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It’s the tail end of the big, bad 1980s in Hollywood, and the party has been raging hard. Aqua Net, Lycra and Heavy Metal flow freely at one of the Sunset Strip’s last legendary venues, a place where legendary rocker Stacee Jaxx takes the stage and groupies line up for their chance at an autograph. Amidst the madness, aspiring rock star (and resident toilet cleaner) Drew longs to take the stage as the next big thing (and longs for small-town girl Sherri, fresh off the bus from Kansas with stars in her eyes). But the rock ‘n’ roll fairy tale is about to end when German developers sweep into town with plans to turn the fabled Strip into just another capitalist strip mall. Can Drew, Sherri and the gang save the strip – and themselves – before it’s too late? Only the music of hit bands Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake and more can hold the answer.

Brand new apply-to-play competition will offer a festival tour, studio time and a magazine feature for the winning act.

Tramlines Festival takes place from 21st - 23rd July at Hillsborough Park in Sheffield. Following the announcement of headliners Richard Ashcroft, Courteeners and Paul Heaton with Jacqui Abbot in January, the focus now shifts to local and emerging talent. The ‘apply to play’ scheme has been a fixture of the festival for many years but has been revamped for 2023. This year in addition to the opportunity to perform at Tramlines, one act will receive studio time, multiple festival performances, a magazine feature and the chance to perform for industry professionals.

The Tramlines team and panel of experts will select a shortlist of artists from the applications to go forward to a public vote. The overall winner will be rewarded with an incredible prize; including £500 of rehearsal and recording credits at Pirate Studios, a feature interview in Exposed Magazine and a series of paid festival slots at Truck Festival (Oxfordshire), Victorious Festival (Portsmouth) and of course, Tramlines in Sheffield. Additionally, they will be invited to perform at This Feeling industry showcase event at The Social in front of music industry professionals. Runners-up will receive a paid slot at Tramlines and £100 credit for Pirate Studios. Full details on how to apply can be found on the Tramlines website - https://bit.ly/ TL23ApplyToPlay

Local and emerging talent already feature heavily in the 2023 line-up. Sheffield’s finest, Reverend and The Makers and The Everly Pregnant Brothers are firm festival favourites and return this year. Acts such as Stone, The Mary Wallopers, Primaqueen, Jetski, Franz Von, Amaroun, Deadletter, Lizzie Esau, Rumbi Tauro and Deuxe also represent new and local music. Rumbi

Tauro is returning for the 3rd time and was first selected through the apply-to-play scheme back in 2021. Her career has flourished since and she’s now climbing