Posts by Simon Clark

We’re getting closer and closer to the big weekend, and we’re still deep in the planning for the festival. February seemed to fly by after a long (and dark) January, and the countdown is now well and truly on. Here’s a roundup of everything Heartland-related from the last few weeks. It’s awards week! On Thursday…

With the Heartland Festival now only a few months away, we wanted to share an important update regarding one of our Sunday Main Stage acts. Emerald Sunday, originally scheduled to perform on Sunday 28 June in Pitlochry, will no longer be appearing as the band has officially parted ways. While it’s always sad to lose…

After listening to our attendees and reviewing your responses in the 2025 feedback survey, we’ve decided to adjust our policy on bringing food, nibbles, and drinks into the venue. From #HF26 onwards, you are welcome to bring certain items with you — as long as they are sealed in their original packaging and unopened on…

Hello and welcome to our February 2026 update. We’ll try to keep this one short – unlike the long month of January! It’s been another busy few weeks behind the scenes, and we’re now just five months away from the Heartland Festival weekend. We hope you’re as excited as we are. If you haven’t got…

From day one, our vision for the Heartland Festival has been clear – to celebrate the incredible music coming out of Scotland, and to give Scottish artists a platform to shine in the heart of this beautiful country. In 2024, we welcomed 24 Scottish artists across our two stages. In 2025, we raised that number…

We wanted to let you – our brilliant Heartland Festival community – know that Tier 4 pricing will come into effect from Monday 16th February 2026 at 10am. This will be the final ticket tier and the price that remains in place right up to the festival weekend (if we don’t sell out before then).…

We’re absolutely over the moon to share that Heartland Festival has been shortlisted for ‘Festival of the Year’ at the 2025 Scottish Live Music Awards. To be recognised in this way — just a year after our very first festival — feels completely surreal. We were thrilled to make the long list before Christmas, but…

Firstly, a very Happy New Year from all of us! As we step into 2026, the team has been reflecting on the incredible year just gone. We continue to be overwhelmed by the support, messages and memories you’ve shared – none of what we achieved in 2025 would have been possible without you. With just…