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‘Not all grassroots venues are struggling’: Sheffield’s Leadmill may be closing, but the city’s DIY hubs are thriving
Despite controversial new ownership for the local landmark, Sheffield’s vibrant network of staunchly independent spots is bucking the crisis facing Britain’s small music venues
Manchester is the same.” It’s frustrating – although there are more gigs popping up at the 500-cap Crookes Social Club – but in its place has blossomed a genuinely thriving and diverse collection of smaller venues and DIY spaces with strong identities. To Potter’s point, if you head to Sheffield City Hall – recently taken over by ASM Global, the world’s largest venue management company – you’ll now pay £8.25 for a pint of mass-produced beer. If there’s one person who understands the huge significance in embracing and celebrating the smaller end of music venues in Sheffield, it’s Tuffs, who has been putting on gigs in the city since his days working at the Grapes back in the early 2000s.
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