Tramlines Festival

The festival retains its old (free) format throughout the city, with numerous indoor and outdoor venues, but not under the tramlines name.

Tramlines itself is now an overpriced corporate event, as are most festivals. I have no problem with this though as I understand how it has moved on from how it started and plan for this in advance.

Options remain open for those who want the free festival as well as those who want to pay for the fuller festival experience. As a sheffield resident I was lucky to be able to do both, spending time in the city in the morning and on the festival site in the afternoons / evenings.

Tramlines were also really accommodating in allowing families to leave and re enter the site, despite the no re entry policy.

Overall a fab weekend. Tickets for next year all ready on their way. Better starting putting money in the beer fund.

 

A quick message to all the people who found madness to be garbage. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

 

The thing is, I went to see Blondie a couple of months ago. Debbie Harry has just turned 77. She can't hit the high notes anymore, but she still sounded great, had good energy, and actually looked interested.

Suggs was wobbling around the stage, and at one point, he looked at his watch and said, we better be off soon. I'm not necessarily a fan of Madness. I just wanted to see them, to say I'd seen them. But I felt disrespected by his lack of enthusiasm. I like a band called Idles, and their lead singer starts every show by telling the crowd to demand a refund if any of the band look bored at any point. He always points out how they're in a privilidged position, qnd wouldn't be there without the support of their fans.

Suggs is 16 years younger than Debbie Harry too, for what it's worth.