Belladrum 2020: Nile Rodgers, Emeli Sande and Shed Seven announced

It's a mega line up for the 17th edition of the festival at the Belladrum Estate near Inverness in Summer 2020.

Last updated: 20th Dec 2019

Originally published: 19th Dec 2019

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival has unveiled the first names on the bill at the festival's 17th edition, with a whole host of artists that will descend upon the Belladrum Estate in Inverness between Thursday 30th July - Sunday 2nd August 2020.

At the top of the Belladrum Festival 2020 line up is one of the finest and most influential songwriters, guitarists and producers the world has ever seen, Nile Rodgers, who brings the full Chic experience to Bella, with a repertoire that includes 'Le Freak', 'Good Times', 'Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)' - and that's just Chic.

Rodgers is also behind Bowie's 'Let's Dance', Daft Punk and Pharrell's 'Get Lucky', Diana Ross' 'I'm Coming Out' and plenty more. Basically, expect the best party soundtrack you're ever likely to hear.

Also headlining the event is the impeccably gifted songstress Emeli Sande, who continues Bella's tradition of booking massive name Scottish acts. Sande's set will see her dip into a trove of chart smashes, not least pop anthem 'Next To Me', plus a whole heap of other tracks from her back catalogue of records: Our Version of Events and Long Live the Angels.

Other names featured on the first wave line up include indie legends Shed Seven, YouTube busting Passenger, Belfast punk royalty Stiff Little Fingers, the irreplaceable Colonel Mustard and the Dijon Five, plus more too.

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