Tartan Heart Festival
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| Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival | |
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| Location(s) | Inverness, Scotland |
| Years active | 2004 - present |
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| Date(s) | Second Weekend In August |
| Genre(s) | Alternative \ Indie \ Folk |
| Website | http://www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk |
The Tartan Heart Festival is a music festival held on the Belladrum Estate near Inverness, in Scotland. Its normally held at the start of August. Founded in 2004, the festival has rapidly grown in popularity.
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[edit] Background info
The festival is well known for its wide ranging musical scope, as well as its family friendly atmosphere, with a large dedicated family camp-site, as well as free entry for children under the age of 12. Previous acts that have played at the festival include Embrace, The Automatic, The Proclaimers, Arlo Guthrie, The Peatbog Faeries and many more.
As well as the main stages, there are a wide range of stalls and fringe acts, including one man bands, alternative threapy tents, barbers, yoga and dance tuition, not to mention the Miniscule of Sound, the worlds smallest nightclub!
[edit] Fringe
As well As the festival itself there is also a Festival fringe which centres around the 2 weeks surrounding the festival. This usually finishes in the early hours of Hootananny's on the Thursday prior to the festival. The fringe's gigs have no entry-fee in some bars/pubs however others may charge, the fringe showcases a variety of Acts and Music Genres.
The Fringe sets the mood in the run up to Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival August 8, 9, 2008 and offers a musical trail around the Highlands for the intrepid music lover, in the run up to The Highland's friendliest family festival, and we invite you and all the Fringe and Festival artists to join us on The Nessmp3.com Potting Shed Stage, the fringe stage at Belladrum more info http://www.nessmp3.com/music/belladrumfestival . With the help of media partners www.nessmp3.com, sponsorship of Square Wheels Cycles and organic support from The Black Isle Brewery.
[edit] 2005
In 2005 the festival had five stages, ranging in size from the Grassroots Tent, which has a capacity of approximately 250 and is dedicated to small acoustic and folk acts, through to the Garden Stage, which is a natural amphitheatre that can hold several thousand people
In 2005, new features include the Seedlings Stage for new or unsigned artists and the Venus Flytrap Palais, a stage totally dedicated to the wonderful and sometimes, frankly, weird in music, theatre, cabaret and performance art.
[edit] 2007
This year saw Manchester based James Headline as well as The Magic Numbers,
[edit] 2008
So far only Scouting For Girls have been confirmed for the headline slot on the Friday. Other acts are to be announced soon.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Pictures from the Festival
- Pass application for Festival Fringe
- Official ticket outlet
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