The Wickerman Festival has built a reputation as one of the finest platforms for showcasing emerging Scottish talent, and this year is no different as a host of the hottest new musicians join its Solus tent line-up. 

New wave rock band Vukovi will headline the tent on Friday, while Saturday’s lead act will be tech-electro trio Roman Nose. They will be joined by Fat Goth, TeKlo, Woodenbox, Siobhan Wilson, Vigo Thieves and Fake Major, as well as other rising stars.

Glasgow four-piece Vukovi will be returning to the festival with the promise of a raucous performance and a sound influenced by the likes of Skunk Anansie and Rage Against the Machine. The band’s reputation for delivering a storming live set was built on sold out shows throughout Glasgow and its alternative, experimental sound is guaranteed to be a hit with Wicker fans. Vukovi will be joined by energetic electro act Teklo, dubbed ‘One to Watch’ by the BBC, and his yet-to-be released new material is sure to wow the crowds.

On Saturday, the Solus tent will pick up the pace with masked trio Roman Nose who write, produce and direct their own tech-electro stage shows. Their bass-heavy existence and heart-crunching sound is set to have the tent jumping.  Also announced for Saturday are hotly tipped act Vigo Thieves, a Wishaw band who use driven beats, explosive synthesisers and soaring emotionally charged vocals to produce epic songs which echo the likes of New Order and U2. 

Other line-up additions include alt-folk sextet Woodenbox who have been working alongside acclaimed producer Paul Davage to release a second album. Also announced are Dundonian three-piece Fat Goth whose fast-paced, dirty basslines and thumping lightening quick beats effortlessly blend moments of off-kilter instrumental perfection.  Solareye, the emcee of Edinburgh six-piece Stanley Odd whose word craft is awesomely eloquent, will also take to the stage.  The Solus Tent will also see RUNGS, Honeyblood, Siobhan Wilson, Behold the Old Bear and Young Philadelphia commanding the stage on Friday.

On Saturday, Flutes who is famous for its deep choruses and progressive hypnotic melodies, will be entertaining fans as well as widely acclaimed duo Fake Major, who will be drafting in some additional limbs to help create a live sound similar to the full band arrangements heard on its first EP Have Plenty of Fun.  They will be joined by Machines in Heaven, Bears Arms, Kayce One and Toni Smoke, Vasa, The Recovery and Saint Max and the Fanatics.  

Chay Woodman, Wickerman’s Solus tent booker, said: released new material is sure to wow the crowds.

On Saturday, the Solus tent will pick up the pace with masked trio Roman Nose who write, produce and direct their own tech-electro stage shows.  Their bass-heavy existence and heart-crunching sound is set to have the tent jumping.  Also announced for Saturday are hotly tipped act Vigo Thieves, a Wishaw band who  use driven beats, explosive synthesisers and soaring emotionally charged vocals to produce epic songs which echo the likes of New Order and U2. 

Other line-up additions include alt-folk sextet Woodenbox who have been working alongside acclaimed producer Paul Davage to release a second album. Also announced are Dundonian three-piece Fat Goth whose fast-paced, dirty basslines and thumping lightening quick beats effortlessly blend moments of off-kilter instrumental perfection.  Solareye, the emcee of Edinburgh six-piece Stanley Odd whose word craft is awesomely eloquent, will also take to the stage.  The Solus Tent will also see RUNGS, Honeyblood, Siobhan Wilson, Behold the Old Bear and Young Philadelphia commanding the stage on Friday.

On Saturday, Flutes who is famous for its deep choruses and progressive hypnotic melodies, will be entertaining fans as well as widely acclaimed duo Fake Major, who will be drafting in some additional limbs to help create a live sound similar to the full band arrangements heard on its first EP Have Plenty of Fun.  They will be joined by Machines in Heaven, Bears Arms, Kayce One and Toni Smoke, Vasa, The Recovery and Saint Max and the Fanatics.  

Chay Woodman, Wickerman’s Solus tent booker, said:

“It’s fantastic to have Vukovi back and Roman Nose are the perfect band to close the stage for the weekend - a very Solus-esque band.  It’s truly impossible to predict what will happen in Scottish music and I like to think that maybe our wee stage at the top of the hill with the strange name works best when that unpredictable element is in full effect.”

The goNORTH Festival Tour Tent will also be making a return to Wickeman in 2013 to showcase the best emerging talent from the Highlands and Islands, other parts of Scotland, the rest of the UK, and a selection of international contenders. Acts are invited to apply to be part of goNORTH via their website here don’t delay, submissions close on 1^st April 2013.