Steel city venues of all sizes sign up for Tramlines festival

In total 50 venues, ranging from large clubs such as the O2 Academy and Corporation, to smaller pubs such as the Dog and Partridge, will be putting on live acts during the festival.

Dave Healy, one of the Tramlines organisers, said: "We have made no secret of our admiration for Glastonbury. One of the things that makes that festival so special is the sheer variety of entertainment on offer.

"So our mission with Tramlines is to include as many different

performing spaces and promoters into the festival as we can.

"It's a free music festival so our budgets don't stretch as far as our ambitions, but this is where Sheffield comes into its own.

"Venues of all shapes and sizes have joined in making this year's festival bigger, better and more diverse.

"The venues are the lifeblood of this festival, we can't do it without them and it's great to see so many people across Sheffield coming together all in the name of music."

The 8,000-capacity main stage in Devonshire Green, hosting big-name acts such as Echo and the Bunnymen, Craig David and Mystery Jets, will be the focal point.

Other acts already confirmed include Annie Mac, Mary-Anne Hobbs, Daisy Dares You, the Hoosiers and Toddla T, as well as a host of locally-based musicians.

A spokesman for the festival said: "Visitors to Sheffield can

experience all the music the city has to offer - to really hear the song of the city, and then to come back for more."

More than 50,000 revellers are expected to attend.