VINTAGE TROUBLE

BUZZCOCKS, VINTAGE TROUBLE AND MORE ADDED TO BELLADRUM LINE-UP

Legendary punk heroes Buzzcocks have been added to the line-up for the ninth Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival (3^rd & 4^th August 2012; Beauly, Inverness-shire). With a string of hits such as 'Ever Fallen In Love' and 'Harmony In My Head' to their credit, the band are sure to have a wide appeal amongst the Bella crowd and will headline the Hothouse stage on the Friday night.

US soul and rock band from Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, Vintage Trouble will wow the Belladrum audience for a second year running with their speakeasy style music. Also added to the bill are New York singer-songwriter Willy Mason as Friday night headliner on the Black Isle Brewery Grassroots Stage and, in a Scottish festival exclusive, smoky voiced folk and soul singer-songwriter Lianne La Havas.

These are joined by plaintive Newcastle sextet Lanterns On The Lake who fuse folk melodies with light electronic instrumentation, and by Carrbridge artist Rachel Sermanni who makes a return to the festival after last year's triumphant appearance.

Jiggery folkery six piece Mad Dog Mcrae bring their folk rock, gypsy jazz 'shake your ass' mix to Bella for the first time as do Red Sky July, an alt-country band formed by Texas guitarist Ally McErlaine and Shelly Poole of Alisha's Attic.

Glasgow ska band Bombskare play the main stage, and Pink Floyd tribute band MacFloyd play the whole of 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' plus Aberdeen blues band The Jerry Jablonski Band make their first appearance at the event. Inverness band Little Mill Of Happiness will also be at Bella, as will Skye electronic fusion act Niteworks and Ullapool'sGrousebeater Sound System.

Belladrum has sold out each of the past three years and tickets to this year's event continue to sell at well ahead of last year's rate. Co-op and Young Scot discounted tickets have now sold out, and printed tickets have sold out at: the Booth; TicketScotland Glasgow, and Sound & Vision in Elgin Tickets can still be purchased on line at www.skiddle.comand dwindling supplies of printed tickets are available at: Eden Court, Hootananny, Ironworks and Mania in Inverness; Sweet Treats in Dingwall; TicketScotland Edinburgh; Groucho's in Dundee; One Up in Aberdeen; Morrison's in Beauly, and Kiltarlity Post office.

A limited number of Saturday tickets go on sale on Tuesday 1^st May on-line on at www.skiddle.com and printed tickets at Eden Court and Ironworks, Inverness.

The new additions to Bella's line up join Scots indie stars Travis and Liverpool rockers The Wombats who are to headline the festival, and numerous other acts including: UK award-winning queen of soul Beverley Knight; Glasgow-based indie rockers Frightened Rabbit in an exclusive Scottish festival appearance; up tempo US songsmiths We Are Scientists; introspective pioneers of indie folk Slow Club and crafters of beautiful folk rock Fink; Celtic tune'n'groove folk artists Treacherous Orchestra; singer/songwriter hot tipsJuan Zelada and Ryan Keen; new indie tyro's Bastille and To Kill A King; Edinburgh singer/songwriter Nina Nesbitt; hip hop duo Stanley Odd from the same city; Glasgow three-piece Fatherson; Borders Celtic rockers, The Dangleberries; Highland artistes James Mackenzie, Ian McLaughlin & The Outsiders, Whisky River Band, and The Red Kiteswhose front-man Moteh Parrott hails from Inverness.

Belladrum 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, the festival industry's 'oscars'.

Advance adult weekend tickets are £95. They include parking and camping, except for campervans and caravans which will be charged £50 per vehicle or £130 to include electrical hook-up.. As in previous years, tickets for children 12 & under are free.

UMT:EMERGING STAGE AT EVOLUTION FESTIVAL

GENERATOR and UMT BRING THE BEST EMERGING NORTH EAST TALENT TO EVOLUTION FESTIVAL

Generator’s UMT Academy brings the best emerging urban artists, young bands and solo artists to the festival at our UMT:EMERGING STAGE.

UMT Academy is the North East’s leading music training facility for DJs, producers and singers. We offer a range of studio packages to help you build a career in music. At UMT Academy you can train to a professional level alongside pop, urban and electronic music experts. Our expert tutors take you through a course designed for your level of experience that will bring out the best in your performance.

This is also the first of many Cultural Olympiad events in association with NE Generation. UMT is proud to be associated with the Olympics and one of the first events to take place in the North East this summer.

25 artists and DJs will perform across the Bank Holiday Weekend (Sunday 3^rd and Monday 4^th June), alongside the likes of Dizzee Rascal, deadmau5, Maximo Park and Noah & the Whale (See www.evolutionfestival.co.uk for the full festival lineup).

