Fancy playing Tramlines Festival? Applications are now open!

Organisers of Sheffield's Tramlines Festival have begun their search for the UK's best breaking talent, and have opened the artist application process for the forthcoming festival, which is set to return for its eighth instalment from 22 to 24 July.

In its ongoing mission to showcase the country’s breaking bands and artists, the UK’s biggest metropolitan music festival is looking to fill 15 slots across a wide range of official festival venues and stages.

Hopefuls have until 29 April to submit their details via Tramlines' page at gigmit.com, with the winning entries being chosen by a mix of festival organisers, BBC Introducing presenters and influential music industry figures.

TLs 2015 - De La Soul - Main Stage - Photo Carolina Faruolo

Tramlines transforms Sheffield city centre into a huge festival site, taking the reins on four outdoor spaces and 15 venues with a bill which showcases a diverse range of established names and brand-new artists, and attracting approximately 100,000 people every year.

This year's bill delivers a genre-defying mix of talent, including Dizzee Rascal, Jurassic 5, Kelis, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Mystery Jets, Gaz Coombes, Dawn Penn, Field Music, Young Fathers, Toddla T, Goldie MBE, Little Simz, Norman Jay MBE, Hinds, My Nu Leng, C Duncan, Randall, Meilyr Jones, Skream, K.O.G and The Zongo Brigade, and many more.

Tramlines Festival announces Catfish and the Bottlemen as headliners

Sheffield’s inner-city music festival, which will take place from Friday 22 to Sunday 24 July across four huge outdoor spaces and 15 diverse venues across the city, is thrilled to announce that Catfish and the Bottlemen will headline the Main Stage on Sunday night. Also newly announced are Sheffield home-grown talents The Crookes and Blessa. With over 100,000 attendees so far the festival is at the forefront of new music and hot artists.

The festival will also see Dizzee Rascal, Young Fathers, Dawn Penn, Goldie MBE, Toddla T, Norman Jay MBE, Amy Becker, Mumdance, Field Music, Hinds, Gwenno, C Duncan, Randall, Meilyr Jones and many more take on the stages at one of the most diverse festivals in the UK. The venues are o2 Academy, the Leadmill, The Night Kitchen, the Cathedral, Foundry, Fusion, and The Octagon Centre, The Harley, Hope Works, City Hall, Queens Social Club and Yellow Arch Studios.

Tickets for Tramlines Festival 2016 are now on sale and a full weekend ticket (covering all stages from day until night) comes in at the bargain price of just £42 before booking fees.

Tramlines Festival Reveals 2015's Folk Forest stage lineup

Tramlines Festival – one of the UK’s biggest inner city festivals - has announced the lineup for its scenic Folk Forest. The latest additions include Chicagoan Ezra Furman, Seb Rochford's Mercury-nominated experimental jazz band Polar Bear and alt-folk outfit This Is The Kit, amongst others.

Festival Director Sarah Nulty said 

"After the success of bringing the Cathedral stage into the wristband scheme last year, the Folk Forest stage will also become part of the paid festival. As well as allowing us to ensure that the profile of artists and quality of production can be raised, the move will also support the long-term sustainability of an integral part of Tramlines."

The Charlatans, Basement Jaxx and Wu Tang Clan to Headline Tramlines Festival 2015 + over 30 more acts

Tramlines has announced that The Charlatans, Basement Jaxx and Wu Tang Clan will headline the festival, taking place in Sheffield from Friday 24 to Sunday 26 July. Over 30 new acts have been added to the 2015 bill including The Streets frontman Mike Skinner and critically-acclaimed DJ/producer Erol Alkan, who will join the acts already announced including Sugarhill Gang, Buzzcocks, Melle Mel & Scorpio, Martha Reeves and Billy Bragg. Weekend tickets are now on sale for £30 from www.tramlines.org.uk, furthering Tramlines’ reputation as a festival that consistently offers amazing value for money.

The festival features artists from a wide range of musical genres. Past events have included performances from Public Enemy, Sister Sledge, The Cribs, Katy B, alt-J, the xx, AlunaGeorge, Roots Manuva, Ms Dynamite, Echo and the Bunnymen, Toddla T and Annie Mac, The Mystery Jets, Lianne La Havas, The Selecter, Rolo Tomassi, Darwin Deez, Heaven 17, The Futureheads, Ash and many more.

Tramlines Festival make line-up announcement

Sheffield’s inner-city music festival Tramlines is thrilled to announce the first wave of artists for its 2015 event, which will take place in multiple venues and outdoor spaces across the city from Friday 24 to Sunday 26 July. With confirmations including Buzzcocks, Sugarhill Gang, Melle Mel & Scorpio, Martha Reeves, Dutch Uncles, Slaves, Jagaara, Marika Hackman, Roman Flugel and Blanck Mass, festival organisers have delivered another eclectic lineup, spanning international and UK talent, as it continues its seven year reign as one of the most diverse music festivals around.

Tramlines festival director Sarah Nulty said: 

"The 2014 lineup was one of our best ever so we knew we’d set the bar high for this year, and we think we’ve done it again with the legendary likes of Buzzcocks and Sugarhill Gang. We pride ourselves on being a 'discovery’ festival where people can seek out established talent alongside breaking talent and are excited to share more big and brand-new names for the festival."

Tickets for Tramlines 2015 are available from www.tramlines.org.uk and cost just £30 for all three days, making it one of the most competitively priced festivals around. Where else can you see international legends alongside the UK’s most in-demand new talent for less money?