Perthshire Amber Explained

Perthshire Amber
Location:Perthshire, Scotland
Years Active:2005 - 2016
Founders:Dougie MacLean
Dates:November
Genre:Multiple
Attendance:9,000

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]

Notes and References

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