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The Fringe at Tramlines '25

The Fringe at Tramlines '25

Music fans of Sheffield, rejoice! Here we are in mid July, and once again Tramlines weekend looms close. If you've not got tickets to the main festival don't fear, there is so much else going on throughout the city, 'warming up' from Wednesday 23rd all the way through to Sunday 27th. Also, most of it's free and you may even find yourself a new favourite venue (I've learned of a few places I've not been to yet, just from researching this post).

To help you decide which to see out of the million (I've not counted but that sounds pretty accurate) acts gracing the city's pubs, basements and anything else they can find to use as a stage this year, I'll be sharing some personal recommendations over the coming days. Among these will be tried and tested favourites; bands listened to but not seen live before; and probably some I didn't know existed until this week. In the meantime, here's a summary of everything* that's happening over the weekend.

*As line ups are ceaselessly being anounced and updated, there's definitely gonna be stuff I missed. If you know of anything else that deserves to be on this list, feel free to drop over an email.

Neepsend Social Club (map)
Days: Saturday
FREE ENTRY
Line up:
The 20ft Squid Blues Band, Tom Kilner, TC and The Hoodoo Shakers, Lightning Threads, Ash Gray
More info: Facebook event

Alder (map)
Days: Friday and Saturday
FREE ENTRY
Line up:
Friday: Plum Jr, Soaper, Slap RashSaturday: Nonna Fab, Floral Pattern, Cosmic Puppet, Montuno
More info: Friday | Saturday

Yellow Arch (map)
Days: Thursday, Friday and Saturday
FREE ENTRY
Line up:
Thursday: Waterbear presents The Tivolis, Good Damage, Poison Dart, Milly Pye, Harvey HigginsFriday: xHour Of Reprisalx, Nylon, Prozpekt, Without Love, Empty StateSaturday: Bruise Control, The Big Hell, Lonesome Dead, Period Drama, Skint Knees, Pancho Grande, Duck
More info: Yellow Arch events

The Harlequin (map)
Days: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
FREE ENTRY
Line up:
Friday: Earwig presents Shamlines with Drastic//Automatic, Mothers Day, Muccarelli, Katz with a KFriday: Earwig presents Shamlines with Drastic//Automatic, Mothers Day, Muccarelli, Katz with a K | Saturday: Asboface, Jackie Moonbather, The Local | Sunday: The Steel Rivers String Band
More info: Friday

Shakelines at Shakespeares (map)
Days: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
FREE ENTRY
Line up:
Thursday: Midnight Creatures presents Malah Palinka, We Hate The Sharkman, AfrodesiaFriday: Original Voice presents Charlie King, Polygon, CortadoSaturday: Jarred Up presents Any Old Iron, Bait Britain, FlatStanley, Cattle Grid, Juke, Hard As Nails, Shelley Byron, Airport Dad, Surf JazSunday: Lyrically Minded & Section 80 present Squatlines Session with Girobabies & many more
More info: Weekend | Thursday | Saturday | Sunday

Clamlines at Delicious Clam (map)
Days: Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Line up:
Thursday: Mock Tudors, Knorke, Cattle Grid | Friday: Romeo Taylor, Lawi Anywar, Irked, Eternal Vape | Saturday: Best Friends, Jade Hairpins, Dearthworms, 0800 Rodeo, The Xoxos, The Garden Folk
More info: Instagram | Some advance tickets left for Friday | More tickets for all days available on the door

The Church House (map)
Days: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
FREE ENTRY
Line up:
Friday: We Are Little Rock, Embers, Daz Cadwallander, Sheep Purple, Hungarian Lanterns, Jamie Mallender’s Swear Box | Saturday: Carys and Evan, Zebedee, The Cabronitas, Dan Millson, Wolfman and the Laterals, Danny Sixstrings Firegarden, Meanstreak | Sunday: Scarlett Kirwan, Kelain James, Triple Trou3le, Jim Burke Band, Eye of Bon, Marija Kons and the Hell Yeah Brothers, Baranovich, GLASS RHINO
More info: Facebook event

Tanlines II: The Meatwave at Gut Level (map)
Days: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Line up:
Friday: LeatherDyke vol. 9 w/ Kessie, Eden & Stephanie | Saturday: ARMPIT Sportswear Party w/ Michael Upson & Luke Daniels | Sunday Service w/ ALYSBESTOS, Knorke, Dearthworms, Fashion TipsFriday: LeatherDyke vol. 9 w/ Kessie, Eden & Stephanie | Saturday: ARMPIT Sportswear Party w/ Michael Upson & Luke Daniels | Sunday Service w/ ALYSBESTOS, Dearthworms, Fashion Tips, Knorke
More info & tickets: Friday | Saturday | Sunday (membership to Gut Level is also needed for all events at the venue)

