Richard Ashcroft pulls out of Tramlines Festival due to it becoming government test event
nme.comRichard Ashcroft has announced he will pull out of a headline set at Sheffield’s Tramlines Festival after being informed that the event will form part of the government’s Events Research Programme (ERP).It comes after Tramlines organisers confirmed last week that a full capacity crowd will descend on Sheffield’s Hillsborough Park from July 23-25 as part of ongoing research into the return of live music.Earlier stages of the ERP have seen audiences attend a weekend of events in Liverpool, the BRIT Awards and Download Festival to investigate the safety of large crowds returning to events after the coronavirus pandemic.Posting on Instagram, Ashcroft wrote: “Apologies to my fans for any disappointment but the festival was informed over 10 days.
Read more on nme.com