Tramlines 2019: Two Door Cinema Club, Courteeners and Nile Rodgers & Chic announced as headliners

‘GOOD times’ await crowds at the region’s biggest summer festival after big acts from the worlds of rock, pop, indie and disco were announced as part of the line-up.

But those hoping for tickets for Tramlines 2019, at Hillsborough Park, will have to ‘Step On’ because the ‘Giant’ acts announced so far have already seen more than half of the tickets sell out.

Headlining the festival will be indie band Two Door Cinema Club (Friday), Courteeners (Saturday) and disco legends Nile Rodgers & Chic (Sunday).

Nile Rodgers & Chic will headline the festival on Sunday.

Also making ‘Everybody Dance’ will be Wales’ finest, the Manic Street Preachers, the ever-soulful Rag’n’Bone Man, noughties indie band Doves, Mancunian legends Happy Mondays and Sheffield outfit Reverend and The Makers.

Courteeners will top the bill on Saturday

Miles Kane, Circa Waves, Lewis Capaldi, Shame, Peter Hook & The Light, Sea Girls, Clean Cut Kid, Sports Team, and Easy Life will also be among the line-up.

Tramlines, which will run from Friday, July 19 to Sunday, July 21 at Hillsborough Park, Sheffield, announced the first wave of acts to play its 11th edition last night (Thursday).

There will be four stages at the 30,000 capacity venue as well as a comedy line-up, a family-friendly area and street food traders.

Happy Mondays are among the acts to feature at this year's Tramlines

Tramlines operations director,  Timm Cleabsy, said: “Following on from the amazing party that was our tenth birthday, we’ve been working hard to make the festival even better and to find artists that we’re excited about.

“I think we have some great artists this year that span generations.

“Courteeners, Chic, Rag’n’Bone Man, The Manics, Miles Kane are all on my must-see list and there are more to come too, including, as usual, some great Sheffield favourites and new talent.

“I can’t wait it’s going to be awesome and I hope everyone will join us for Sheffield’s Biggest Party.”

Among the other acts to perform at this year’s Tramlines is Paul Weller-mentored The Rifles, 90s rock band Sleeper, who are set to return with their first album in almost two decades, and Sheffield’s very own Everly Pregnant Brothers, who’ll bring their hilarious spoof covers.  

This comes alongside some of the finest UK emerging talents: the BBC Sound Of 2019 nominated Sea Girls; Liverpool four-piece Clean Cut Kid; Sports Team, whose new track 'M5' was premiered by Annie Mac on Radio 1 last week, and Easy Life who made it into Radio X's Best New Bands for 2019 list.

Tickets are available from http://www.tramlines.org.uk