Friday 13 February 2009

Homecoming – Scotland’s Newest Music Festival

An Ayrshire beach will be the setting for Scotland’s newest music festival, Homecoming, which will take place at Irvine Beach Park, over the May Bank Holiday weekend, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May.

It is one of a series of events being held to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns.

Snow Patrol, Pendulum, Taio Cruz and DJ Tim Westwood are among acts lined-up to perform at the event.

Grant Ruxton, the events organiser said the event was part of a five year plan to develop the music festival. He said: "West central Scotland is possibly the only area in the UK that does not stage a major high quality outdoor music festival.

"Yet smaller population areas, to the east, north and over in Northern Ireland, have managed to create, develop and sustain such festivals, bringing enormous economic advantages to each area.

"In the year of Homecoming, it is appropriate to put this right and create such a festival, with high aspirations and the full-on festival flavour, right in the middle of Burns country. We expect that Rabbie would have approved..."

Other artists joining the line-up include the Pigeon Detectives, Lisa Lashes, and Armin van Buuren, Dimitri from Paris, Krafty Kuts, Utah Saints, Dumb Blonde, Yves Klein Blue, and Kate Lawler.

The festival will play host to 12 arenas over two days, each day will run for 14 hours, finishing at 2am.
Tiesto's label Black Hole, Twice as Nice, We Love, RemixFM, Helter Skelter, and A State of Trance will host arenas. Glasgow music venue The Box will have a 'New Talent Stage' offering unsigned acts the chance to play at The Box and the festival.

Many more acts are still to be announced.
For more information go to: www.homecomingfestival.com

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