Tramlines 2010

Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th July 2010
various venues and open spaces throughout Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2HB, England MAP
FREE

Daily capacity: 50,000

Last updated: Tue 13th Jul 2010

Tramlines festival will take place between Friday 23rd and Sunday 25th July 2010 as part of Sheffield Music City.

Line-up

Echo and the Bunnymen, Mystery Jets, Simian Mobile Disco (DJ set), Future of the Left, Darwin Deez, The King Blues, The Hoosiers, Craig David, Dum Dum Girls, Annie Mac and Toddla T are the first acts to be announced for the festival.

Tramlines takes place at 50 venues and on numerous outdoor stages. Sheffield's free urban music festival expects over 50,000 revellers. This year the Main Stage on Devonshire Green has been expanded to host 8,000, and there's some new additions including a New Music Stage on Tudor Square and a new Youth Music Festival.

Tramline events

The Tuesday Club will be hosting a HipHop barbecue. Mixed in Sheffield, Kid Acne, Kabal, DubCentral and numerous other local artists and promoters will be showcasing their take on the Steel City in their own curated venues. Matt Helders and Toddla T are already slated in to host their own nights. There will be a Ceilidh at The Dog and Partridge, a cinema in a van, every Sheffield band with a drum kit and a mic will find a stage while the local blues and acoustic artists invade every available nook and cranny in the city's local boozers.

Tramlines will also be taking its first substantial green footsteps this year. Alongside a host of green initiatives being developed for the festival, they will also be hosting a Solar Powered Disco for 400 lucky revellers. There are currently more than 40 Sheffield traders, including caterers, clothing retailers and much more.

Accommodation

This event does not have camping but there are a number of hotels, hostels and guest houses in the area. Student housing group Unite has signed up as accommodation partner for the festival, offering student digs for £30 per person per night.