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Home > Festival > Free music in the Steel City

Free music in the Steel City

By Caroline King - May 21, 2012Posted in : Festival, Music

Tramlines Festival 2012, Sheffield When: 20th – 22nd July 2012

Where: Sheffield

£: Free

What is it?

Tramlines is a festival unlike any other.  Entry is free and it delivers a line-up that would normally cost a packet.

The festival covers all musical genres from indie, electronica and blues to world music, folk and everything in between.  The line up already includes Roots Manuva, We Are Scientists, Ms Dynamite, Field Music, Frankie & the Heartstrings, James Yorkston, 65 Days of Static, Future of the Left, Toddla Sound, Mr Scruff and many more.

Winner of Best Metropolitan Festival at the UK Festival Awards, Tramlines gives festival-goers a chance to see established artists alongside up and coming acts, across four outdoor stages and over 70 venues.

More info: www.tramlines.org.uk

Tagged With: Free events, South Yorkshire events, Tramlines festival, Yorkshire

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