INDEPENDENT
SHEFFIELD
NOT A GENRE.
A ROOM FOR
GOOD NIGHTS.
Panke works because different promoters bring different crowds. The constant is the venue itself: dark, direct, independent, serious about sound and relaxed about fitting into one box.
WHAT'S ON.
ONE.
Techno / tribal / synth-driven devotion · DJs + live percussion · 10PM—4AM
Good Fake Reality
Isis Moray + DirtForSale · electronica / tech / cyberpunk · doors 7:30PM
Urban Foot Patrol
Free entry · classic vinyl tunes · 7PM—1AM
Substrate
Drum & bass / dubstep · Widdzy / Wildstyle / Mad P / Jarrie / Chris Innasound / Rational Agent · MC Ballistikus · 9PM—3AM · FREE ENTRY
Hip Hop Lounge
Special guest Lady Paradox · Mama Rayray / Ron Superior / Shaun Anthony · hosted by V3XATION & Epicentre · 8PM—MIDNIGHT · FREE ENTRY
Unified
Freddie Taylor / Callum Hill B2B Perks / Alex Neal B2B Alma / Findaloo / Maxden · 10PM—4AM
Ride The Underground
Halloween Lock Down Spooktacular · speed garage & bassline house · 10PM—4:30AM
Trance Junkiez — Return to Sheffield
May Marr / Control / Jason Rayne / Wayne Bird / Shambles / Dave Mooney / Melissa Holdenmx · 7PM—4AM
Tekno Junkiez — In Memory of Ashley Billyeald
Fundraiser · hard techno · 7PM—4AM
THE ROOM
HAS A FACE.
BAR.
ART.
CROWD.
SOUND.
Panke is the red-lit frontage, the graffiti, the booth, the bar, the crowd packed into the room and the feeling that the night belongs to whoever is putting it on. The website should show that — not sand it down.
GALLERY.
BUILT TO
BE USED.
DJM-900NXS2
Castlegate / S2 5TR
NIGHTS THAT
HAPPEN HERE.
A room used differently every time. Promoter artwork stays promoter artwork.
PANKE
IN PRINT.
Castlegate Festival 2026: the full guide
Panke is singled out as “the busiest of the three” Exchange Street venues, with music running from 5PM through to 4AM.
READ ARTICLE ↗Panke Social: a new independent space
A full feature on Panke, the story behind the venue and its place in Sheffield’s independent music culture.
READ ARTICLE ↗Can Castlegate turn itself around?
Panke is recognised as part of the Exchange Street cluster of grassroots venues helping sustain Castlegate’s cultural life.
READ ARTICLE ↗Bal Fashions rebrands as Panke Social
Coverage of Panke’s launch on Exchange Street, the 150-capacity room and its upgraded Martin Audio sound system.
READ ARTICLE ↗A SPACE
FOR IDEAS.
EXHIBITIONS.
INSTALLATIONS.
SCREENINGS.
PERFORMANCE.
Panke is open to ideas that sit between a gallery, a club and an independent cultural space. Art exhibitions with music, photography, audiovisual installations, screenings, record launches, performances, pop-ups and projects that do not fit neatly into a traditional venue are welcome.
If the idea needs a room with character, sound, a bar and the possibility of becoming a night in its own right, talk to us.
PROPOSE A PROJECT ↗LOOK AFTER
EACH OTHER.
Different nights. Different crowds. Same respect.
Panke is an independent Sheffield space built around music, people and the different communities that use it. Come as you are, and give other people the same freedom.
READ OUR SAFER SPACE APPROACH →YOUR NIGHT.
OUR ROOM.
Got a concept, an audience and a reason for people to leave home? Panke gives you the location, booth, sound, bar, facilities and late-night setup. You bring the identity.