We asked people what's the best gig you have ever seen in Sheffield.
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00:00 Could you tell me what the best music act you've ever seen has been in Sheffield?
00:03 I think I'd have to say the Everly Pregnant Brothers.
00:07 What do you like about them?
00:08 They're funny and they're topical and they're good entertainment, it's a good night out.
00:14 Where did you see them?
00:15 At Summer City Hall.
00:16 Could you tell me what the best music act you've ever seen in Sheffield is and where it was?
00:25 The Ollies, 1964 at the Black Cat Club, the Stringfellers' first venue.
00:33 Where was the Black Cat?
00:34 It's St Aidan's Ove on City Road, opposite the cemetery.
00:39 Was it a really good show?
00:41 Yes, because I also danced to them with a lady and I'd never met her before and I won half a crown bopping.
00:50 What was your favourite song that they did?
00:54 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' because my brother's a big lad.
00:59 Could you tell me what the best music act you've ever seen was in Sheffield?
01:03 I watched 'The Theory of a Dead Man' in Ledmill.
01:07 So who was that, sorry?
01:09 'The Theory of a Dead Man', it's a rock band.
01:11 And that was at the Ledmill, was it?
01:14 Yes.
01:14 What did you like about them?
01:15 They were new, well they weren't new but they were fun and they got audiences for acting and
01:22 yeah, it was good.
01:23 Good night.
01:23 What was the best musical act you ever saw in Sheffield?
01:26 'The Water Boys'.
01:28 'The Water Boys'?
01:29 Yes.
01:29 And where was that?
01:31 At the City Hall when I was probably about 15.
01:34 They were fantastic live.
01:36 What was the best song they did?
01:39 Oh my god, probably 'Fisherman's Blues' because the whole place went crazy.
01:45 Tell me please what the best music act you've ever seen in Sheffield has been?
01:49 It would be Sam Fender at Tramlines last year.
01:52 What was the best thing about it?
01:54 'Seventeen Going Under'.