Belladrum Tartan Heart Music Festival is getting closer, with music lovers looking forward to three-and-a-bit packed days of entertainment.
From Deacon Blue, James Arthur and the Sugababes to Calum Beattie, Bill Bailey and Torridon, organisers are promising something for everyone.
About 25,000 people are expected to descend on Belladrum Estate for the music festival.
Organiser Dougie Brown previously praised the loyalty of those who turn out year after year.
Check out our handy all-you-need-to-know guide, pulling together information on timings, tickets, how to get there and parking – and the all-important weather.
Belladrum line-up
Belladrum, also known as the Tartan Heart Festival, has really outdone itself this year with headline acts.
On Thursday, the Sugababes headline – but they’re not the only big name that day. Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Teenage Fanclub and the Futureheads are also on the bill.
Friday has 2012 X Factor winner James Arthur top of the bill, with Ocean Colour Scene, Jake Bugg and Kate Rusby also figuring.
And Saturday sees the big guns of Deacon Blue rolled out as festival headliners. Comedian Bill Bailey, Scots star Callum Beattie and Twin Atlantic also figure in the weekend line-ups.
But even if you don’t fancy any of these acts (although, what’s wrong with you?!), all is not lost. With 14 stages, you’re bound to find someone you like.
For the full list of who is playing, check out the Belladrum line-up page.
Timings & admission rules for Belladrum 2024
Belladrum kicks off on Thursday, July 25. The gates and campsites open at 8am and the arenas open at noon. You can arrive as late as 10pm on Thursday and Friday.
The music starts at 3.30pm on Thursday, and from 10.30am on Friday and Saturday.
You must have a valid e-ticket to obtain a valid wristband to enter the event. There is no re-admission without a valid wristband.
Lost, stolen, altered or incomplete tickets will be invalid and will not be exchanged for wristbands or allowed entry.
Holders of wristbands that have been lost, stolen or tampered with in any way will not be granted admission.
Wristbands are non-transferable.
Anyone who leaves the site after midnight on any night will not be get back in until 8am.
All music fans must leave by 1pm on Sunday.
A multi-purpose map with arrival and parking details as well as a guide to stages and campsites. Image: Belladrum
Getting there & parking
The postcode for Belladrum at the Belladrum Estate is IV4 7BA.
If you know your campsite when you arrive you will be directed to the best car park.
D & E Coaches will run regular shuttle bus services to and from the festival between Inverness Bus station and local towns including Drumnadrochit, Dingwall, Beauly and Tore.
Bella has a dedicated accessible campsite/campervan area for those with mobility issues, and blue badge parking is close to the main arena.
Can I bring my own food and drink?
Providing you are 18 or over, you can take alcohol into the campsites, but not into the festival site. Glass is prohibited.
Food and unopened soft drinks and water are also permitted.
Festival anyone? Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson
What about my mobile?
The website says Belladrum has its own EE mast servicing the festival.
But they warn that mobile networks can still run slowly on site.
Be prepared and bring your spare battery pack and pre-arrange meeting times and places with your friends.
Club Clan Bella also has free charging points for VIP ticket holders.
What will the toilets be like?
Friendly Flush are serviced toilets – a game changer, if that sort of thing is important to you.
They are open and serviced 24 hours, but there is no access from Glamping or Caravans between 2am and 9am.
Friendly Flush provide showers on a pay-as-you-go basis, along with dryers and GHD stations. These are near Family Camping.
Other toilets are available and can be found on the site map.
Belladrum ticket information – are there any left?
A few weeks before the 2024 event, there were still some weekend and day tickets left. That’s the usual pattern, although it’s best to buy early.
You can buy tickets on the website – until you can’t.
Rules
Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult over 21, at the ration of two under 18s to one over 21.
No unauthorised drones are permitted to fly anywhere over the festival.
Other than guide dogs, animals are not permitted at Belladrum.
Drugs are prohibited and any reports of drug dealing or use will be reported to police, and the culprits ejected from the site.