The idea to create Gut Level started at the beginning of 2019 as a response to the lack of economically accessible venues in Sheffield that prioritise electronic music and late-night events. Another driving force was the absence of a music venue and community space that has women and queer people at the forefront of it.
“Our overall aim is to provide a spot for marginalised communities who have previously felt un-welcome or uncomfort-able in mainstream club spaces. ”
Our first space located in Attercliffe under a disused railway arch was found by Katie and we moved in Summer 2019. We stayed here for around a year and left due to not being able to run events and pay rent over lockdown.
We now run a multi-use space that currently prioritises hosting late-night electronic music events. Our overall aim is to provide a spot for marginalised communities who have previously felt unwelcome or uncomfortable in mainstream club spaces. Aside from Gut Level events, we run a community garden in our courtyard called Wet Patch and host a bi-monthly DJ workshop at Dina for women/queer/LGBT+ people called Flaw and Working Them’s Club.
Our general ethos is believing in the importance of providing space for the community, particularly in an ever-increasingly individualistic world. There is a desperate need for space and facilities for people to meet each other that doesn’t revolve entirely around spending money.
If you’d like to get to know more about us, check out our website at www.gutlevel.co.uk or follow us on instagram @gutlevelsheffield. All our late-night events are posted on here. For the DJ workshops follow @flawcollective & @working_thems_club. Finally for the garden, check out @wetpatchsheffield.
