Just when you thought there wasn't any space on the schedule to add any more artists, Tramlines has released even more names for Sheffield's biggest party.
The three-day festival will be back at Hillsborough Park in Sheffield between 21 and 23 July this year.
Eurovision entrant Mae Muller will follow in Sam Ryder's footsteps and perform on the Saturday of the festival, with the likes of Professor Green, The K’s, Bilk, Bonnie Kemplay, The Scottish Flys, Aziza Jaye, Alice Ede, Sarinity Jones and Kid Blu3 all taking up the remaining slots throughout the three day fest.
Ella Henderson will replace Beebadoobe and Shaun William's Barrioke will return to The Open Arms for what's usually known as one of the biggest crowds of the weekend - and that's just the beginning.
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The Open Arms is also host to the ‘Speakers Corner’, a unique spot to find some of the coolest lyricists, with insightful poetry and spoken word artists taking to the stage all weekend long, as well as tribute acts like The Sound - A Celebration of the 1975 and ABBA Party.
40,000 music lovers and families will pile into Hillsborough Park each day of Tramlines 2023, ready for a weekend of music, art, comedy and performance across five stages, plus a family friendly area packed with things to do, festival food, bespoke craft beer and ale, vintage clothes stores, and roaming entertainment.
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The Friday night will be headlined by Richard Ashcroft, with Courteeners taking the main spot on Saturday as part of their monumental year, which saw the band's debut album reach number one 15 years after its initial release.
The infallible duo of Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott will close Tramlines 2023 on the Sunday evening.
The diverse festival brings together artists from the worlds of rock, pop, indie and alternative, with big-name bands and up-and-coming musicians rubbing shoulders on the same bill.
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Since 2009, Tramlines has been proud to offer a platform to breaking and emerging talent, this year backing breakthrough acts like Stone, The Moly Wallopers, Primaqueen, Jetski, Franz Von, Amaroun, Deadletter, Lizzie Esau, Rumbi Tauro, and Deuxe.
Of course, it wouldn’t be Tramlines without an injection of Sheffield’s finest, Reverend and The Makers, who’ll bring the crowd pleasers as well as teasers from the new album, plus a band who pull in one of the biggest crowds of the weekend for their hilarious spoof covers, The Everly Pregnant Brothers.
The full lineup is now as followed:
FRIDAY 21 JULY 2023
Richard Ashcroft, DMA’s, Bloc Party
Sea Girls, Circa Waves, The Enemy (Special Guests), Pale Waves
The K’s, Cian Ducrot, The Bug Club, Rachel Chinouriri, The Mary Wallopers, Deadletter, Dead Pony, Lizzie Esau, Rumbi Tauro, Amaroun, Jetski, Delilah Bon
Jonathan Pie, Scott Bennett, Raul Kohli, Myq Kaplin, Harry Stachini, Host: Jojo Sutherland
Barrioke feat Shaun Williams, Sing It Back, Musical Bingo, The Sound - A Celebration of the 1975, Roqy Tyraid, Slambarz Takeover ft The 1 Devotion and Young Eman, 32 Offline, Omilea, W4nnjiro, Tiger, Nathanial Short, Keyz T.T.
SATURDAY 22 JULY 2023
The Courteeners, Blossoms, Kate Nash, Katy B, Mae Muller, Spector, Red Rum Club
Stone, High School, Prima Queen, Chappaqua Wrestling, Modernlove
October Drift, Franz Von, Vivas, The Scottish Flys (Special Guests) Everly Pregnant Brothers
Paul Smith, Tom Wrigglesworth, John Hastings, Matt Reed, Danny McLoughlin, Host: Jarred Christmas
Coco, Deuxe, JxK, DJ Lamour, Aziza Jaye, Alice Ede, Sarinity Jones, Kid Blu3
Tragedy, Hip Hop Karaoke, Shell Suit Cher Bingo, ABBA Party, Aka Kelzz, Arielle, Cottingham, AFLO. The poet, Danaë Wellington, Under The Stars
SUNDAY 23 JULY 2023
Paul Heaton and Jaquie Abbott, Kaiser Chiefs, Sugababes
Reverend and the Makers, Ella Henderson, The Zutons (Special Guests)
Professor Green, Black Honey, The Beths, Wunderhorse, Matilda Mann, Bilk, Bonnie Kemplay
An exciting new venue is set to open its doors this year, marking a significant moment for the city’s nightlife scene.
