Yellow Arch Studios

[5] The building was rediscovered in 1996 in disarray and ruin and the Yellow Arch team designed and refurbished the building, “the same team still head up the board today and are active daily in the running, working and facilitating of the business.”[5] Yellow Arch Studios was the brainchild of Andrew Cook and Colin Elliot for the initial purpose of a place to play and make music.

[2] Since then it has established itself “as a hub of the Sheffield music scene”[6] welcoming the likes of Goldfrapp, Kylie Minogue, Jarvis Cocker, Duane Eddy, James, My Darling Clementine, Tony Christie and Richard Hawley to record there.

[7][8][6][5] In February 2015, Yellow Arch Studios opened its doors as a venue; since then it has hosted a diverse range of musicians, DJs and artists including, Macka B, Blossoms, Don Letts, Mungo's Hi-Fi, Slow Club, David Rodigan, Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra, The Electric Swing Circus, The Dead South and Channel One Soundsystem.

The large amount of facilities on offer makes Yellow Arch “one of the only buildings in Europe where people can write, rehearse, record, perform and film… under the same roof”.

Yellow Arch Studios has been praised by locals as being a catalyst for the regeneration of the Kelham Island and Neepsend area,[9] which had previously been known as a derelict red-light-district,[10] as represented in the Arctic Monkeys' song When the Sun Goes Down.