- The Outsider Festival
infobox music festival
music_festival_name = The Outsider Festival
location = Rothiemurchus Forest, nearAviemore ,Scotland
years_active= 2007 - present
dates =June 22 -June 24
genre =Alternative rock ,Folk ,Indie rock , Dance
website = [http://www.outsiderfestival.co.uk/ Official Site]The Outsider Festival is a music and comedy
festival first held in 2007 in the Rothiemurchus Estate nearAviemore in the Highlands ofScotland . It has been described as a new ground breaking environmental festival, the first of its kind in the world. [http://www.theherald.co.uk/search/display.var.1497124.0.outsider_festival_rothiemurchus_estate_aviemore.php]The 2007 festival was held over the
midsummer weekend, and was part ofHighland 2007 . As well as music and comedy, the festival featured a variety of outdoor activities, including a 12km run and a mountain bike marathon. [http://www.highland2007.com/Eventsdetails.htm.EventID-52202]The festival will not be happening in 2008 due to concerns over the environmental impact on the estate and funding problems. But it will return in 2009, and become a biennial event after that. [http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Outsider-festival-postponed-until-2009.3829741.jp]
2007
In the inaugural Outsider, many top musical acts performed including:
*KT Tunstall
*Crowded House
* Idlewild
* Guillemots
* CapercaillieIn addition, comedy came from the likes of
Karen Dunbar ,Craig Hill andStephen K Amos . [http://www.outsiderfestival.co.uk/onstage.html]External links
* [http://www.outsiderfestival.co.uk/ Outsider Official Site]
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