Belladrum Festival has confirmed rumours that The Bees are to play the two-day Highland outdoor music festival. The festival has announced that Emiliana Torrini, El Presidente, Editors, Aberfeldy, The Brakes, Exist and Mohair will also join the line-up for event in the Italian Gardens, Belladrum, near Beauly, Inverness-shire on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th August 2005.
In the first four weeks of sales, tickets have been taken up at roughly ten times the volume of last year’s festival at a similar stage. “We haven’t even put a poster up but we’ve been deluged by demand,” said festival organizer Joe Gibbs.
“We were caught on the hop by the volume at first, but most people now are getting their tickets within 14 days.” He advised would-be festival goers to buy early, as early indications are that despite its increased capacity and two-day duration, the festival may repeat last year’s performance and sell out.
Available on-line at
www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk, tickets can also now be bought 24 hours on 0871 220 0260. They are now on sale over-the-counter too in Glasgow and Edinburgh at Tickets Scotland; in Dundee at Groucho’s; in Aberdeen at One Up Records; and in Inverness at Hootananny’s, Eden Court and MVC.
Headliners The Proclaimers, plus The Bees and British Sea Power will be making their only festival appearances north of the border at Belladrum. These are joined by Friday headliners Alabama 3, the Peatbog Faeries and triple folk award winner Karine Polwart in a feast of rock, celtic, country, blues, folk and world musical talent featuring 45 acts across three stages.
Other prominent acts at the festival include Ricky Ross (Deacon Blue), Woodstock vets Country Joe MacDonald, Jah Wobble, Black Velvets, Bluetones, Trashcan Sinatras, Michael Marra, the Jim Hunter Band, Endrick Brothers, Sundown, Poor Old Ben, Cinematics and Hazey Janes.
A world music element will be supplied by afro-celtic fusion exponents Baka Beyond, Canadian rock/folk fusion band The Duhks, Dexter Ardoine and the Creole Ramblers and N’Faly Kouyate. Also featuring will be alt-country cowpunk Jason Ringenberg, Heather MacLeod, Andy White, Hotlicks Cookie, the Karl Broadie Band and the Unholy Trinity – Ronnie Elliott, Terry Clarke and Wes McGhee.
A strong Highland presence includes Stetsonhead, the Galipaygos, Ruthless Blues, Andy Gunn, Davy Cowan, Calamateur, Michael Wadada, Ruth Sutherland and the Feis Rois Ceilidh Band.
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival is a mellow, family-orientated music and arts festival which takes place in the sensational setting of the old Italian Gardens at Belladrum Estate, near Beauly in the Scottish Highlands. Attractions include street theatre, cabaret, cinema, kids’ amusements, dance, alternative therapies, crèche, stalls, food and drink.
Weekend tickets cost £50 (incl VAT, excl booking fee) and entitle holders to free parking and camping 4.00 PM 11th August – 1.00 PM 14th August. Children under 12 enter free. Passes are needed for both camping and under 12s. Check the web site www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk for details. Day tickets will go on sale if any are available on 27th June. Friday day tickets will cost £25 and will not allow camping. Saturday day tickets will cost £35 and will allow one night’s free camping on 13th August. Under 12 tickets will be available on both days. Both day tickets allow free parking.
BBC Radio Scotland’s Celtic Connections Programme has come on board as a media partner with the festival. And for a second year, Belladrum Festival has announced that Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre will be the beneficiary of a charitable donation from the event.
Contact: Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival: www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk 01463 741366; Joe Gibbs, Phoineas House, Belladrum, By Beauly, Inverness-shire IV4 7BA;
info@tartanheartfestival.co.uk
