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The safety and wellbeing of everyone attending Heartland Festival has always been incredibly important to us. We are pleased to announce that Heartland Festival has officially signed up to the national ‘Ask for Angela’ initiative ahead of the festival in 2026. ‘Ask for Angela’ is a discreet safeguarding scheme used across the UK in bars,…

You asked for it… so we’ve gone ahead and created it. After lots of requests and comments from festivalgoers wanting a playlist for this year’s lineup, we’re delighted to launch the official HF26 Spotify Playlist. The playlist features music from every artist performing across both the Main Stage and the Scottish Citylink Discovery Stage, with…

Hi Everyone Hope everyone is well and looking forward to your Summer of festivals. The countdown is officially ON! It is less than 60 days until we get to see you in Pitlochry for Heartland. Let’s take a look at what’s been happening in the last month: Ticket Update It’s official. We are now 80%…

Fantastic news — it’s what you’ve all been waiting for. Our Heartland Festival 2026 merchandise is now live and available to buy here online. If you’re getting festival-ready for June, now’s your chance to grab your HF26 gear ahead of the big weekend in Pitlochry. Take a look at the range and get yours ordered…

Welcome back to our monthly update. It’s been another busy month —March was no exception. We have plenty of updates for you. The big news this month sets the tone for our recent activities. Scottish Live Music Awards We attended the Scottish Live Music Awards on 5th March after being shortlisted for ‘Festival of the…

We would like to provide you with an important update regarding the change to parking arrangements for Heartland Festival 2026. When tickets were first released for 2026, on-site parking was made available in good faith based on the expectation that the land previously used for parking would remain accessible. However, due to Tesco’s redevelopment of…

We’re delighted to announce that we have secured a location for our Park and Ride service for Heartland Festival 2026. The Park and Ride will be located at Ballinluig, Pitlochry (PH9 0LQ), just 4.8 miles south of the festival site along the A9. Buses will run on a continual loop throughout the day, transporting festival…

What a fantastic evening we had in Glasgow on Thursday 5th March as we attended the Scottish Live Music Awards 2025 at Òran Mór. We’re absolutely delighted to share that Heartland Festival was named runner-up in the ‘Festival of the Year 2025’ category. To receive this recognition after only launching the festival in 2024 is…

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…