Fairport Convention to play highlights from back catalogue at club in Sheffield (aff)
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Legendary folk rock band Fairport Convention will entertain fans in Sheffield during their autumn tour.
The group, founded nearly six decades ago and hailed for pioneering the blending of traditional and electric instruments, will play at Crookes Social Club on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
This year’s lineup features Simon Nicol on guitar and vocals, Dave Pegg on bass guitar, Ric Sanders on violin, Chris Leslie on fiddle, mandolin and vocals. The chaps are looking forward to revisiting highlights from their impressive back catalogue.
Fairport Convention’s most well-known track Who Knows Where The Time Goes reached more than 34 million Spotify streams this year, highlighting their reputation at the true statesmen of British music – cherished by critics, musicians and fans alike.
The band have also won a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award and Radio 2 listeners voted their ground-breaking album Liege & Lief ‘The Most Influential Folk Album of All Time’ in 2006. Their story has been celebrated with television documentaries on BBC Four and Sky Arts.
Tickets cost £34.35 from the concert at Crookes Social Club, which start at 7.45pm. To book tickets. go to www.seetickets.com/event/fairport-convention/crookes-social-club/3605533
*Fairport Convention have announced four venues for their 60th anniversary concerts when they will be joined by special guests. The shows will be at Perth Concert Hall, Manchester’s New Century Hall, Brimingham Town Hall and London’s Union Chapel on respective dates from May 24 to 27, 2027. These concerts promise a joyful reunion, timeless songs, and a tribute to the enduring spirit of British folk rock.