Tramlines Festival
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| Genre | rock, Indie, pop, electronic, dance, hip hop, folk, experimental, metal, world, reggae |
| Dates | End of July |
| Location(s) | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom |
| Years active | Annually since 2009 |
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| www.tramlines.org.uk | |
The Tramlines Festival is an annual music festival held in Sheffield. The festival has in the past been free to attend, but now has premium venues where tickets are required to be purchased. The line-up consists of national and local artists. The festival is curated and organised by a panel comprising local venue owners, promoters and volunteers. The name of the festival is inspired by the city's tram network. Tramlines held its first festival in 2009, which attracted 35,000 fans and was seen as a huge success, and 2010's event doubled that figure. Tramlines 2011 took place between Friday 22 and Sunday 24 July. The success of Tramlines Festival 2011 led to the event winning 'Best Metropolitan Festival' at the UK Festival Awards.
In 2016 the Tramlines organisers launched a separate annual one-day event, Outlines Festival. Outlines focuses on new bands, and like Tramlines takes place at venues across Sheffield city centre.
The festival takes place at over 70 venues and 4 main stages in the city centre, including The Leadmill, The Viper Rooms, The Fat Cat, O2 Academy Sheffield, Barkers Pool, The University of Sheffield, The Harley, The Bowery, the Peace Gardens and the main stage at Ponderosa Park with a capacity of 8,000.
Tramlines held its first festival in 2009. Notable artists such as Rolo Tomassi, Just Jack, Toddla T, Pixie Lott, Little Boots, Example, The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, The XX and Reverend and the Makers, who headlined, played at the festival. The festival was a huge success, attracting 35,000 fans. The organizers, as well as councillors and Sheffielders, praised the festival. The festivals popularity, along with positive reviews, led to the 2010 event being announced. The festival-goers had to queue to get wristbands, which gave them access to the different stages.
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