EXCLUSIVE: Festival organiser confirms this will be final Loopallu
The organiser of the "best fest in the west" has confirmed this will be its final year.
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Thousands expected to descend for Oban Live
Argyll is gearing up to welcome thousands of visitors this weekend to the region's biggest outdoor live music event, Oban Live.
Electric Fields music festival cancelled after venue change
A music festival has been cancelled after a backlash over a change of venue left fans requesting refunds.
Revellers from across the country visit Inverness for inaugural Gathering festival
The debut of a new north music festival attracted revellers from every corner of the country at the weekend, hitting the right note with a mix of talented musicians and delicious local food.
Legendary Italian DJ, Mauro Picotto, to headline Keith music festival
A legendary Italian DJ has been announced as one of the headliners of a Moray festival which is returning to the north east after a successful inaugural event.
Entering UK for Womad festival is ‘difficult and humiliating’ – organiser
Entering the post-Brexit referendum UK for the Womad world music festival has become so “difficult and humiliating” that performers are giving up, the organiser has said.
Record crowd basks in sunshine as music legends play Aberdeen festival
Huge crowds danced the weekend away beneath blue skies as some legendary acts headlined an Aberdeen music festival.
Enjoy Music festival headliners to include Basement Jaxx and Faithless
Basement Jaxx and Faithless are set to headline this year's Enjoy Music festival at Hazlehead Park.
Highland driver caught over the alcohol limit returning from music festival
An Invergordon joiner who was stopped by police on his return from a music festival in Ullapool was disqualified from driving for a year yesterday.
Offshore worker’s ‘erratic dancing’ at music festival led to drug search
An offshore worker’s bad dancing at a music festival led police to suspect he was on drugs.
VIDEO: ‘Why I will miss Loopallu – the wee festival with a big heart’
The curtain has come down on what organisers are calling the last ever Loopallu festival. So we asked revellers what they will miss most about the wee festival with a big heart. To read more about the festival, click here: GALLERY: Is Loopallu really all over?
Virtuoso musician Dame Evelyn says north-east festivals would entice global visitors
World-renowned musician Dame Evelyn Glennie has backed plans to launch two weekend festivals in the north-east.
Two big outdoor music festivals planned for Banff and Inverurie
Two outdoor festivals could be launched in the north-east, bringing tens of thousands of music lovers to the area.
Scotland’s nightclub under the stars, Groove Loch Ness 2016
Just days after the mud has dried out on the boots of those who attended this year’s sell-out Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, music lovers from the Highlands and beyond will be pulling them on again, this time for Groove Loch Ness. Known as Scotland’s nightclub under the stars, the outdoor festival is being staged again this year following overwhelming positive feedback from last year’s inaugural event which saw a raft of international DJs help transform farmland at Dores, overlooking iconic Loch Ness, into a big non-stop musical party zone. Taking place on Saturday, August 20, from 2pm onwards, the impressive line-up of acts include DJ and acclaimed producer Duke Dumont, German DJ Alexander Ridha, better known by his stage name Boys Noize, Grammy-nominated DJ/producer Mark Knight, Glasgow-based Optimo and hot new production/DJ duo Camelphat. There will also be a tented arena at this year’s event which will include sets from Leon Vynehall, Dan Shake, Moxie, State of Grace, B2B, Let Us Play, Craigie Cartell and Hector’s House.
Countdown to Speyfest steps up
This year's Speyfest is just 100 days away and the Ceol Oirghialla ensemble of Celtic musicians have been confirmed as the latest act for the largest traditional event in Moray.