The twelfh Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival taking place between 6-8th August 2015 at Belladrum Estate, Inverness-shire, has announced an optional headline performance to be added to the event on the main stage on the opening night. Tickets for the event will go on sale online only at 9am on Thursday 25th September 2014.

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Full weekend, child (12 & under), campervan/caravan and electrical hook-up e-tickets can be purchased by going to the ticket link at Skiddle

Early bird weekend tickets cost £105 and full-priced weekend tickets are £110. Early bird three day tickets cost £130 and full priced three day tickets are £135. Campervan/caravan tickets cost £55 and electrical hook-up cost £85. (all plus booking fees). Children 12 and under attend free on all days.

Bella sold out in record time in 2014, and has sold out each of the last six years, often months before the event so fans are urged to buy early to avoid disappointment. E-tickets are more customer-friendly and less easy to scam, but printed tickets will also be on sale via the usual retail outlets from 0900 on Thursday 9th October.

“These days, a vast majority of our audience is already on site by the Thursday night so we thought we should offer a headliner with support on that night,” said festival promoter Joe Gibbs.“ Fans with standard weekend tickets will be able to occupy campsites and attend the opening ceilidh on the Thursday as usual.”

In 2014 the legendary Tom Jones headlined the Friday of the festival while the Saturday night featured the popular rock band Razorlight at the top of the bill. Frightened Rabbit returned to the event as very special guests. Also featured were: Billy Bragg; Band of Skulls; The Temperance Movement; I Am Kloot; Catfish & The Bottlemen; and Grandmaster Flash

Belladrum 2015 takes place in the beautiful Highland surroundings of Belladrum Estate, near Beauly in Inverness-shire. The independent festival has built a reputation for its eclectic line-ups, its offbeat non-musical entertainments and its all-ages approach. The festival won a VisitScotland Thistle Award in 2009 and is a past winner of the Grassroots Festival Award at the UK Festival Awards, the festival industry’s ‘Oscars’.

Read our review of the 2014 Festival here.