Introducing Mint XL, the latest venture rom the team behind the Mint brand that represents the next evolution of a name that has been central to Leeds’ music culture since the 90’s.
Built on over three decades of experience in the industry, the team’s track record spans from intimate club spaces to major outdoor festivals.
Mint XL will build on this knowledge to bring a venue designed to operate on another level, bigger and better than ever before.
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With a capacity of over 2000 across multiple rooms, Mint XL has been purpose-built to host a wide range of events. Think large-scale electronic music lineups and extended DJ sets to live performances, brand activations, and private hires.
At the heart of the venue is a focus on sound and experience. A newly-installed Funktion-One Vero system will power the main rooms, supported by high-spec production throughout.
Mint XL will also operate a strict no-phones policy during club events, keeping the focus on the music and the moment.
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“Mint XL is the next chapter for the brand,” says Owner Shane Graham. “From Mint Club through to Mint Festival, we’ve spent nearly two decades building something special in Leeds, and this is a natural progression of that journey. It allows us to take everything we’ve produced over the years and deliver it at a much bigger club setting.”
Director Mikey McMahon adds: “Mint XL is a big step forward for us. It allows us to programme multi-bill lineups at a much bigger scale across multiple rooms, while also expanding beyond electronic music into live bands, private hires, and brand-led events. At its core, we’ve designed it as a fully versatile space that can adapt to different audiences and experiences under one roof.”
Bring Me The Horizon announce huge Manchester gig for Count Your Blessings anniversary
Danny Jones
Bring Me The Horizon have sent British rock fans into bedlam by booking a special anniversary gig celebrating 20 years since their debut album, Count Your Blessings, and we’re lucky enough that it’s coming to Manchester.
And that’s not the only massive announcement they’ve dropped along with it.
It seems hard to believe it’s been two whole decades since the Northern favourites first burst onto the scene with their first LP, and the Yorkshire heavyweights have come a long way since, both sonically and career-wise in general.
Teaming up with Outbreak ahead of their 2026 festival, they teased the show with a series of posters dotted around Manchester city centre last week.
Yes, the band are set to perform their maiden studio outing, along with a few bonus tracks, in its entirety for the first time EVER.
.@OutbreakFest Presents: Count Your Blessings | Repented
played in full, for the first time ever [manchester 10th july 2026] + other bangers.
It remains unclear whether they’ll be playing it in the original order, nor do we know how many big hits from other albums they’ll be throwing into the set.
All we know is that it’s going to be absolute chaos in those pits.
Presented by Outbreak, the landmark show will be held at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre, a.k.a. the BEC Arena, where the hardcore, punk and all things alternative festival is hosted every year.
Even the poster alone is making us feel nostalgic for our ‘mosher’ phase (as if it ever ended); get your fringes, skinny jeans and checkerboard Vans at the ready.
One of the biggest names to have ever come out of Sheffield – an impressive feat in itself given its rich musical heritage – they’ve done wonders for heavier genres domestically.
Whether you dub them emo, metal, deathcore/anything and everything in between, you can’t deny they’re one of the biggest UK exports this scene has ever, well, seen.
Better still, the all-day event will also feature performances by Static Dress, Rolo Tomassi, Dying Wish, Heriot, Car Underwater and Still In Love.
Last but not least, in arguably even more exciting news, the band have also revealed that they are releasing a full re-recorded version of Count Your Blessings to mark the milestone, dubbing it the ‘Repented‘ version. Not to exaggerate, but we’re absolutely screaming over here…
Fans get their hands on early access by pre-ordering the remastered album from a special old-school, very Myspace-esque landing page; as for general admission, tickets go on sale at 10am this Friday, 17 April – you can get ready to grab yours HERE.
Clementine Hall -
6th April 2023 
