more music plus wordsmiths for Electric Fields 2017

Electric Fields 2017

Friday 1st to Saturday 2nd September 2017
Drumlanrig Castle, Thornhill, Dumfries & Galloway, DG3 4AQ, Scotland MAP
£95 for the weekend

Daily capacity: 5,000

Last updated: Thu 27th Apr 2017

More music, plus wordsmiths, have been announced for Electric Fields, which will take place over the two days on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd September 2017, at Drumlanrig Castle, Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, in Scotland.

Joining the bill are Foxygen, Fatherson, Temples, Nothing, Whyte Horses, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, PINS, Wuh Oh, Skjor, Edwin Organ, Stillhound, Rogue Emperor, Divine, Declan Welsh & The Decadent West, Shogun, Rascalton, The Medicine Men, Dave Wakeling's The Beat, and Modern Studies.

And Sneaky Pete's has added Athens of the North, Lee Clark, Melting Pot, Soul Jam, Teesh, and Wasabi Disco.

As well as the music line-up, Electric Fields have invited Scottish wordsmiths Neu! Reekie! to curate a line-up of spoken word, comedy & animation. Joining their stage are some of the best from across the UK: Jackie Kay, Liz Lochhead, Hollie McNish, Jenni Fagan, Billy Letford, Alan Bissett, Louie & The Lochbacks, Janette Ayachi, Lelya Josephine, Jim Monaghan, Iona Lee, Michael Pedersen, Kevin Williamson, Will Anderson & Ainslie Henderson (Animation Showcase), Carla J Easton (Teen Canteen) and a very special performance by Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison.

New for this year are stages put together by two of Scotland's foremost authorities on new and exciting music, with the Tenement TV Discover Stage, and a new stage curated by BBC Radio Scotland's Vic Galloway, both championing passionate and exciting music from around the UK and further afield.

All this join the previously confirmed acts of headliners Frightened Rabbit, and Dizzee Rascal, along with The Jesus and Mary Chain, Arab Strap, Car Seat Headrest, Kate Tempest, Peter Hook and the Light, This Is The Kit and many more, with many more acts still to be announced over the coming weeks and months. For the line-up details so far please see the line-up page.

Tickets are priced at £95 for the weekend. A 13-17 teens weekend ticket is priced at £55, a child (aged 6-12 years) weekend ticket is priced at £20, car-parking is £10, a campervan pass is £65, and children aged under 5 year can attend free, but need a ticket.

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