Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2012

Don't miss your LAST CHANCE to submit to the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, with a reputation for its eclectic line-ups, its off-beat non-musical entertainments and its all-ages approach. The festival has won a VisitScotland Thistle Award in 2009 and is a past winner of the Grassroots Festival Award at the UK Festival Awards. Taking place on the 5th and 6th of August in 2011, they have guaranteed at least one performance slot for a Sonicbids artist - compensation includes a negotiable fee and meal. Past performers include Feeder, Amy Macdonald, The Wailers, Candi Staton, Levellers, The Divine Comedy, Abagail Grey, Alan Grant, Twin Atlantic and many more./n/nThis festival is part of a partnership with the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF). To submit to more UK festivals, click here.

Belladrum Festival 2012 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.

Taking place on the 3rd and 4th of August 2012, they have guaranteed a performance slot for one Sonicbids artist. Belladrum is a festival of fantastic music crossing all genres - indie, rock, dance DJ, Celtic, Celtic rock, blues, roots, singer-songwriter and many more. It also features a variety of performing arts including dance, theatre, street theatre, cabaret & burlesque, comedy, poetry, literature, drama, and debate. Past performers include: Feeder, Texas, Amy Macdonald, The Wailers, Candi Staton, Levellers, The Divine Comedy, Seasick Steve, Kassidy, Twin Atlantic and many more.

The slots available are on the Jock The Reaper stage features an old combine harvester turned into a stage celebrating everything from crossover celtic music to electro dance.

“It’s kind of Mad Max in a tartan bunnet meets the Wurzels in Ibiza,” said promoter Joe Gibbs. “As farmers we’re always being urged to diversify. Well here’s some diversification – with attitude! I’ve always admired the prehistoric dinosaur age look of combines and it occurred to me a while back that this could be put to some entertainment purpose when a harvester reached the end of its working life as an implement. ”

They are looking for applicants influenced by any of the following genres electro, celtic crossover, Scottish traditional music, upbeat folk and techno.

This is a friendly, truly all-ages event with plenty to do for everyone. Belladrum is also a camping festival, with yurts and tipis available to rent for the duration of the festival.

Note: Submissions are only open to UK acts.