On Sunday 3^rd and Monday 4^th, we'll be bringing you an eclectic mix of emerging bands and solo artists, with DJ sets throughout from our UMT: BEATS participants.

Sunday 3^rd June

BOY JUMPS SHIP
SAILORS AND SAINTS
ROSSI NOISE

THE FAITHFULS plus guests Suus & Rick Fury
KAY
CHRIS4SIT
UMT Academy Performances – Laura Smith / Julija Jačėnaitė / Micky P

THE CASTELLS
DUTCH CULT

+ UMT: BEATS DJs

Monday 4^th June

TOMAHAWKS FOR TARGETS
ATHLETES IN PARIS

PHENZO
THE FAITHFULS plus guests Supanice / Rex / Baron & Breeze
JISTER

UMT Academy Performances – Lily Brooke / Jenny Jones / Amy Holford  

THE REAL DAVINA  
BRIGHT LIGHTS

+ UMT: BEATS DJs

Performers this year include Tomahawks for Targets who played last year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals, Athletes In Paris who have been championed by 6 Music DJ Tom Robinson, Keep The Faith Records house band The Faithfuls who will be joined by the finest Hip Hop artists in the North East and many others including some of the best emerging bands and MCs in the region.

Soul-pop band The Real Davina will also perform after being selected from Sunderland College’s Emerging Talent Competition. Frontman Jordan Miller says, “We’re a relatively unheard of band with a local following so playing at Evolution will be our biggest gig ever, everyone is really excited.”

Many of the performers at this year’s UMT:EMERGING STAGE are graduates of our UMT Academy courses for vocalists, rappers and MCs.  Also performing will be 12 graduates of our UMT: BEATS & UMT DJ

IF YOU WANT TO PERFORM AT NEXT YEAR’S UMT:EMERGING STAGE, CONTACT bob@generator.org.uk FOR INFORMATION ON OUR UMT COURSES

For more information on all artists and DJs performing, see www.generator.org.uk/UMTEmerging

ALL ARTIST PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE AT http://bit.ly/HWgMpy

Highlights from last year’s stage include The Lake Poets and Mausi who have gone on to open the main stage at this year’s festival; South Shields’ Lulu James who took part in last year’s UMT: VOX course will also play the main stage and has received much praise from national press and radio.

UMT and UMT:EMERGING form part of NE Generation and  has been funded by the Legacy Trust UK, creating a lasting impact from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by funding ideas and local talent to inspire creativity across the UK.

UMT is also supported by Big Lottery Fund, ERDF and Youth Music

Joe Frankland, Musician Support Manager at Generator says:

“Last year’s UMT:EMERGING STAGE proved a great addition to a week of Evolution related events.  This year we’re really happy to return with our strongest lineup to offer festival goers the chance to discover their next favourite urban artists, bands and solo artists. 

Generator’s UMT Academy fast-tracks the careers of aspiring musicians and we strive to support the region’s most promising talent by giving them the platform to step up to the big stage.  Evolution Festival is the biggest event in the region’s musical calendar and the UMT:EMERGING STAGE provides a massive opportunity for all the artists. ”

UMT Emerging forms part of Generator’s ‘Building the Business of Music’ project.

·       The Building the Business of Music project is part financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), managed by the Department for Communities and Local Government, securing £822,347 ERDF investment.

·       The ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007-2013 is bringing over £300m into the North East to support innovation, enterprise and business support across the region and will help create and safeguard 28,000 new jobs, start 3,000 new businesses and increase the region’s productivity by £1.1bn per annum.

·       The project will make a major contribution to the ambition of the ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007-2013 by increasing the numbers and survival of business start ups in the region and increasing business productivity.

For more information on our UMT Courses, see www.generator.org.uk/UMT

For more information and on Evolution Festival and ticket links: www.evolutionfestival.co.uk

ROCKNESS

 Best Small Festival Winner

 Announces New Actcs

It’s Electro heaven as RockNess announces Sub Club Sound System (celebrating its 25th anniversary in style!), more Soma Records artists, Mylo’s EPP Party plus the ROCKNESS ARCADIA UFO!

In an announcement of cosmic proportions, RockNess today confirms a constellation of electronic acts guaranteed to unleash an unearthly level of dancefloor devastation this June. What’s more, the stratospheric celebrations are set to land on the Scottish Highlands for three days in a brand new stage concept - THE ARCADIA UFO - the likes of which Scotland has never seen!

Brought to RockNess by Arcadia, and replacing their own legendary Afterburner, the Arcadia UFO is a 360 degree rave machine from outer space, based on a flying saucer and loaded with an armoury of brand new high powered effects plus a thunderous sound system! Check out the updated poster below for the fantastic new names that will be playing the Arcadia UFO and beyond at the ‘Ness!