Tramlines has announced another batch of acts to join the festival bill. The latest additions include The Rifles, Simian Mobile Disco, Sivu, Melé ft Slick Don, LONE, Rodney P & Skitz, Ms. Dynamite, Funeral For A Friend, Shift K3Y, Slow Club, Screaming Maldini and many more.  

The Main Stage will see London indie rockers The Rifles join headliners The Cribs on Sunday 27th July. Meanwhile, Ms Dynamite will return to the Main Stage on Saturday 26th July for her third Tramlines appearance.  

Adding to the huge electronic music takeover on Saturday night at the Sheffield Student Union venues Foundry, Studio, Fusion, and The Octagon Centre, Bristol house and techno act Simian Mobile Disco will head up the Foundry bill with hits like Audacity of Huge. Keeping it huge next door in Octagon is Nottingham’s LONE, offering up Detroit techno and classic rave with hits like Pineapple Crush

For the o2 Academy on Saturday night joining the already announced Annie Mac is bass music beat maker Melé featuring MC Slick Don along with Shift K3Y.  

For live music lovers, the stunning Sheffield Cathedral will be host on Saturday night to a very special performance from local band Screaming Maldini who’ll perform with a full choir exclusively for Tramlines. The night before welcomes Sivu. Signed to Atlantic Records and having supported London Grammar on tour, 2014 will see the release of Sivu’s debut album. 

Elsewhere, new additions include hip-hop duo Rodney P & Skitz (at Yellow Arch Studios on Saturday), Funeral For A Friend (at Corporation on Sunday) & Slow Club (at Leadmill on Sunday).  

Advance weekend tickets are on sale now from here at £28 (plus 10% booking fee). Weekend tickets are available in advance only. Tickets will be available for sale on the door for £16 per day, or £48 for all three days. 

This year will see hundreds of acts take to the stages at various venues across Sheffield including the o2 Academy,  The Leadmill, The Night Kitchen, the Cathedral, Fez Club, Foundry, Fusion, and The Octagon Centre, The Harley, Hope Works, Millennium Galleries, Queens Social Club and Yellow Arch Studios. The main stage sits on Devonshire Green, whilst public areas like Barker’s Pool will be filled yet again with street theatre, dancers and workshops. The festival will also see the welcome return of free-entry, family-friendly areas including the Folk Forest, the Buskers Bus, and the Weston Park party.