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[Artist Announcement] – Martin Mullady

We are delighted to announce another amazing artist for the Discovery Stage at The Heartland Festival this June. Hailing from Stirling, Martin Mullady is a Scottish indie rock artist who lists the Foo Fighters, Stereophonics, Green Day ad Feeder as just a few of his influences. You’ll enjoy an energetic mix of hard-hitting drums, catchy…

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[Artist Announcement] – Just The Brave

Scottish teen heartthrobs, Just The Brave, are coming to Pitlochry! Yes, you heard that right and we can hear the screams for miles across the country. In their time of being together on stage, they have supported artists including Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Callum Beattie, Blue and our very own Nathan Evans. The five lads from Glasgow…

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[Artist Announcement] – Katie Nicoll

From Dundee, we are delighted to welcome the award winning Katie Nicoll to the Discovery Stage at the Heartland Festival. Katie’s latest releases have received support from the likes of BBC Introducing, BBC Scotland, BBC Radio 1, Pure Radio & Amazing Radio. Read more about Katie here on our Discovery Lineup page. Katie will be…

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[Artist Announcement] – White China

In their own words, “These could be THE BEST OF TIMES!!” Our first Discovery Stage announcement of the year goes to White China, who were formed in the early 1980’s, when there was big hair and white trousers. Fast forward to today and after several periods of hiatus, White China are back, stronger, (sort of)…

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2024: What an Amazing Year it has been…

As we step into 2025, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank every single one of you who have helped make 2024 an amazing first year for The Heartland Festival. We could not have done this without your amazing support. It was just over 12 months ago when we sat down and pressed forward…

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[ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT] Kelowna

Christmas has most certainly come early for all of you who are planning to head over to Pitllochry next June. We are making our way nicely through our Discover Stage announcements and today we are delighted to welcome one of the newest kids of the block, Kelowna. Kelowna (by their own admission) are a band…

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[ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT] Joe Goodall

The team here at The Heartland Festival are super excited to announce the latest name who will be appearing on the Discovery Stage next June. Introducing… Joe Goodall. Few artists command the stage with the energy, passion, and emotional connection that Joe Goodall brings to every performance. A rising Rock-Pop talent with a knack for melodic hooks and unforgettable live shows,…

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Ben Walker is an Award Winner!

On behalf of everyone involved with The Heartland Festival we would like to wish Ben Walker huge congratulations for winning the award for ‘Scottish Young Live Artist of the Year 2024‘ at the Scottish Live Music Awards. Speaking on social media last night, Ben said “Humbled to receive this award last night – this isn’t…

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