Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival taking place at Belladrum Estate, Inverness-shire, between 8th Aug 2014 - 9th Aug 2014 has announced that this year's comedy bill will be topped by Reverend Obidiah Steppenwolfe. 

Other comedians appearing over the weekend include, Gary Little, Scott Agnew, Chris Conroy, Daisy Earl, Billy Kirkwood, Mikey Adams, John Gavin, Jamie Dalgleish, Sian Bevan, Eddie Cassidy, John McGoldrick; and Dan Petherbridge. 

Completing the comedy line-up is 'The Church', which will bring a raucous interactive party experience and parody of a pentecostal church brimming with the best soul, blues and disco tunes. Fronted by the insane pastor 'Michael Alabama Jackson' the service leads the audience through a sermon of dancing, singing, good times and the teachings of The Church of Legs Akimbo.

Campervan & Caravan tickets for the event have sold out already, two months ahead of last year, and sales of tickets to the event were running at well above last year’s rate even before any announcement of line-up; the festival has sold out each of the past five years and fans are urged to buy early to avoid disappointment. Electrical hook-up tickets are still available to existing holders of campervan/caravan tickets.

The legendary Tom Jones is to headline the Friday of the festival while the Saturday night features the popular rock band Razorlight at the top of the bill. Frightened Rabbit will return to the event as very special guests. Also featured will be: Bill Bragg; Band of Skulls; The Temperance Movement; I Am Kloot; Adrian Emondson & The Bad Shepherds; Catfish & The Bottlemen; nine below zero; The Mekons with Robbie Fulks; Casual Sex; Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire; George Barnett; The New Picadilly's; Esperanza; The vatersay Boys; Danny & The Champions Of The World; brownbear; Torridon; The Big Fat Electric Ceilidh Band; Raintown; Call To Mind; Randolph’s Leap; Luke Jackson; Dorec-a-Belle; The Lorelei; Scooty & The Skyhooks; Mad Dog McRea; The Singing Kettle; Caledonian Ceilidh Trail and Holly Atkinson from Inverness, the 2013 winner of Bella’s Got Talent. Many more artists are still to be announced.

The 2014 theme is ‘Wild Life, in keeping with the party atmosphere the milestone event is bound to create. Belladrum 2014 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’.

Check out our Interview with Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival Director Joe Gibbs from last year.