Mercury Prize winning Scottish lo-fi R&B/Electronic/Rap trio YOUNG FATHERS together with anthemic pop-rock band DEAF HAVANA and big beat techno rockers DUB PISTOLS have joined the line-up of Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival (3-5th August; Beauly, Inverness-shire).
Further bookings for Bella include: The Sherlocks; Saint PHNX; JR Green; O’Connell & Love; Mr Tea & The Minions; Jericho Hill; The MacGills; Morever; The Boy With The Lion Head; November Lights; Big Fish Little Fish; Inverness Military Wives; and Headphone Disco.
THE PRETENDERS, featuring the legendary CHRISSIE HYNDE, FRANZ FERDINAND and SISTER SLEDGE (Thursday) headline Belladrum’s three nights this year.
They are supported by FIRST AID KIT; FEEDER; BIRDY; KT TUNSTALL;FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES; HONEYBLOOD; LOUIS BERRY; KARINE POLWART; GALLAGHER & LYLE; WILLIAM McCARTHY (AUGUSTINES); BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH; MILBURN; HOT DUB TIME MACHINE; NEON WALTZ, SLOW CLUB, VUKOVI, URBAN VOODOO MACHINE, COLONEL MUSTARD & THE DIJON 5 and THE JAMES HUNTER SIX.
Also appearing: 3 DAFT MONKEYS; BLOODLINES; BOSSY LOVE; BROKEN BONES MATILDA; BROKEN RAVENS; C.MACLEOD; DOLLY PARTON STORY; FEIS INBHIR NARRAINN CALDONIAN CEILIDH TRAIL; FEIS ROIS CEILIDH BAND;FULL TILT CEILIDH BAND; FUN BOX; GERRY CINNAMON; GOAT ROPER RODEO BAND; HAGGIS HORNS; HERON VALLEY; HO-RO; INDIGO VELVET; I SEE RIVERS; KIOKO; LEWIS CAPALDI; MACFLOYD; OXBOW LAKE; RHYTHMNREEL; ROOT SYSTEM; SALTFISH FORTY; SCHIEHALLION; SCOOTY & THE SKYHOOKS; SINGLE BY SUNDAY; TAMZENE; THE DANGLEBERRIES; THE JAR FAMILY; TIGERSTYLE; TORRIDON; and ZERVAS & PEPPER;
I See Rivers in session for Netsounds at Belladrum 2016
Anyone wishing to see main stage acts on the Thursday of the festival will need a three day ticket. The Thursday line-up includes: Sister Sledge, Feeder, Louis Berry, Scooty & The Skyhooks and Torridon.
Saturday day tickets are sold out as are campervan/caravan tickets. Hook-up tickets are still available to campervan/caravan ticket holders. There will be a resale of sold-out ticket categories via the tickets page on the Bella web site on Thursday 8th June at 10am when returned tickets will be made available on a first come first served basis.
Printed Bella tickets are available online at www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk and from the usual retail outlets. These include: Inverness – The Ironworks, Eden Court Box Office, Caffery’s and Hootananny’s; Dingwall – Sweet Treats; Edinburgh and Glasgow – TicketsScotland; Aberdeen – Aberdeen Performing Arts; Elgin – Sound & Vision; Beauly – Morrisons; Kiltarlity Post office.
Bella sold out again in 2016 for the eighth year in a row so fans are urged to buy early to avoid disappointment.
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival takes place in the beautiful Highland surroundings of Belladrum Estate, near Beauly in Inverness-shire. The independent festival has built a reputation for its eclectic line-ups, its offbeat non-musical entertainments and its all-ages approach. The festival won a VisitScotland Thistle Award in 2009 and is a past winner of the Grassroots Festival Award at the UK Festival Awards, the festival industry’s ‘Oscars’
For more information visit www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk