Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2010 Reveal Initial Line-up

With tickets on sale this Friday April 9th, Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival have revealed the initial line-up for this, their seventh anual event.

Topping the bill on the Friday night is Feeder, the Brit Award-nominated alternative rock band from Wales with three platinum selling albums to their credit. Glasgow’s Amy McDonald, who headlines the Saturday night, has sold over 3 million albums and last played Bella in 2007. Bob Marley’s legendary Wailers are also billed to bring the unforgettable songs, sounds and rhythms of one of the last great Reggae institutions still in existence to the main stage in their first ever visit to the Highlands.

The festival will also feature: Candi Staton, the queen of southern soul; Brighton rock band The Levellers; a first appearance for local heroes Wolfstone and the return of Barra’s Celtic musical magicians The Vatersay Boys.

Bands of the moment Stornoway, Erland and the the Carnival, Alex Gardner, Egyptian Hip Hop, Young Fathers and Unicorn Kid are all set to make their debut appearance on the Hothouse stage as well as cult 80’s act, and an influence to many, The Woodentops. The stage is to be headlined by Indie legends The Divine Comedy. 

The ever popular Grassroots stage will this year play host to the likes of folk legend Dick Gaughan, John Otway who needs no introduction and the wonderful Beth Jeans Houghton.

Double award-winning Belladrum will announce plenty of further artists in the coming months, bringing their usual sparkling cross-genre array of talent.  

“After last year’s advance sell-out, we really urge our growing band of regular supporters to buy their tickets early; we anticipate strong demand and we would hate our friends to miss out,” said festival promoter Joe Gibbs. “The line-up of music and other forms of entertainment and performance art is shaping up to be as brilliant as ever.”

Belladrum 2010 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 off-beat 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’...

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