40 h. ago Voting for The Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival talent search is now open

BBC ALBA and The Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival have once again teamed up with a quest to find the best up-and-coming musical talent from the Highlands and Islands. The winner of the talent search will be given the opportunity to perform on the main stage at this year’s Belladrum Tartan Heart Music Festival. Open to solo artists and bands (where at least 50% of its members have a Highland home address) across all genres, one newcomer will be given the opportunity to perform on the main stage at this year’s Belladrum Tartan Heart Music Festival.

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42 h. ago Germany’s ‘Big Nick’ Woltemade brings nicknames and goals to main stage

Stuttgart striker is tournament’s top scorer so far and could stand in way of England’s hopes of reaching the knockoutsIf there was any doubting Nick Woltemade’s star quality, a brilliant hat-trick in Germany’s opening match of the European Under-21 Championship against Slovenia showed the beanpole striker with numerous nicknames is the real deal. Known variously as Woltemessi, the Tower of Stuttgart, Goaltemade or just plain old Big Nick, he has been the standout player of the first two rounds of matches in Slovakia, having helped to book his side’s place in the quarter-finals with another goal in their win over the Czech Republic on Sunday.With England up next as Germany attempt to seal top spot in Group B and avoid a meeting with the favourites, Spain, in the last eight, the coach, Antonio Di Salvo, has a decision to make. Such has been Woltemade’s success this season that he was also called up by Julian Nagelsmann for the senior squad’s Nations League games and made his debut ag...

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4 d. ago Today at Download Festival: Updated main stage set times, secret set revealed and weather for June 15 2025

It’s the final day at Download Festival 2025 - and hopefully no exhaustive stage clashes today, right?

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4 d. ago Today at Download Festival: Updated main stage set times, stage clashes and weather for June 15 2025

It’s the final day at Download Festival 2025 - and hopefully no exhaustive stage clashes today, right?

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4 d. ago Today at Download Festival: Main stage set times, stage clashes and weather for June 15 2025

It’s the final day at Download Festival 2025 - and hopefully no exhaustive stage clashes today, right?

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5 d. ago Today at Download Festival: main stage set times, stage clashes and weather for June 14 2025

Sleep Token take to the main stage this evening as Download Festival 2025 continues

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3 w. ago BBC ALBA launches talent search to open Belladrum main stage

Following the success of the 2024 talent search, BBC ALBA has teamed up with The Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival once again with a new quest to find the best up-and-coming musical talent from the Highlands and Islands.

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3 w. ago Gavin and Stacey's Ruth Jones reunited with Neil the Baby at Margam festival

The pair shared a cwtch on the main stage of In It Together festival, after a surprise appearance from Ruth Jones

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3 w. ago Tom Grennan discusses unlikely friendship with Mel C after showstopping Big Weekend duet

Tom Grennan was one of the performers at the 2025 BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend festival where he took to the Main Stage - and drove fans wild when he brought out Mel C to join him

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3 w. ago TRNSMT announce new main stage act amid calls for Kneecap to be axed from festival

TRNSMT bosses have announced a new major act that will take to the stage in Glasgow Green on Friday, July 11 which is the same day controversial Irish rap trio Kneecap are currently set to perform.

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