five minutes’ walk from the train station and a mere two minute walk from Site Gallery, it’s an offbeat watering hole with an industrial vibe, the kind you’d find on a Berlin backstreet.

Since opening in 2018, the venue has shined new neon red light on an abandoned industrial district located in the city, where it strives to create an environment for events that thrive in intimate settings, hosting anything from the local scenes to the unconventional.

Rivelin works, 46 Sidney StreetSheffieldS1 4HR View map

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What's on near Sidney and Matilda

A painting of a young child being bathed in a sink of a 197s style kitchen. Around the sink are a rubber duck, a bottle of washing up liquid, a jug, a kettle and a mug.

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Bharti Kher: Alchemies at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

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Tony Wade: Keepers of Time at YSP

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Louise Giovanelli: A Song of Ascents at The Hepworth Wakefield

Manchester-based artist Louise Giovanelli presents a new body of work that investigates contemporary worship through luminous paintings.

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Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes at The Hepworth Wakefield

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That Night In Manchester

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Until 18 Apr

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Stella Baraklianou’s show ‘Her Unstable Materials’ at BLANK_Leeds gathers the artist’s new ceramic work with interactive elements.

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