2009 Tramlines held its first festival in 2009. Notable artists such as
Rolo Tomassi,
Just Jack,
Toddla T,
Pixie Lott,
Little Boots,
Example,
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster,
The XX and
Reverend and The Makers, who headlined, played at the festival. The festival was a huge success, attracting 35,000 fans. The organizers, as well as councillors and Sheffielders, praised the festival. The festivals popularity, along with positive reviews, led to the 2010 event being announced. The festival-goers had to queue to get wristbands, which gave them access to the different stages. 2009's festival recycled 400 litres of paper, 2080 litres of plastic and 560 litres of aluminium in the outdoor venues alone. New events at the 2010 festival included a Youth Music Festival, Blues trail and a
Ceilidh. The festival also focused on reducing its environmental impact in 2010. This pledge included a solar powered headphone disco on Devonshire Green, major recycling areas at all of the outdoor stages, and cheap accommodation via
Unite.
2011 Tramlines 2011 took place from 22 to 24 July, with an estimated 175,000 revellers in attendance. Over 70 venues took part, with four main stages and at least 200 live acts. Headliners and other notable acts included
Ash,
Olly Murs,
Pixie Lott,
The Futureheads,
Heaven 17,
Dananananaykroyd,
David Rodigan,
Dry The River,
Michael Prophet,
Frankie & The Heartstrings,
Los Campesinos!,
Rolo Tomassi,
Dead Sons,
Skint & Demoralised,
The Crookes and
Toddla T. New additions were made to the festival, including 'The Folk Forest', a folk music event taking place in
Endcliffe Park, 1.5 miles from the city centre.
2012 Tramlines 2012 took place on Friday 20 July to Sunday 22 July. Headliners included
Reverend & The Makers,
Roots Manuva and
We Are Scientists, with
Spector,
Ms Dynamite,
Mr Scruff,
Julio Bashmore,
Toddla T,
Koreless, Ifan Daffyd,
Clock Opera and
Dead Sons also playing over the weekend, amongst others.
Weston Park hosted a stage for the first time in the festival's history.
2013 Tramlines 2013, took place from Friday 19th to Sunday 21 July. For the first time in the history of the festival, an entry fee was charged at £6 per day, though the event retained a large free fringe element.
2014 The main headlining acts were
Katy B,
Public Enemy,
The Cribs and
Annie Mac. The fee was increased to £12 per day, and early bird tickets were available in advance at £28 for all three days.
2015 Tramlines 2015 took place on Friday 24th to Sunday 26 July. The main stage moved from Devonshire Green to Ponderosa Park to increase the venue capacity. Tickets cost £30 for the weekend. Headliners included
Sugar Hill Gang,
Neneh Cherry,
Slaves,
The Charlatans,
Basement Jaxx, and
Buzzcocks.
2016 Tramlines 2016 took place on Friday 22nd to Sunday 24 July. Headliners included
Dizzee Rascal and
Catfish and the Bottlemen.
2017 Tramlines 2017 ran from Friday 21 July 2017 to Sunday 23 July 2017. Headliners included
The Libertines,
Metronomy,
Primal Scream,
The Coral, Kano and
All Saints. 2017 also saw the return of the Devonshire Green stage, alongside the Ponderosa Park stage and The Folk Forest.
2018 Tramlines 2018 ran from 20 July 2018 until 22 July at
Hillsborough Park. Tickets were sold in six tiers with the first and second tier being sold out within days. Weekend admission tickets to Hillsborough Park cost £79. The line-up consists of
Stereophonics,
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and
Craig David's TS5 as well as other acts including
Stefflon Don,
Mabel,
Blossoms,
De La Soul,
Jake Bugg,
Clean Bandit,
Everything Everything,
Mystery Jets,
Shed Seven,
Milburn,
Reverend and The Makers. The new capacity of the event was 40,000 The festival's namesake
Supertram network went on strike for the duration of the 2018 festival, over pay and working conditions; free tram replacement buses were provided as shuttles between festival venues as a result. Over £30,000 was raised at the festival in 2018 for both Cavendish Cancer Care and
Weston Park Cancer Charity.
2019 Tramlines 2019 was held from 19 July until 21 July in Hillsborough Park, headlined by
Two Door Cinema Club,
the Courteeners and
Nile Rodgers &
Chic. Other acts included the
Manic Street Preachers,
Rag'n'Bone Man,
Doves,
Happy Mondays,
Reverend and The Makers,
Johnny Marr, Sleeper,
Peter Hook and the light,
Miles Kane,
Circa Waves,
Lewis Capaldi and
Shame. The main stage was renamed to
Nulty’s Main Stage in honour of the late Festival Director, Sarah Nulty, who died just three weeks before the festival's 10th Anniversary in 2018. the second time the festival had won this award.
2020 (cancelled) Tramlines 2020 was set to return to Hillsborough Park, Sheffield from Friday 31 July to Sunday 2 August 2020. On 7 May 2020 it was announced that the festival had been cancelled as a result of the social distancing measures that were in place to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The line-up consisted of headliners Stone Roses frontman
Ian Brown,
Catfish and the Bottlemen and
Madness, as well as
The Kooks,
Dizzee Rascal,
The Hives,
DMA's and
Pale Waves. For the first time the second stage, t'Other was to be open for the full three days of the festival.
2021 The festival returned in 2021, with the festival taking place between July 23rd-25th.
2022 Tramlines 2022 ran from Friday 22 July to Sunday 24 July. The lineup was revealed in November 2021 and expanded in March 2022.
2023 Tramlines 2023 ran from Friday 21 July to Sunday 23 July. The initial lineup was revealed on 31 January 2023. Additionally, the festival featured comedy performances by
Jonathan Pie,
Omid Djalili,
Myq Kaplan,
Tom Wrigglesworth and
Jarred Christmas amongst others.
2024 Tramlines 2024 took place from Friday 26 July to Sunday 28 July. The initial lineup was revealed on 23 January 2024.
2025 Tramlines 2025 will take place from Friday 25 July to Sunday 27 July. The initial lineup was revealed on 25 November 2024. ==References==