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For everybody who hasn’t yet heard about ‘The Outsider’ it is a cool new music and activity festival that takes place in Aviemore, Scotland from the 22nd – 24th June 2007. Sporty headliner of the event is the Aviemore round of the Merida Bikes MTB Marathon series taking place on Saturday the 23rd June. But there is more than ‘just’ a mountain bike marathon. Besides three challenging courses on some of the most beautiful trails the series has to offer there is a great line-up of international music and comedy acts.
The festival
The Outsider is a unique festival combining music, cool contemporary entertainment and a huge range of activities. The Outsider also has a strong environmental agenda celebrating the landscape and the outdoors to give you what we hope will be your most brilliant weekend this summer.
As well as the main stage, the event arena will include a massive Party Tent featuring Scottish and Indie bands and DJ’s with bars and dancing. These will include Salsa Celtica and Shooglenifty, Blazin’ Fiddles and Peatbog Faeries.
Craig Hill will be part of strong line-up of well known comedians who will take part each evening in the Outsider Comedy Show in the Theatre Tent.
During the day The Blue Planet Tent, our cool ambient music tent and cocktail bar will host The Outsider Forum. The forum will bring together key environmentalists and climate change experts to discuss pressing environmental issues. On Sunday Lord Steel, (former Leader of Liberal Party and first Presiding Officer of Scottish Parliament), will host the Blue Planet debate assessing whether ‘necessity will be the mother of invention’ and if new technology be our saviour from climate change. At night In the Blue Planet Tent DJ Fred Deakin will get us into that Lemon Jelly groove.
Other activities include Britain’s Most Beautiful Run, a 12k trail run appealing to runners of all abilities. The route follows world-class trails through stunning scenery along the shores of Loch an Eilean and through the famous Rothiemurchus estate.
Glenmore Lodge and many local activity providers will offer a range of both off-site and festival arena activities from wild life watching and gorge walking to Canadian canoeing on the Spey and rock climbing in locations around the national park. Many activities and shows will be included in the ticket price, some will require pre-booking and some are offered at a special festival rate.
Merida Marathon Series
The Merida Outsider will be part of the Merida Bikes MTB Marathon Series and takes place on Saturday 23 June 2007. With three different distances – 20km, 45km and 65km – this will be a premier mountain bike event for all abilities who can experience a fantastic course on world-class trails through stunning scenery.
Want a ticket?
Early Bird tickets offering substantial discounts are available until March 31st. Full price tickets go on sale on April 1st. Tickets can be bought for the individual days or for the whole weekend from www. outsiderfestival.co.uk. Weekend tickets (Friday to Sunday) can be bought for the discounted price of £50, Friday night only £15, Saturday only £25 and tickets for Sunday will be £25.
After 31 March 2007, these tickets will rise to £65 for weekend pass, £20 for Friday night tickets, £35 for Saturday only and £35 for Sunday only. Children under 12 go free when accompanied by a ticket-holding adult. Maximum of 3 children per adult.
Those wishing to camp can also purchase camping vouchers. These vouchers cost £10 per person and are valid for the whole weekend, again children go free.
KT Tunstall says…
KT Tunstall, when asked what she missed about Scotland: “I miss the landscape which is another very big reason why I am into all the environmental stuff in the first place. Because I grew up in a very beautiful part of the world”. On her personal contribution to combating climate change: “All musicians should use bio-diesel buses – it should be a rule. I don’t have a television. I don’t have a car. I use a bike.”
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