It has attracted big names from the music world to a quiet corner of the Highlands for more than a decade.
But today, Wester Ross’s Loopallu music festival makes its final bow.
Musical guests warming up the stage last night included The View, the Pigeon, Detectives, Tide Lines and Bombscare, as well as Sam Fender and Neon Waltz.
Saturdays line up is set to last from noon till night as music geusts The Vatersay Boys, Glasvegas, Turin Brakes and Hunter and the Bear kicking off festivities, with The Rezillos, Willie Campbell and TTs. Calum Beattie, The Howl and the Hum and Little Mammoths playing the festival out in style.
Ullapool and district Junior Pipe Band opened the event for a final time on Friday, marking an end to an era for the group.
Band chairman Graham Ross, spoke of the mark the festival has left on the youngsters and how it will surely be missed by everyone.
He said: “Ullapool and District Junior Pipe Band has opened the Loopallu festival every year since it started 13 years ago. It will definitely be missed by the whole community but particularly by the youngsters, as for many of them it is the only time they get the opportunity to see and hear world class musicians.”
The festival, which has had a beachside venue since it began, has been based at the pier this year, looking out onto the stunning backdrop of Ullapool for a final time. The reason for the withdrawal of the event comes from organisers following problems seeking a location for the events tent.
Lachlan Robertson, general manger of The Seaforth Bar and Restaurant added:’Loopallu has been absolutely amazing each and every year, it will be sorely missed by all of us here at The Seaforth. The Festival brings the whole village together for a big send off to the Season alongside visitors from all over the Globe. We look forward to Robert Hick’s plans for the next reinterpretation of Loopallu in the coming years.”
Famous acts gracing the stage over the years have included paolo Nutini, Mumford and Sons, Twin Atlantic, the Tranglers and Franz Ferdinand.
