Tramlines (Day One): Partying in Sheffield with Soft Play, Sophie Ellis Bextor and The Charlatans [Photos]

Last year’s Tramlines Festival (which we covered in 2023) was a wonderful experience with some incredible performances from some incredible bands and thousands of people enjoying themselves. This year’s Tramlines festival had all that and glorious weather, too! After what could only be described as extreme festivalling due to the weather last year, 2024’s edition felt like chalk and cheese as the sun shone down for the whole weekend and was a completely different experience because of it. Friday began with a wonderfully ramshackle set by Barnsley’s’ Bedroom High Club. It felt like they’d just rolled out of bed and taken to the stage. With no setlist written, they made it up as they went along, which added to the chaos that guitarist Lewis was creating on stage with his dynamic performance....

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