Fuzz Club

{{Short description|Indie rock night}}

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The Fuzz Club was an indie rock night{{Cite web|title=South Yorkshire Clubbing – Fuzz Club, Sheffield Uni, 7 Nov|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/clubbing/fuzz_club/index.shtml|access-date=2021-07-23|publisher=BBC}} hosted by University of Sheffield Union of Students, which ran from 1999 to 2009. It claimed to be the biggest students union rock night in the UK outside London.

The night ran weekly on Thursdays throughout term time and hosts new bands; sometimes local, sometimes national. The club provided a variety of music from heavy rock in the Bleach room to indie in the main fuzz room.

The night was created by Penny Blackham,{{Cite web|title=Penny Blackham (Cultural Engagement Officer / Sheffield Music Board)|url=https://www.musicleeds.com/citymusicforum2019-speakers/2019/2/15/penny-blackham-cultural-engagement-officer-sheffield-music-board|access-date=2021-07-23|website=MUSIC:LEEDS|language=en-US}} who is currently Chair of the South Yorkshire Music Board.{{Cite web|title=Sheffield Music Board – 'One size fits all culture rescue package will not work'|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/sheffield-music-board-one-size-fits-all-culture-rescue-package-will-not-work-2936444|access-date=2021-07-23|website=yorkshirepost.co.uk|language=en}}

Fuzz Club was part of the circuit for new bands trying to make a name for themselves. In recent years, it had hosted Keane,{{Cite web|title=Sheffield Music Map|url=https://www.dhi.ac.uk/mobile-tours/sheffield-music-map/tour/location.php?app_id=1&tour_id=17&marker=219&n=7|access-date=2021-07-23|website=dhi.ac.uk}} The Long Blondes, Editors, The Zutons, The Killers, Bloc Party, The xx, La Roux, Future of the Left, British Sea Power, 65daysofstatic, Ida Maria, Hot Chip, Florence and the Machine and The Others.{{Cite web|title=BBC DJ Steve Lamacq on his love of The Leadmill and the shock of his '4 Real' interview with Richey Edwards|url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/bbc-dj-steve-lamacq-celebrating-independent-venues-sheffield-his-love-leadmill-and-shock-his-4-real-interview-richey-edwards-1367841|access-date=2021-07-23|website=thestar.co.uk|language=en}}

In the mid-2000s, the club also hosted one day festivals, called Fuzztival with acts like Metronomy, Ebony Bones, Hot Chip and Toddla T on the line-up.{{Cite web|date=2008-10-24|title=Pick of the week: Clubs|url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2008/oct/25/northlistings-clubs|access-date=2021-07-23|website=The Guardian|language=en}}

The club night ran since 1999 and initially alternated with Bleach, a heavier rock night, which instead became resident in the Fuzz Club's second room – essentially part of Fuzz Club. At the end of the academic year 2008/09, the last night of the Fuzz Club was held on 11 June 2009. The night has now been replaced with Live Wire, opening 23 September 2010.