Don’t Believe the Hype? Reytons and Rizzle Kicks rule Tramlines day two

Now over halfway through Tramlines 2025, the party is ramping up, and today was a bullet train of fiercely fantastic energy. With a home show for Rotherham boys The Reytons and a welcome back to the freshly reunited Rizzle Kicks, Saturday’s headliners did not disappoint.

Rizzle Kicks have had an astonishing 8-year gap since their last release and admitted they didn’t know what to expect tonight. What they got was a T’Other Stage tent overflowing with people reliving the band’s 2010 classics. The pit was already on board and singing along to their new track, Follow Excitement. Never underestimate a Northern crowd!

The Reytons were a clear favourite among local festival goers throughout the day; you couldn’t take a step without seeing a shirt bearing the band’s name. Their set was a true full circle homecoming, and a special moment for both the band and the audience.

As frontman Jonny Yerell said, before a flash of fireworks and a crowd untied in awe and pride: “Many bands have played this stage, it won’t mean as much to them as it does to us right now. This is not a fanbase, this is our community.”

Of course, the day was stocked with amazing performers aside from its headline acts, including legendary vocalist Heather Small and rising star Chloe Slater on T’Other Stage.

Natasha Bedingfield was beautifully “Unwritten” on the Sarah Nulty Main Stage, and had the entire field screaming. On the other hand, indie staples Franz Ferdinand had the field jumping with Take Me Out in the penultimate main stage slot.

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The day opened with a performance from the Leadmill Studio Orchestra and swung into an equally hilarious and brilliant set by the Everly Pregnant Brothers. Throwing out bread cakes and singing hits like No Oven No Pie accompanied by the Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra, the band, which includes Sheffield icons like Nick Banks and Pete McKee, was the perfect start to a wonderful day.

Every act performed this weekend, whether it was to ten people or the whole of Hillsborough, has been utterly flooring. The Open Arms and Library stages have highlighted some brilliant smaller acts, and the main stages just keep getting bigger and better. With Kasabian taking the top spot tomorrow, and acts like The Sherlocks, The Last Dinner Party, CMAT and Sigrid following on the line-up, Sunday promises to be a spectacular send-off to Sheffield’s biggest party.

Not at Tramlines this year? You can stay up to date with all the latest with The Sheffield Tab. Plus, you can also head to the city centre for the Tramlines Fringe, where – for free – you can see more than 400 live performances across this weekend.