An exciting line-up of emerging Scottish acts has been announced for the XpoNorth (previously goNorth) Seedlings Stage at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival taking place from 6^th-8^th August; Beauly, Inverness-shire.

The 2015 line-up highlights the wealth of talent currently making waves across Scotland and further afield and features one of Scotland’s hottest emerging acts KLOË who is also playing Radio 1’s Big Weekend, plus Pinact, VLADIMIR, NIEVES, AYLEE, The Weathermen, Bloodlines, Monogram, Sara Bills and The Has-Beens, Garden of Elks, Gales, Poor Things, Crash Club, Catholic Action, Tijuana Bibles, The Broken Ravens, The Mirror Trap, The Wood Burning Savages, Woodentooth, Sly at Last, Man of Moon and The Bongo Club. A further two acts are to be chosen by University of the Highlands & Islands and will be announced shortly.

‘Belladrum has established an excellent reputation for supporting exciting new talent from the Highlands and Islands and beyond, and we are delighted to be working with one of the most dynamic events on the festival calendar to produce the XpoNorth Seedlings Stage. The stage will feature a diverse selection of artists from our 2015 showcase list and we’re really excited to be presenting them to one of the most enthusiastic festival crowds in the country.’ XpoNorth Music Project Manager, Alex Smith

Joe Gibbs Belladrum Festival ‘Searching out the next wave of exciting emerging bands and artists from Scotland, and the Highlands in particular has always been an important part of Bella over the years, and we are delighted that our continuing relationship with the team at XpoNorth has yet again delivered an extremely strong and diverse line-up for 2015.’

Already announced for Belladrum’s music line-up are The Proclaimers headlining the new Thursday night bill on the main stage, with The Correspondents, Keston Cobblers Club, Scooty & The Skyhooks and Bite Night also on the Thursday bill. Manic Street Preachers headline Friday night and Kaiser Chiefs headline the Saturday. Also featured are: The Stranglers; New Model Army; Rival Sons; Martha Reeves & The Vandellas; Villagers; Hayseed Dixie; Stornoway; Drenge; King Cresote; Fatherson; Eddi Reader; Honeyblood; John Langan Band; RURA; Vigo Thieves; Vukovi; Neon Waltz; JP Cooper; Louis Berry; James Brown Is Annie; Silver Coast; Adam French; Hector Bizerk; Miss Irenie Rose; AKAska; The Dolly Parton Story; The Skull Kids; Siiga; Elephant Sessions, Jamie Lawson; Have Mercy Las Vegas; The Shee; Rhythm Wave; Iain McLaughlin & The Outsiders; Dorec-a-Belle; Caledonian Ceilidh Trail; Head North KLOË; Manran; Martin Stephenson & The Daintees; MacFloyd; Tantz; Torridon; Coco & The Butterfields; The New Madrids; Blackbeard’s Tea Party; Dizraeli & The Small Gods; Goat Roper Rodeo Band; Rusty Shackle and Junebug.