Tramlines Festival Opens 'Apply To Play' For Emerging Talent

 

 

 

The annual scheme offers new and undiscovered bands and artists the chance to play at Sheffield’s biggest music festival as Tramlines continues its support of grass roots music talent.

 

Tramlines, Sheffield’s biggest music festival, has announced the opening of this year’s ‘Apply to Play’. The scheme offers a number of paid performance slots to emerging and undiscovered bands and artists from across the UK. Those wishing to play at the 2022 edition of Tramlines can apply via the website at. https://tramlines.org.uk/apply-to-play-now-live/

Taking place at Hillsborough Park from Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th July, Apply To Play is an annual call out. With slots available to play across a variety of stages, Tramlines Festival continues year on year to support and create opportunities for grass root music talent.

With no genre or set-up out of the question, Apply To Play is open to anyone who believes they have what it takes to entertain the music-loving crowd at Tramlines.

Tramlines Operations Director Timm Cleasby said,

 “Discovering new artists has always been at the heart of Tramlines. Walking round the festival and hearing a new sound that just grabs you like when I first heard the angelic voices, Before Breakfast in 2019 is fantastic. It’s great to see August Charles who played through Apply To Play in 2021, booked for this year. We love championing new bands and I can’t wait to find my new favourite artist for 2022.”

Winners are selected by a panel of industry experts, tastemakers and the Tramlines team, and successful applicants will also receive a performance fee.

 

 

Winners this year will join a line up including Sam Fender, Kasabian, Madness, The Wombats, James, Declan McKenna, The Vaccines, Sigrid, Becky Hill, Kelis, Alfie Templeman, Jade Bird, Self Esteem and many more.

The deadline for applications is 14th April (direct link to application form, here) and the winners will be notified by 27th May. With the scheme receiving so many amazing entries, unfortunately organisers are unable to respond to each applicant individually.

Notable bands discovered via Apply To Play in past years include Blossoms who later were nominated for a Mercury Music Prize in 2017, showing what an important, career-launching platform this can be.

More recently, 2021 Apply To Play winners included August Charles who this year has gone on to receive an official booking by Tramlines to play the T’Other Stage (Stage 2).

And singer-songwriter Rumbi Tauro – also the winner of the ‘Pattern & Push’ vocalist competition endorsed and supported by Toddla T and rapper Coco – who got to meet MOBO Award winner, Mahalia. On the experience, Rumbi said,

“Being a part of Tramlines was honestly an incredible experience. I got a chance to network with other artists/bands throughout the day, a BBC Radio Sheffield Live interview and a chance to see the logistics of what it’s like performing at a festival. Meeting Mahalia after her set was incredible. She took the time to share some words of wisdom and encouragement that truly inspired me.

I really recommend applying because opportunities like ‘Apply to Play’ can open so many doors and give you a real chance to build relationships with industry people.”

 

 

The twelfth edition of Tramlines was held on Friday 23 July – Sunday 25 July 2021 at Hillsborough Park, Sheffield as part of the Government’s Event Research Programme.

Tramlines is one of the UK’s longest running, city-based music festivals. It attracted 40,000 people daily in 2021.

The lineup for Tramlines 2021 featured The Streets, Royal Blood, Supergrass, The Kooks, Blossoms, Dizzee Rascal, Tom Walker, Pale Waves, The Pigeon Detectives, Little Simz, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Mahalia, Jake Bugg, The Sherlocks, The Fratellis, Sundara Karma, The Blinders, The Hara, The Lathums, Georgia, Lucy Spraggan, The Magic Gang, The Big Moon, Holly Humberstone, The Reytons and many more.

Tramlines first moved to Hillsborough Park in 2018 marking its first year on one greenfield site.

The 2017 edition of Tramlines took place across 3 outdoor stages – the Main Stage on Ponderosa Park, Stage 2 on Devonshire Green, and the Folk Forest in Endcliffe Park.

Prior to this from 2009, Tramlines existed as a multi-venue festival mixing outdoor stages (as above) and city centre venues including the o2 Academy, the Leadmill, the Cathedral, Millennium Gallery, City Hall, Corporation, Queens Social Club and Yellow Arch Studios amongst others.

With the enormous diversity of music and activities on offer, it is value for money.

Whilst there’s no on-site camping at Tramlines, there’s plenty of affordable accommodation in the city centre.

Sheffield is easily reached by the UK road and rail networks. Hillsborough Park is easily accessible by public transport.

TRAMLINES FESTIVAL 2022 LINEUP

Friday

Sam Fender

James

Declan McKenna

Shed Seven (Special Guests)

Bad Boy Chiller Crew

Jade Bird

Lady Leshurr

Orla Gartland

Working Men’s Club

Baby Queen

Brooke Combe

The Clockworks

Coach Party

Kynsy

Lime Garden

August Charles

Harri Larkin

Friday Comedy

Seann Walsh

Scott Bennett

Michelle Shaughnessy

Alisdair Beckett-King

Vince Atta

Danny McLoughline

Saturday

Kasabian

The Vaccines

Sigrid

Little Man Tate

Self Esteem

Inhaler

Sam Ryder

Alfie Templeman

The Lottery Winners

Kawala

Just Mustard

Crawlers

Bleach Lab

Swim School

Sheafs

Pixey

Everly Pregnant Brothers

Saturday Comedy

Russell Kane

Tom Ward

Karen Bayley

Harry Stachini

Jack Gleadow

Matt Read

Sunday

Madness

The Wombats

Becky Hill

Reverend and The Makers

Kelis

The Coral (Special Guests)

Sports Team

Scouting for Girls

Elvana

Yard Act

Do Nothing

The Goa Express

April

Bedroom High Club

Luxury Goods

 Sunday Comedy

Jason Manford

Ivan Brackenberry

Lily Phillips

Mark Simmons

Emmanuel Sonubi

Event Info

Tramlines Festival 2022

Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th July

Hillsborough Park, Sheffield, S6 2AB

Weekend tickets – SOLD OUT

Saturday & Sunday Day tickets: £50+ bf (Friday sold out)

Available from www.tramlines.org.uk

 

 

 

 

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