Having lived down south for the past five years I regrettably hadn’t been to Sheffield’s Tramlines festival since it relocated from the city centre. Although it took me a while to get my head around the fact that cans of Red Stripe cost £6 (I may as well still have been down south), as a Sheffield Wednesday fan it made all the difference being in the familiar surrounds of Hillsborough Park. 

Despite having to show your NHS Covid-19 pass upon entrance to the festival, coronavirus felt like but a distant memory as fans dutifully filed themselves into the queues for the portaloos and formed teeming mosh pits, chomping at the bit to be able to lose themselves to live music once again. Taking place over three surprisingly sunny days — despite forecasted showers — Sheffield came together to celebrate local and national musical talent. Here are some of the highlights…

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