The first acts of Tramlines festival have been announced.
Dizzee Rascal, Young Fathers, Hinds, Dawn Penn and Goldie MBE are amongst some of the big names who will top the bill at the good value three day inner city festival in Sheffield.
Taking place from July 22 to 24, dozens of venues will open their doors to showcase local, national and internationally known musicians to festival goers, who pay £42 for the weekend.
Dizzee Rascal will headline on Friday on the main 15,000 capacity outdoor stage Devonshire Green to perform a set bursting with grime, UK garage, bassline,British hip hop and R&B.
More hip hop will come from Mercury Prize winners Young Fathers, alongside cult art-pop heroes Field Music, reggae singer Dawn Penn and Madrid four piece Hinds.
Toddla T, Randall, Goldie MBE, Norman Jay MBE, Pipettes vocalist Gwenno and grime/techno producer Mumdance, who will perform a back to back set with Pinch, are also on the line up.
Last year, 100,000 music-lovers flocked to the festival to see Basement Jaxx, The Charlatans and the Sugarhill Gang perform.
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Emergent talent will also be celebrated at the event this year, with rapper Little Simz, Mercury Prize nominee C Duncan, singer-songwriter Rukhsana Merrise and Liverpool psychedelic trio All We Are all now confirmed.
Tramlines Festival Director Sarah Nulty said: “We are really excited to return with Tramlines, for what is now our eighth year.
“Having Dizzee to headline the Main Stage on Friday will be an incredible way to start the weekend.
“We listened to feedback from last year and realised people needed more choice when it came to buying tickets to help them catch their favourite acts.
“So far, the new options have been well received, and early-bird tickets have already sold out. We’ve got some great headliners yet to announce plus a great mix of international and local talent still to come.”
To buy tickets, visit www.tramlines.org.uk .
