Perthshire Amber
GenreMultiple
DatesNovember
Location(s)Perthshire, Scotland
Years active2005 - 2016
Founded byDougie MacLean
Attendance9,000
Websitewww.perthshireamber.com

Perthshire Amber is a music festival that took place annually in central Scotland from 2005 to 2016. First organised by Dougie MacLean as a two-day event in 2005, within a few years it had grown to a 10-day event. The 2016 event scaled back to four days in length and the festival is not scheduled to be held in 2017.

History

In 2005 it began as a two-day event. It was sold-out in its third year.[1] The fifth festival in 2009 was held over ten days.[2]

In 2014, around 9000 visitors were expected to attend shows at 25 venues, featuring more than 350 musicians.[3]

In 2016, the 12th year the festival was held, it was scaled back to four days.[4]

After the 2016 festival, MacLean announced that the organisers would take a break and that there would not be a festival held in 2017.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Ferguson, Brian (5 November 2012). "Aberfeldy Festival is just the start for Perthshire's success story". The Scotsman. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Travel: Perthshire Amber festival". The Scotsman. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Ferguson, Brian (23 October 2014). "Dougie MacLean festival to celebrate 10th year". The Scotsman. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Ferguson, Brian (3 November 2016). "Hundreds of Dougie MacLean fans descend on Perthshire". The Scotsman. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Dougie MacLean's Perthshire Amber festival to take break in 2017". BBC News. 29 November 2016.
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