Belladrum music festival still on track to go ahead this year, say organisers

Belladrum music festival organisers are optimistic that the festival will be able to take place this year, in spite of other festivals such as Glastonbury already cancelling its 2021 event.

The music festival, held at Belladrum near Beauly, is due to go ahead over the weekend of July 29 - 31, something the organisers say they are still hopeful of happening due to its smaller scale.

A spokesman for Belladrum said: "Belladrum has its heart firmly in the the local community and we wanted to take a moment to update you on where we are in regards to staging the festival this summer.

"With the recent cancellation of Glastonbury there has been a lot of speculation around the likelihood of any festivals taking place this summer. Glastonbury’s cancellation while devastating news is not entirely unexpected due to the sheer scale of the event and the timelines involved in producing a festival of this nature.

"Belladrum along with many other UK festivals are considerably smaller in scale, therefore more agile and able to adapt quicker to the fast moving and hopefully improving Covid-19 situation as we move into summer.

"This coupled with the positive news surrounding the ongoing vaccine roll out allows us to remain optimistic in delivering the festival later this year."

The spokesman added: "The safety of our audience, staff, artists and local community are our number one priority and we will be working alongside and following all government and local authority guidance as this evolves over the coming months.

"We fully appreciate that with the ever evolving nature of the Covid-19 pandemic there is a chance that Belladrum may not be able to go ahead, however at this moment in time we remain positive and thank you all for your continued support.

"Please keep an eye on our social media pages and website where we will keep you fully updated with any news."

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