Tramlines started in the city centre, focusing on venues, bars and the main stage on Devonshire Green – at first entry was free, then tickets began to be sold, until gradually the festival took its current shape as a multi-day extravaganza for tens of thousands of people in Hillsborough Park.
From Reverend and the Makers to Nile Rodgers & Chic via The Cribs, Ash and more, here are 11 headliners from the inaugural weekend in 2009 to last summer.
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