The Leadmill announce final gig and look to the future: “Our mission hasn’t changed even if our address will”

Sheffield’s iconic venue The Leadmill has announced the date of its final event before its long-time owners are evicted.

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Last month, the Steel City club was denied an appeal against their eviction notice from Electric Group and given three months to vacate the premises on Leadmill Street.

The current owners have operated on the site since 1980 and have played host to local legends including Pulp, Arctic Monkeys, Self Esteem and Bring Me The Horizon, as well as the likes of Muse, Coldplay, The Strokes, Oasis and many more.

On Sunday (June 1), the venue announced that “after four decades of unforgettable nights, historic gigs and a community that has stuck with us through it all”, their final ever event will be held on Saturday, June 28.

After over four decades of unforgettable nights, historic gigs and a community that has stuck with us through it all, Saturday 28th June 2025 will be the final event held at The Leadmill.

We will miss our home more than words can say. Lets make these last weeks count pic.twitter.com/qZ5RcREvFq

— The Leadmill (@Leadmill) June 1, 2025

“We will miss our home more than words can say, but this isn’t the end for us,” they added in a post on X. “It’s just a new chapter in our story and yours. Let’s make these last weeks count.”

The Leadmill also urged any ticket holders for events scheduled at the venue to check their inboxes and social media in the coming days for updates about the rescheduling of gigs. They explained they are working with a host of other venues in the city to ensure that “live music, comedy, club nights and culture” will continue in Sheffield. “Our mission hasn’t changed even if our address will,” they said.

“The Leadmill has always been more than a building and that is something that you just can’t buy. It’s the people, the spirit and the stories that have made it what it is. Wherever we go, we’ll be taking that with us.”

They encouraged any members of the public to email here for any further information.

The venue also thanked the “incredible staff who have stood beside us”, including engineers, bar staff, box office, security, clearners, promoters, DJs, photographers, crew and people who worked behind the scenes. “Your passion, resilience and care have shaped The Leadmill into the place that it is,” they said. “You’ve made people feel safe, welcome and part of something bigger.”

After 10 years of the most iconic AM Weekenders in Sheffield, we’re bringing this one back for one last time at The Leadmill on Friday 13th & Saturday 14th June!

Get on your dancing shoes and take a trip back to where it all began and dance the night away on the very same stage… pic.twitter.com/9WKYobbRNB

— The Leadmill (@Leadmill) June 1, 2025

Also taking the time to thank the artists, collaborators and local businesses they have worked with, they added: “What we built has always been a shared experience and we’re so proud of that. We are endlessly grateful to every single one of you. Thank you for being part of this story.”

They also called for people to post their favourite memories of The Leadmill online by sending them a ‘Love Letter to The Leadmill’, which they said they will compile into a future project.

“To everyone who has supported us, whether from around the corner or across the globe: thank you. Our walls might be changing but our community isn’t going anywhere. See you on our dancefloor…one last time.”

The venue was first served an eviction notice in 2022 – to the uproar of music fans and artists alike – when it emerged that Electric Group had bought the freehold for the site of the Leadmill in March 2017.

The Electric Group runs a number of venues across the UK, including Brixton Electric, and has vowed to keep the building as a music venue that will “continue to be a cornerstone of the live music scene in Sheffield, supporting artists, fans, and community projects for the next 100 years”.

That was quick, wasn’t it @TheKsUK? https://t.co/CPqnINs7p2 pic.twitter.com/n5WfevAQ14

— The Leadmill (@Leadmill) May 30, 2025

In recent weeks, the venue called for any acts who would like the play a final show at the site to come forward, with “no act too big”.

Last month, Sheffield native Richard Hawley spoke to NME about his “overwhelming sense of sadness” over The Leadmill’s closure, pleading for the government to change the law to stop it from happening to other venues.

“I’m trying not to get angry, but it’s very difficult because they say I’m the musician that’s played there the most by a long, long way,” said Hawley. “It’s probably true. I don’t want that to stop, and not just for me but other people. It’s a rite of passage. The people running it now are best placed to do so.”

He continued: “There desperately needs to be a change in legislation. If someone comes along and buys the land under your business and building and throws you out and turns it into flats – which happens all the time – or if they kick you out but steal your business, we’re talking about a serious moral issue.”

Last year saw the UK lose one music venue every fortnight, with warnings that the rate would increase to one per week in 2025 without urgent government action – only adding to regional areas suffering from what has been called “the complete collapse of touring”.

Over the last few years, there has been an increased call for music venues to own their own buildings to prevent them from being kicked out by landlords. As a result, the Music Venue Properties scheme has been buying up buildings for beloved gig spaces and is now stepping up its efforts in what’s been described as a “National Trust for music venues” scheme.

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