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BBC News
2 days ago
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In pictures: Tramlines Festival best moments
Tens of thousands of people came to Hillsborough Park in Sheffield for the 16th Tramlines Festival at the was a homecoming performance for headliners Pulp, who took to the stage on Friday night for their first appearance at the big names at the event included Rotherham indie band The Reytons, who headlined on Saturday, and Leicester rockers Kasabian, who took to the stage on their appearance, The Reytons announced on Sunday that they would be performing at the OVO Arena Wembley in London on 6 December, as a one-off show. Frontman Jonny Yerrell, 39, said: "This one's special. Wembley's got that history, that legacy, in music and in football."Not everyone's lucky enough to go down and see their team, but as a fan once said when we played Sheffield Arena - 'it's like going to a cup final that we've already won'."We're taking that energy to the capital."Other notable acts that performed across the weekend included Franz Ferdinand, Rizzle Kicks, Scouting For Girls and Jake Bugg. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
BBC News
2 days ago
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Truck Festival 2025 ends on a high with footy and fireworks
Truck Festival 2025 has closed after a weekend "bursting with feel-good moments".The four-day music event at at Hill Farm in Steventon, Oxfordshire, featured headliners such as Kasabian, The Courteeners and Nothing But highlights included a live screening of the Women's Euros 2025 final between England and Spain at the site on Manager Lily Brimble and marketing head Sam Harris said "the energy, the vibes, the love on show, it was all immaculate from start to finish". Organisers said they were already looking at Truck 2026 "with plans already underway for an ace year". Early bird tickets for the 29th edition of the festival go on sale on 1 August. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Thousands of music fans flock to farm to enjoy Truck Festival
Thousands of music lovers descended on a South Oxfordshire farm over the weekend for Truck Festival. The festival has been held at Hill Farm in Steventon, near Didcot, since 1998 and has been a fixture for music lovers since 1998. This year saw the likes of Kasabian, Courteeners, Nothing But Thieves and Franz Ferdinand grace the stage. It was estimated that around 20,000 people attended Tim Hughes, who attended the festival for this newspaper, said: "It has been amazing. The weather has been great and it has been a really good vibe. "Kasabian was brilliant and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra was absolutely amazing. They had an opera singer with them. READ MORE: Blackbird Leys Adventure Playground at risk of closure "There has been crowdsurfing and all sorts. The crowd has been loving it." The festival started on Thursday with limited entry for Bloc Party. Kasabian were on Saturday night and Last Dinner Party put on a Gaza live medical aid appeal while on stage. Started by musician brothers Robin and Joe Bennett – of the bands Goldrush and The Dreaming Spires – as a birthday bash for Robin, it has a proud history of pushing back against the commercialism of larger festivals and instead focusing on the music and upcoming talent. Their Veterans and Virgins stage remains a little corner of the old Truck Festival loved by generations of Oxfordshire festival-goers.
BBC News
5 days ago
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- BBC News
In Pictures: First day of Truck Festival 2025 in Oxfordshire
Thousands of people have already kicked off this year's Truck Part brought the first night to a close with their performance at Hill Farm in Steventon, Oxfordshire, on four-day event is expected to attract more than 25,000 people for the county's biggest music headliners expected over the weekend include Kasabian, The Courteeners and Nothing But Thieves. Unwritten singer Natasha Bedingfield will also play a special guest set during the festival and the Women's Euros 2025 final between England and Spain will be shown at the site on Sunday. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
BBC News
5 days ago
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- BBC News
Tramlines 2025: Fans set for three-day Sheffield festival
Music fans are descending on Sheffield ahead of the 16th Tramlines music festival which is due to get under way band Pulp are headlining the first night of the three-day event at Hillsborough Park, with Rotherham band The Reytons headlining on Saturday and Leicester rockers Kasabian closing the event on notable acts performing across the weekend will be Franz Ferdinand, Rizzle Kicks, Scouting For Girls and Jake well as live music, the event also includes comedy shows and a free fringe event at venues dotted around the city. Festival dates & times Gates are due to open at 12:00 BST on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with the last entry at 19: will finish at 22:15 on Friday and Saturday, and at 21:15 on Sunday, with the festival remaining open for an additional 30 minutes is not permitted. Festival line-up FridayMain StageHeadliner: PulpSpiritualizedBaxter DuryOracle SistersFemurSpanish HorsesT'Other StageHot ChipJohn GrantI MonsterJohn Cooper ClarkeThe Leadmill Presents: Abba PartyJohn ShuttleworthNina GilliganDanny McLoughlinSaturdayMain StageHeadliner: The ReytonsFranz FerdinandJake BuggNatasha BedingfieldThe K'sEverly Pregnant BrothersThe Leadmill Studio OrchestraT'Other StageRizzle KicksHeather SmallChloe SlaterK DotDanny MellinSundayHeadliner: KasabianThe Last Dinner PartyThe LathumsThe SherlocksScouting for GirlsSundressT'Other Stage:SigridRed Rum ClubCMATLuvcatHannah RoweComedians performing at the festival include Lucy Beaumont, Russell Howard and John full line-up for all stages can be found here. Travel advice Hillsborough Park is three miles north west of the city centre, with festival-goers advised to use the city's public transport and avoid arriving by are two gates to enter and exit: the Penistone Road entrance or the Middlewood Road is no on-site parking and no parking on surrounding residential roads but some parking options can be booked through the festival are advised to catch the yellow route tram service to the Hillsborough Park or Leppings Lane stops, or the blue route service to the Hillsborough stop, which is a five-minute walk to the will run every six minutes from Sheffield city centre to Hillsborough those travelling by bus, alight at the Hillsborough Park bus is expected due to road closures after the event finishes. Weather report According to BBC Weather, Friday will see highs of 23°C, with sunny intervals and a gentle is expected to remain dry throughout the light rain may come in on Sunday morning, however the afternoon and evening currently look set to be dry. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
