Watch: Memories of Sheffield's iconic Leadmill music venue

The Star, Sheffield

It’s rare that a live music venue stands the test of time. But since the 1980s the Leadmill has also transformed the careers of Pulp, Reverend and the Makers, Coldplay and Arctic Monkeys, to name but a few. It really is a Sheffield icon.

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00:00 The Leadmill is the longest running live music venue and nightclub in Sheffield and was first

00:05 opened in 1980 in a former flour mill which was originally a community centre.

00:10 It initially hosted plays, education and training workshops and live music.

00:15 Over the last 43 years the landmark has hosted live music, comedy nights, theatre productions,

00:20 record fairs, cabaret, drag shows and talks.

00:24 Some of its early gigs included performances by Jimi Hendrix and Small Faces as part of

00:29 the Esquire which was a 1960s club.

00:32 King Charles III, then Prince Charles, visited the Leadmill in 1988 and described it as a

00:37 building well restored.

00:38 In the 1960s the Leadmill became the Sheffield venue of Gatecrasher before launching its

00:43 own house night, Rise, where Sheffield's own Arctic Monkeys sold out in 2005, faster

00:49 than any other band.

00:50 Today we celebrate the Leadmill and what it means to Sheffield.

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