Artists to celebrate Sheffield’s post-punk scene

Free event all part of Festival of the Mind

Filed in News at 12.29pm on 11 September 12

Artists to celebrate Sheffield’s post-punk scene From September 22 to the 30 Do It Thissen will be taking place at the Montgomery Hall in Sheffield as part of the University of Sheffield's Festival Of Mind.

It set to be an exhibition that celebrates the impact that bands from Sheffield and South Yorkshire had on the country’s music scene between 1978 and 1982.

The retrospective element of this unique exhibition will feature unseen photos of groups such as Cabaret Voltaire, Human League, ABC as well as showcasing hundreds of examples of vinyl, tapes and fanzines that sum up the era.

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