This year’s Tramlines Festival has been cast into doubt following the outbreak of the coronavirus.
The festival is set to take place at Hillsborough Park on July 31 for three days.
However, with the world-wide spread of the coronavirus, revellers have been left worried the event might not happen this year.
Ticket holder, Anna Langston, 17, said: “I think they should wait a few weeks to see what the situation is [before they make a decision on whether to cancel].”
More than 35,000 people were set to attend the event in 2019 and tier one through nine general weekend tickets have all sold out.
Ms Langston, of Stocksbridge, said she would be willing to attend this year’s festival: “If the peak has already happened and if I’ve already had it – it just depends on the situation.”
Tramlines hasn’t posted any information about the current issue, leaving everyone wondering what is actually going to happen.
Artists such as; Ian Brown, The Kooks, Pale Waves, Catfish and the Bottlemen, DMA’s, Dizzee Rascal, The Magic Gang, Madness, The Fratellis, Sundara Karma, Easy Life, The Snuts and many more are set to grace the stage if the event still goes ahead.
Festival organisers are due to make another announcement on the line-up imminently.
Ms Langston said: “I don’t think the government are doing enough to limit the spread.”
Coronavirus is a recent illness that targets your lungs and airways.
It is unknown how the virus is spread so people are being urged to wash their hands often.
Speaking on Thursday, Britain’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said: “We are considering the question of banning major public events.
“The scientific advice as we’ve said over the last couple of weeks is that banning such events will have little effect on the spread.”
Mr Johnson has now vowed to hold daily press conferences updating the nation on the situation.
Major events such as, Glastonbury, the Grand National and Chelsea Flower Show are still set to go ahead.
“I think the government are going to ban big meet ups like that anyway so I think they’ll be forced to cancel.”
In a recent article by BBC News, it has been said that ministers were drawing up plans for banning mass gatherings – a category which Tramlines falls under.
A ban could take place as soon as next weekend.
On March 15 2020, there were 1,372 cases confirmed as positive out of 40,279 people.
On the NHS website, they suggest a few ways to avoid the spread.
A couple being; use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water is not available and try to avoid close contact with people who are unwell.
The virus has sent a lot of people into a ‘panic.’
Shelves remain empty on the aisles of supermarkets like Tesco, Morrison’s and ASDA.
Many products have sold out in the shops, including; hand wash, hand sanitiser, some items of food and toilet roll.
For further information regarding the coronavirus visit https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
For further information regarding Tramlines Festival visit https://tramlines.org.uk
Tramlines has been contacted for a comment and This is Sheffield 2020 is awaiting a response.
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