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Tiree Music Festival generates £1million for local economy

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Tiree Music Festival, the event which saw The Levellers perform on an island with a population of just 500, has generated £1million for the local economy.

The organisers have released details of the annual visitor survey and economic impact report for the festival.

In research independently conducted by MKA Economics, the report on the 2016 festival highlighted that TMF generated an economic impact of £951,117 – an overall increase of 51% on the 2015 figures.

It concluded that, taking multiplier effects into account, it was likely the economic impact of the event had “surpassed the £1million mark for the first time.”

The event, whose previous headline acts include Franz Ferdinand, has taken place every July since 2010. And early bird tickets for the 2017 festival – from July 14 to 17 – are on sale now.

This new economic high is another noteworthy achievement by the festival, which has grown rapidly to become a multi-award-winning phenomenon, which was recently crowned “Best Small Event in Scotland” at the Scottish Event Awards in October.

Brenda O’Hara MP described it as a “cultural coup for the island”, commending the directors and team for their commitment to the social enterprise event and its importance to the tourism industry of Argyll and Bute as a whole.

The achievements of Tiree Music Festival were raised at the House of Commons in an early day motion by Mr O’Hara.

Further information on the tickets and the full economic impact report can be found at www.tireemusicfestival.co.uk