Catch Belladrum on BBC Alba as festival season rocks up to Inverness
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BBC Alba will bring a host of live and specially-recorded sets from Belladrum to you as they broadcast from the Highlands’ biggest music festival.
This coming week, BBC ALBA will have live coverage of the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival from the beautiful Belladrum Estate near Inverness.
Highlights from all three days of the festival will be broadcast live on BBC Alba from 9.30pm on Thursday, July 27, and 9pm on Friday and Saturday July 28-29, hosted by Fiona Mackenzie and Niall Iain MacDonald.
Audiences can also enjoy additional live coverage on the BBC Scotland channel from 11.15pm on July 28 and 29.
Travis, Bastille and Sigrid headline the festival, with other acts including Peat & Diesel, Skerryvore, Elephant Sessions, Sam Ryder, KT Tunstall and The Zutons.
Action from both the Hot House stage and the Garden stage will be featured in BBC Alba’s coverage, as well as specially-recorded acoustic performances and interviews.
If you miss any of the performances, selected sets will be uploaded to BBC iPlayer from Friday, July 28, meaning that if you are unable to attend the festival or just want to relive the magic, you will be able to catch up with all the best music online.
BBC Alba Commissioning Executive, Calum McConnell said: “We’re delighted to be back in the swing of festival season, and July brings a fantastic summer music schedule to BBC ALBA, covering an array of outstanding talent throughout.
“We’re looking forward to being back at Belladrum to share this amazing line-up with our audiences.”
BBC Alba HD is available on the following platforms: Sky 117 (Scotland)/Sky 169 (rest of UK); Virgin Media 120 (Scotland)/Virgin Media 161 (rest of UK); Freesat 109; BBC iPlayer.
BBC Alba SD is available on Freeview/You View 7 (Scotland only).
