KT Tunstall to headline Oban Live

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Saturday 6th to Sunday 7th August 2016
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Daily capacity: 5,000

KT Tunstall, has been announced as the headlining act of Oban Live, a new open air concert taking place at Mossfield Stadium in Oban, Scotland on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th May 2016.

Oban Live follows a successful 'Decade' concert, held in Oban last year which generated £1.1 million for the town and its surrounding areas. The concert, which celebrated the 10th anniversary of Skerryvore, saw international acts attract crowds from across the world to attend.

Artistic director and Skerryvore band member, Daniel Gillespie, saw the huge potential for an open-air concert in Oban and, as a result, Oban Live was born. The economic impact of the concert is expected to be double that of Decade and organisers have already had to arrange additional capacity at Mossfield Park to cope with demand

Skerryvore are also on the bill that features, Julie Fowlis, Capercaillie, Skerryvore, We Banjo 3, Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham, Skipinnish, Hunter and The Bear, Blair Douglas, JJ Gilmour, and Wolfstone.

Daniel Gillespie, Oban Live Artistic Director, said, "We are absolutely delighted to announce KT Tunstall as our headline act at Oban Live. She is an iconic musician who has been flying the flag for Scotland for many years around the world. Oban has hosted incredible music events in the past year - including our own Decade event and The Royal National Mod – and we want to continue to celebrate this town’s wonderful community spirit and incredible atmosphere with an event that will welcome people from all over the world to Oban for a weekend of sensational live music. With the early bird tickets selling out so quickly we advise people to book tickets early to avoid missing out. See you all in May!"

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General tickets go on sale 12 noon on Saturday 13th February. Tickets are priced at £60 for both days, or £30 for Friday and £40 for Saturday. An under 18 years ticket for both days is priced at £40, or £20 for Friday and £30 for Saturday. Free Infant tickets are available to under 8’s when purchased with a full price adult ticket.

Oban Live is supported by EventScotland, part of the VisitScotland Events Directorate.

Paul Bush OBE, Director of Events for VisitScotland, said, "We are delighted to be supporting the inaugural Oban Live through our National Funding Programme. This exciting addition to Oban’s existing portfolio of music events, with its impressive line-up of Trad and international pop artists, will no doubt attract visitors to the town from the local area and further afield."

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