Archive for the ‘Events In & Around Inverness’ Category

« Older Entries
Newer Entries »

Boyzone at Inverness Northern Meeting Park

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Boyzone will be performing live at the Northern Meeting Park Inverness on Saturday 27 August 2011 following the huge success of their shows in Aberdeen and Glasgow.

This shows and the other Scotland venue, Hopetoun House near Edinburgh, will see audiences of 12,000 come together to see Keith, Mikey, Ronan and Shane playing their Scottish fans favourite songs including ‘Gave It All Away’, ‘No Matter What’ and ‘Baby Can I Hold You’.

The Northern Meeting Park shows will also feature X Factor winner Shayne Ward support the Boyz, following his comeback last year with current album ‘Obsession’. This concert will form part of CK Event’s ‘Summer in the City’ series.

Ronan has said:

“We always enjoy coming to Scotland as the fans always give us such a great reception. We can’t wait for these summer dates as we’ll be performing some of our classic hits as well as great tracks from the new album, in these amazing venues and with some cracking support acts. You really don’t want to miss out so come and join us.”

Tickets for Boyzone at the Northern Meeting Park Inverness are available from Ticketmaster via their website or by calling 08444 99 99 90.

Inverness B&B Accommodation can be booked via the Inverness Guest House Association website and Inverness Hotel Accommodation can be booked via the Inverness Hotels website.

Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in Events In & Around Inverness | 1 Comment »

Inverness Whisky Festival

Friday, March 4th, 2011

The Inverness Whisky Festival will be taking place at Bogbain Farm on 8 & 9 April 2011 and although the Scottish Highlands are world famous for their whiskies this is actually the event’s first time.

The festival is likely to be the top small whisky festival in the world  and will feature whiskies from small and independent distilleries around Scotland. There will also be live music, food from Good Highland Food and a Masterchef winner, master classes and a collectors auction.

Exhibiting at the Festival, alongside the likes of Abhainn Dearg (Lewis), Benromach (Speyside), Springbank (Campbeltown), Balblair (Edderton), Glenglassaugh (Portsoy) and more, will be the Tomatin Distillery – our very own local Inverness brand which is also the Festival’s official sponsor.

Bogbain Farm will present the Inverness Whisky Festival with its renowned style featuring live music.  Bruce MacGregor, the owner of Bogbain Farm and founding member of folk band, Blazin Fiddles has said:

“Following on from the roaring success of the Hogmanay Barn Dance held at Bogbain, the Festival will launch with a ceilidh hosted by the Bogbain All Star Ceilidh Band. We are delighted to be bringing the first Whisky Festival to Inverness!”

There will be an open stage featuring musicians from all over Scotland on the Saturday and the inaugural Whisky Festival will close on the Saturday night with a brilliant double bill of local acts, the duo Mairearad Green & Anna Massie and Orcadian legends, Saltfishforty.

Tickets can be purchased from the Inverness Whisky Festival Website @ £60.00 which includes food and samples of all of the whiskies on offer!! Only 200 tickets will be sold so you need to act fast.

If you are planning to stay in Inverness book with one of our excellent B&Bs. See details of the accommodation available by following this link – Inverness Accommodation.

We hope you have a great time at the First Inverness Whisky Festival.

Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Events In & Around Inverness | 1 Comment »

Simple Minds – Inverness

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Simple Minds in Inverness – The Northern Meeting Park in Inverness will be the host for Simple Minds one and only Scottish gig on Saturday 16th July 2011. Big Country famous for the songs “In A Big Country” and “Look Away” have been scheduled as the support act.

Simple Minds are said to be the most successful Scottish rock band with over 40 million album sales and 21 UK top twenty singles with 8 reaching the top ten. Highland music lovers will enjoy hits like “Waterfront”, “Alive & Kicking”, UK chart topper “Belfast Child” and worldwide No.1 smash, “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” with the stunning Inverness Cathedral as a backdrop.

The event is being billed as Summer In The City 2011 and is being promoted by Inverness-based CK Events. CK promoted the Rod Stewart concert at Caledonian Stadium last July and they have also recently announced that Rod will be appearing at Pittodrie Stadium in Aberdeen on 5th June 2011 and Cawdor Castle has been earmarked for another event on 27th July 2011. Details of the artist has yet to be released but it is sure to be a big name following on from last year’s stars Westlife and the X-Factor Finalists.

Simple Minds have a hectic summer schedule as they play their Greatest Hits UK Forest Tour in England and Wales Forestry Commission forests during June and July plus European dates including Belgium and Germany later in July.

Simple Minds‘ current line-up is front man Jim Kerr and his fellow band founder Charlie Burchill plus Mel Gaynor and the most recent additions Andy Gillespie on keyboards and Ged Grimes formerly of Danny Wilson.

Tickets cost £36.00 and can be purchased from the Ticketmaster Website or by telephone on 08444 99 99 90.

Accommodation will need to be booked early as Inverness is always busy during the summer months anyway. To book an Inverness B&B please check out our selection of top rated Guest Houses and B&Bs.

Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in Events In & Around Inverness | 1 Comment »

Barclays Scottish Open 2011 – Castle Stuart

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Barclays Scottish Open 2011 will be hosted by Castle Stuart located between Inverness and Nairn from 7 – 10 July 2011. The Scottish Open is part of the European Golf Tour and is the warm up event for the British Open.

This is an incredible coup for Castle Stuart and is good news from Inverness and the Scottish Highlands as the event will bring 1000′s of additional visitors to the area.

The Scottish Open has been held at Loch Lomond for the past 15 years but Castle Stuart will now join the list of other hosts since 1972 – Downfield, St Andrews, Haggs Castle, Gleneagles and Carnoustie.

Inverness and the Highlands in general are always very poplar in the summer months so accommodation will need to be booked straight away as demand will be far higher than can be supplied locally. Please visit our website for more Barclays Scottish Open 2011 information.

Barclays Scottish Open 2011

Barclays Scottish Open – Castle Stuart, Inverness

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Events In & Around Inverness, Inverness News Updates | 2 Comments »

Valentine’s Day in Inverness

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

Valentine’s Day in Inverness would be a great surprise for that special person in your life. Saint Valentine’s Day is the 14th February so there is still enough time to get things organised.

Inverness and the Highlands of Scotland is such a romantic place to be with its stunning scenery, historic castles and friendly people.

Many of the restaurants in Inverness will be offering Valentine’s Day specials and we can recommend Mustard Seed and The Riverhouse for a romantic meal for two.

The Inverness Guest House Association have a selection of guest houses and bed and breakfasts with star ratings from 3 to 5. Why not treat you loved one to a special break and book a stay over the weekend of Friday11th to Monday 14th February. Details are available on our Inverness Accommodation page.

Don’t forget the Valentine’s Card. Lemon And Lime Porcupine have a great choice of Handmade Cards and can even send the card directly to the recipient. Let your loved know how special they are with a one-off handmade card!

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Events In & Around Inverness | 2 Comments »

« Older Entries
Newer Entries »