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Hi Lil-Minx You must swap your paper ticket for a wristband to gain entry to the festival. Before you print off, you are asked which collection point you will use. That is where you need to go. Please check the website for more info - http://www.tramlines.org.uk/information/

Thanks guys, We try to deliver a festival that is both excellent value and packed with brilliant artists from many genres. Of course we will won't please everyone but we do our best. Weekend tickets are still available HERE and our completely free programme is available to read and download HERE

Hi guys, Hope you're well. With Tramlines 2016 just around the corner, we thought we'd post up all the info about this year's event. See you soon! Tramlines, the UK’s biggest inner-city music festival, returns for an eighth year on Friday 22 July and runs until Sunday 24 July, with a bigger and better music programme than ever before. Appearing at the 2016 event are Dizzee Rascal, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Jurassic 5, Kelis, George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic, The Dandy Warhols, Mystery Jets, Gaz Coombes, Dawn Penn, Crazy P Soundsystem, Goldie, Craig Charles, Public Service Broadcasting, Field Music, Little Simz, The Enemy, Norman Jay MBE, Toddla T, Young Fathers, David Rodigan, Basement, Kate Jackson, Big Narstie, LEVELZ and loads more. Joining them on this stellar line up are over 200 local acts, touring bands and international talent which makes Tramlines a destination festival for fans of cutting-edge music across a whole range of genres. By day, it’s a place to discover the best in live music across the outdoor stages and live music venues, spanning hip-hop, indie, electronica, reggae and more. By night, Tramlines takes over the city’s clubs and warehouses, offering up a wide selection of all-things-electronic, from house to hip-hop and drum and bass to techno, all night long. Tramlines attracts 100,000 people over the three day festival, turning Sheffield into one massive festival site, creating a feel and atmosphere that rivals any greenfield festival site. It is the previous winner of Best Metropolitan Festival at the UK Festival Awards and was shortlisted for the Best Small Festival award by NME. 18 of Sheffield’s music venues and performance spaces will be pulling out the stops staging hundreds of artists across the city. The 17,500 capacity Main Stage returns to Ponderosa Park while Stage Two will now reside in the o2 Academy. Elsewhere, the Folk Forest stage, the 500-capacity Cathedral and Sheffield’s City Hall, amongst others, will be home to some of the most exciting artists around. There'll be an expanded dance music programme at night time venues - Fusion, Foundry and The Octagon, Hope Works, Plug, The Night Kitchen, Yellow Arch, Code and the o2 Academy, featuring flawless DJ sets and live MC performances, from Randall, DJ Hype, MC Coco, Cut Chemist, Robert Hood Presents Floorplan, My Nu Leng & Dread MC, Greg Wilson, Fleetmac Wood and Leon Vynehall, to name just a few. Tramlines is more than just great music. Discover an array of street theatre on Barkers Pool, breakdancing battles and spray-can art at the Peace Gardens' Community World Stage, woodcraft and free yoga sessions, plus free family entertainment at the Weston Park party, as well as the brand-new film programme at the Showroom Cinema. All this is available for just £42 (+ bf) for a weekend ticket. To stay for the official closing parties on Sunday night, it’s an extra £5 (+ bf). Festival Director Sarah Nulty commented: “Sheffield is an amazing city with a wealth of musical talent. We aim to bring a mix of our favourite up-and-coming artists and pioneering and iconic national and international artists to the festival and are proud of this year's fantastic, diverse line¬up. “We pride ourselves on being the most competitively priced music festival out there. Tramlines is all about giving an opportunity to experience great music in Sheffield, a city that has played a pivotal role in every era of contemporary music.” With an impressive music programme over three days, Tramlines 2016 is expected to attract fans from across the UK. Weekend tickets at £42 plus booking fee can be purchased from http://tramlines.gigantic.com/ Under 12s go free; see the website for more details. For up-to-the-minute information about Tramlines 2016 and for more info on the artists playing visit http://www.tramlines.org.uk or follow Tramlines on Twitter @tramlines Let us know if there's any questions you have. Many thanks

Hi guys, Hope you're as excited as we are about the festival this year. We think it will be our best ever. Thanks to Andy C and others for presenting our info on here. We just wanted to let everyone know that Weekend Tickets are looking likely to sell out within a week. After this point, only Saturday day tickets will be available. Please get your weekend wristband now to avoid disappointment!