The Red Lion (map)
Days: Saturday and Sunday
FREE ENTRY
Line up:
Saturday: Woodstock, Isis Moray, Tommy Binks, Jarg Armani, ReOffenders, Ornate Coalmine, Café Totem, Thundercat Stevens | Sunday: Duck, Dru Blues, Yo Dynamo, Spook Musiek, See Emily Play, Johnny Thrash, Strange Sky Exit, Sieben
More info: Facebook event

Hallamshire Hotel (map)
Days: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
FREE ENTRY
Line up:
Friday: Bones Ate Arfa, FloodHounds, TEN EIGHTY TREES, Broken; Narrative, ATAKARMASaturday: Flat Party, We Hate The Sharkman, Bonk!, Abi Hall, Im Being Serious, Jen Wynn, River DriveSunday: The Bowie Contingent, Freezer, paul party, Blue John, Junk

Bathlines at The Bath Hotel (map)
Days: Sunday
FREE ENTRY
Line up:
Fargo Railroad Company, Emilia Quinn, Mick Holmes and Jim Tapplin
More info: Facebook event

The Green Room (map)
Days: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Line up:
Thursday: open mic | Friday: Gifthorse, Hell Yeah Brothers, Defovella, Voodoo Fuzz, Concrete Fuzz, Kaliko, Malachite | Saturday: all-day playlists | Sunday: Ellie Foster, Colin Miles, Brooke Hodges, Robyn Gair, Jimmy Maddon, Kase Allen, Cold Bones Lullabies, My Lo-Fi Heart, Joe Dewick, Three of Swords

Frog and Parrot (map)
Days: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
FREE ENTRY
Line up:
Thursday: RGM presents Mat Hook, LPMC, Spook Muziek, Sam B-KFriday: RGM presents Spangled, Lissy Taylor, SHADE, Mercy Kelly, Jonny BladeSaturday: End Of The Trail, Fans For Bands and Play It Loud UK present The Kellows, Hollows, Heart Sauce, Loco Ono, Blofeld Sands, ATKRTV, Cherry Fuzz Club, Fairly Well, Broken Colours, Ony Old Iron, TV Death, Lori, Gudness, Simon James, Paul BowerSunday: The Black Door Soul Club presents Northern Soul All-Dayer
More info: Saturday

Devonshire Green (map)
Days: Saturday and Sunday
FREE ENTRY
Line up:
Saturday: Hosted by Sile Sibanda
Jungle Lion
Highway Child
Shanghai Treason
Good Damage
The Tivolis
Blue Street Brass
Tavira
Sheffield Cancer Choir
DJ Myna, DJ Kom, DJ Izza Dancer and DJ Wahala between bands

Sunday: Hosted by Jonny Douglas
Macka B and the Roots Ragga Band
DJ Papa Al - Ink Dance
Soul Battalion
Tracks DJ
Tracks Live performances
Ripton Lindsey presents ‘Jamaican Carifolk Dance’
DJ JuJu Master
Sparkle Sistaz

More info: Welcome To Sheffield

Washinglines at The Washington (map)
Days: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
FREE ENTRY
Line up:
Friday: Hallan, Jumper Boy, PUBLIC COMMODITY, POLAT, Mouse Teeth, JUGGL_R, | Saturday: Sam Scherdel, WHITEHORSE, Archy & the Astronauts, Sancho Panza, x2 fast, The Panamas | Sunday: Malah Palinka, KHAMRA, The Will Yates Experience.The Will Yates Experience, since torino, Wull, Fake Dads, Patio Gas

AV IT! Bar (map)
Days: Sunday
FREE ENTRY
Line up:
Bones Park Rider, Inequality Street, Hospital Food, News from Nowhere, Certificate X, Jump Boys
More info: Facebook event

Rock the Fringe at Corporation (map)
Days: Friday and Saturday
FREE ENTRY
Line up:
Friday: Metallish Allsorts Vol 5 with Fracture, Mortivius, Epitaph, PantheonSaturday: Fear Lies, DeadBlondeStars, Hexe, Santiago Kings, TowHead, Evil Feet, Asboface, Action AxolotlMore info: Friday | Saturday

