What do parents think about Tramlines Festival for families?
We asked parents what they thought about Tramlines for its family-friendlyness.
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00:00Thank you. It's Alistair from the Sheffield Star. We're here on the second day of tramlines
00:04on Saturday. It's only just got started I prefer. I understand you were here last night
00:07as well. How did you find things? It was good. It was busier than I thought it would be.
00:13The weather definitely brought everyone out. It was a nice relaxed sort of vibe though.
00:19It's what I've got from people as well. I've asked around and it's a rather more relaxed
00:23scene than most. We're at a campsite and it's all rather go home afterwards. It has a very
00:26chill atmosphere and stuff. Will you talk to us about that at all?
00:32Yes, it does feel very relaxed. We don't live too far away so we can just walk in and then
00:37come and do what we want and then walk out. First tramlines you've been to or are you a
00:43repeat customer? No, just the first. We've been to every single tramline.
00:46Every single? Back when it was free.
00:49How has it compared to... It's got a lot more bigger and more organised but it's kind of
00:54steps away from places like Monrose Park and Demetria Green for example. Can you talk to us
00:58about your experience as a live-on customer I suppose about how it's changed over the years?
01:02Yes, I suppose now it's a little bit more globalised.
01:07It was globalised before and it was in the city centre and outside the outreach.
01:16Now it's all in one place.
01:17It's not as free as it was before. It's good for families.
01:21Any less enjoyable or is it its own thing?
01:25I'd say it's more enjoyable than myself because you don't have to travel
01:30to see what you want to see.
01:32And you can go from stage to stage quite quickly if there are different people you want to see.
01:35It makes it easier.
01:37Because of the headliners though, you tend to just go to the headliners whereas before it was about
01:41emerging talent and seeing new people. So people you hadn't technically met, you might not have heard
01:47of. But now you don't. It's harder to find new bands that you like.
01:52Who are you looking forward to seeing today?
01:54Jamie Tick.
01:58Oh and Everly Pregnant Brothers.
01:59Everly Pregnant Brothers, yeah.
02:00It's a classic, yeah. I'll be there for pictures later.
02:03Lovely, thank you very much.
02:05Yes, I think it's really good actually because we've got a weekend ticket and we've decided
02:09we're going to bring the kids. We bought them on Friday and we'll bring them today on Saturday
02:13and then on Sunday we're going to drop them off with our relatives and then we're going to come
02:18and have sort of a longer time just so they actually get to go to the stage.
02:22We think the kids are really good actually.
02:25So there's this nice area that's really designed for children.
02:28They can sort of walk around quite freely.
02:32Staff have all been really nice though because we've got a plan.
02:34We've got a room sort of around the lake which is really helpful.
02:38This one is great because this one's still in that place.
02:41As he is.
02:42All right.
02:42It's a good place to sit.
02:47That's a good sign in its own way.
02:48All right.
02:49The general atmosphere as well.
02:51They've made these provisions too.
02:53They've made these provisions too but I suppose how is it?
02:56Is it a vibe they've created or is it the things they've done for you?
02:59I think it's the nicest ever set in a separate area where it's mainly kids
03:03because then you don't feel like you're inconveniencing people.
03:05Because obviously when we went to see some of the comedy on the Tudor stage
03:09you sort of feel like you might have to lurk around the background.
03:13But no, it's been good just to come here and sort of mingle around with people.
03:20This is a lovely job.
03:21Thank you.
03:22Yeah, absolutely fine.
03:23She's really enjoyed herself and it's been really good.
03:27She's got down on her feet.
03:29All good.
03:31No, it's been really good.
03:32No problem at all.
03:33Maybe the queueing for food a bit too much.
03:36I really like it.
03:37It's quite a long queue for people other than that.
03:39Toilet's no problem.
03:42Provisions have been good or is it more of a vibe they've done?
03:45I would say more of a vibe.
03:46We haven't been to the kids tent yet.
03:47We're going to do that today.
03:49But there is a full variety of the main bit that we went on.
03:51I think quite expensive when you expected that.
03:53Not kidding.
03:53That kept it entertaining.
03:54But the vibe definitely.
03:56She's just really enjoyed being around people and seeing all the outfits and stuff.
04:00There's plenty of places to sit.
04:01All right.
04:02Which is so lovely.
04:04Have you been able to play with other people or is it a set and loose kind of situation?
04:07You can sit down and relax in a nice safe environment.
04:09A bit of both.
04:10It's not been quite as bad as I expected it to be in terms of
04:13kind of feeling like you've got to be on it all the time.
04:16Yeah, sure.
04:17It's felt quite...
04:18I think it's really friendly.
04:19It reminded me, as we said this yesterday,
04:21just how friendly Sisyphus is.
04:23You're invited to see them.