Perthshire Amber
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Perthshire Amber is a music festival that took place annually in central Scotland from 2005 to 2016. First organised by Dougie MacLean as a two-day event in 2005, within a few years it had grown to a 10-day event. The 2016 event scaled back to four days in length and the festival is not scheduled to be held in 2017.
| Perthshire Amber | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Multiple |
| Dates | November |
| Locations | Perthshire, Scotland |
| Years active | 2005 - 2016 |
| Founders | Dougie MacLean |
| Attendance | 9,000 |
| Website | www |
History
In 2005 it began as a two-day event. It was sold-out in its third year.[1] The fifth festival in 2009 was held over ten days.[2]
In 2014, around 9000 visitors were expected to attend shows at 25 venues, featuring more than 350 musicians.[3]
In 2016, the 12th year the festival was held, it was scaled back to four days.[4]
After the 2016 festival, MacLean announced that the organisers would take a break and that there would not be a festival held in 2017.[5]