Record Junkee (map)
Days: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
FREE ENTRY
Line up:
Friday: Dakota Avenue, Slothstalgia, Nasa Parka, Riviera, Scarlet Kirwin, Penny Eau, Bum Wave, Endorsee, Sun Spot, Cattle Grid | Saturday: Fauna, Jawbone, Steep Incline, Imaginary Friends, James Ashe, Leader Thrash, Three Of Swords, Bleach, Radio Aftermath, Unit 17, Penumbra | Sunday: Lee Moore, Bri Ward, Epitaph, Pool House, Contraptions, Prayer Room, Feral, Le Bone, Gordon Pocket, Ochidelia, Fairly Well
More info: Instagram

Network (map)
Days: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Free Saturday & Sunday
Line up:
Friday: TEKKERS present SKILLZ & CARDIAC, MISTABEATZ, RAZ & DIDI, JD SMITH, SHAUN BURGIN, MIGHTY BLAZE, ROSS BOSS, WEBBI, GRUMPYSaturday in Network 2: Road House presents The N.S.O, Rivia, Stained Glass, Tuesday Night Whites, The Falls, Orchidelia, Bendricks, Cold Start, Jamie HiggsSaturday in Network 3: Road House presents Dopamine, Atakarma, Dylan Robert, Billobuckers, Reminisce, The Heavy Souls, Ketwig Salon, Camisado, The Memos, BrotherSunday: The Public Eye, The Shambles, Little Juke, Luna Drift, The Juice, Dodobones, Idyllic, Fluoresent, Tom Collins, Skäl, Tellyeaters, Sugar Roulette, The Shutters, Bloom, Jumpers & Collars, Kasms, Taylor Liam Jackson, Morgan Wood
More info: Friday | Tickets for Friday

The Other Festival at Sidney & Matilda (map)
Days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday warm up shows;
Main festival Friday, Saturday and Sunday
FREE ENTRY
Line up:
Tuesday: The Kellows, Static Lives | Wednesday: The Slow Country, Faint Paint, Umarellas | Thursday: WHITEHORSE, Spanish Horses, Nando DaleFriday: Jarred Up presents Nervous Pills, Sister Wives, Mickey Nomimono, Post Archives, Good News, Strixen, Dearthworms, Precious Metals, Taut Angles, Electric Tape RecorderFriday: Jarred Up presents Sister Wives, Post Archives, Strixen, Precious Metals, Electric Tape Recorder, Nervous Pills, Mickey Nomimono, Good News, Dearthworms, Taut Angles | Saturday: Private Reg, Wyatt, The Turncoats, Poppy Seeds, Peace Pipe Revival, Blue John, Pagodas, I Set The Sea On Fire, Flat Moon, Life Aquatic Band, Tradwife, Woodlouse For Now, Junk, Normal Village, The Tallulahs | Sunday: Cleaver Blue, Bean Weevil, The Garden Folk, Blacklight Animals, Substandards, Slacks, Voodoo Fuzz, Sevenby7
More info: Sidney & Matilda events | Weekend

Mary St Live (map)
Days: Saturday
Line up:
Auditory Vortex
The Hunted
Reverie
The Klementines
Vertigo
Tellyeaters
Nikisha in the Woods
Freezer
Swamp
54 KG
Street Robots
Das Chip Shop

More info: Afternoon | Evening

Hatchlines at CADS (map)
Days: Friday and Saturday
Line up:
Friday: Comfort, Cowtown, Dearthworms, Mouthparts, Alysbestos, Duck | Saturday: Thank, Predeceased, Sophrosyne, Human Leather, Lo Egin, Slug Milk, Knorke, Distraxi, Hard as Nails, Zaron Mismeras, Feudalism Now!, Charlie Potter
More info: Instagram | Day & weekend tickets available, NOTAFLOF

Jabbarwocky (map)
Days: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
FREE ENTRY
Line up:
Friday: Captain Avery & The Cosmic Triceratops Of Intergalactic Peace, Freezer, We Hate The Sharkman, Spiral Navigators | Saturday: Isis Moray, Yo Dynamo, Harlot, Horseback Jesus, Gongslap JonesSunday: Fuzzed Up Trammo Special
More info: Friday/Saturday | Sunday

Hagglers Corner (map)
Days: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Free until 9pm Friday and 5pm Saturday
Line up:
Friday: Latent Desires & Thirdspace Day To Night Party | Saturday: Daytime Attikk Sessions Yard Stage, Footprints Jazz Tramlines Fringe Takeover | Sunday: Commity Soundsystem Dub, Roots and Reggae
More info: Hagglers Tramlines Fringe | Friday £6 after 9pm, Saturday £5 after 5pm, Sunday £5, pay on the door

It's a lot, isn't it? Thankfully as always there's this brilliant clashfinder you can use to help plan how to fit everything in. Keep an eye out for more posts here (you can even subscribe below for email notifications if you want) and most importantly enjoy your Tramlines Fringe weekend!

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