Tramlines 2025: Fans set for three-day festival

Thousands of people are expected to attend this year's Tramlines Festival

Music fans are descending on Sheffield ahead of the 16th Tramlines music festival which is due to get under way later.

Hometown band Pulp are headlining the first night of the three-day event at Hillsborough Park, with Rotherham band The Reytons headlining on Saturday and Leicester rockers Kasabian closing the event on Sunday.

Other notable acts performing across the weekend will be Franz Ferdinand, Rizzle Kicks, Scouting For Girls and Jake Bugg.

As well as live music, the event also includes comedy shows and a free fringe event at venues dotted around the city.

When do I need to be there?

Gates are due to open at 12:00 BST on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with the last entry at 19:30.

Headliners will finish at 22:15 on Friday and Saturday, and at 21:15 on Sunday, with the festival remaining open for an additional 30 minutes afterwards.

Re-entry is not permitted.

Pulp follow up their performance at Glastonbury Festival in June by headlining Tramlines on Friday evening

Who will be on stage?

Friday

Main Stage

Headliner: Pulp

Spiritualized

Baxter Dury

Oracle Sisters

Femur

Spanish Horses

T'Other Stage

Hot Chip

John Grant

I Monster

John Cooper Clarke

The Leadmill Presents: Abba Party

John Shuttleworth

Nina Gilligan

Danny McLoughlin

Saturday

Main Stage

Headliner: The Reytons

Franz Ferdinand

Jake Bugg

Natasha Bedingfield

The K's

Everly Pregnant Brothers

The Leadmill Studio Orchestra

T'Other Stage

Rizzle Kicks

Heather Small

Chloe Slater

K Dot

Danny Mellin

Sunday

Headliner: Kasabian

The Last Dinner Party

The Lathums

The Sherlocks

Scouting for Girls

Sundress

T'Other Stage:

Sigrid

Red Rum Club

CMAT

Luvcat

Hannah Rowe

Comedians performing at the festival include Lucy Beaumont, Russell Howard and John Shuttleworth.

The full line-up for all stages can be found here.

The Tramlines music festival returns for its 16th year with Hillsborough Park hosting the event

How do I get there?

Hillsborough Park is three miles north west of the city centre, with festival-goers advised to use the city's public transport and avoid arriving by car.

There are two gates to enter and exit: the Penistone Road entrance or the Middlewood Road entrance.

There is no on-site parking and no parking on surrounding residential roads but some parking options can be booked through the festival website.

People are advised to catch the yellow route tram service to the Hillsborough Park or Leppings Lane stops, or the blue route service to the Hillsborough stop, which is a five-minute walk to the park.

Trams will run every six minutes from Sheffield city centre to Hillsborough Park.

For those travelling by bus, alight at the Hillsborough Park bus stop.

Disruption is expected due to road closures after the event finishes.

Kasabian will perform on the main stage on Sunday

What will the weather be like?

According to BBC Weather, Friday will see highs of 23°C, with sunny intervals and a gentle breeze.

Saturday is expected to remain dry throughout the day.

Some light rain may come in on Sunday morning, however the afternoon and evening currently look set to be dry.

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