Tramlines at Various Venues in Sheffield

The Tramlines Festival is an annual music festival held in Sheffield. The festival is curated and organized 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. The success of Tramlines Festival 2011 led to the event winning ‘Best Metropolitan Festival’ at the UK Festival Awards.

The festival takes place at over 70 venues and 4 main stages in the city center, including The Leadmill, O2 Academy Sheffield, Barkers Pool, The University of Sheffield, The Harley, The Bowery, the Peace Gardens and the main stage on Devonshire Green with a capacity of 8,000.