A major new partnership is set to bring one of Scotland’s most exciting contemporary folk festivals to the capital for the very first time.
For one day only on Saturday 20 June, the Royal Highland Show will partner with renowned trad music festival The Reeling to bring The Royal Highland Show presents The Reeling to the Royal Highland Centre.
Following the success of the Royal Highland Hoolie over the past three years, organisers at the Royal Highland Centre have teamed up with The Reeling, the celebrated festival founded in Glasgow, to deliver a bumper trad music experience during the iconic Show weekend.
The one-day Highland Show edition of The Reeling will shine a spotlight on the very
best of Scotland’s contemporary trad scene, with a line-up featuring Breabach, Dlù,
Dougie MacLean, Elephant Sessions, Kinnaris Q and Skippinish.
Advance tickets can be purchased from 9.00am Tuesday 3rd March via the Royal
Highland Show website with combined Royal Highland Show and The Reeling entry
priced at £75. The Reeling-only tickets are £45, while child tickets are £27.50. A VIP
upgrade to The Reeling can be purchased for an additional £30.
Gate prices will be higher and availability cannot be guaranteed, so early booking is
advised.
The Royal Highland Centre – Scotland’s largest indoor and outdoor venue – delivers
some of the biggest events in the country, welcoming more than one million visitors
every year.
As well as hosting the Royal Highland Show, which welcomes over 220,000 visitors
to Ingliston each year across the four-day event, the venue has become a major
destination for live music.
This August, it will welcome a series of Summer Sessions featuring Biffy Clyro,
Florence and the Machine and brand-new festival Heather on the Hill, created by
Nathan Evans and Saint PHNX.
The arrival of The Reeling signals another significant step in the venue’s ambition to
grow and diversify its festival and large-scale event offering.
Mark Currie, Director at Royal Highland Centre, said: “This is an incredibly
exciting partnership opportunity for us and really signifies the direction we are going
in as we continue to build and strengthen our event and festival offering at the Royal
Highland Centre.
“The Royal Highland Show weekend is the perfect platform for an event like this.
Over the past three years, the musical element of the Show through the Royal
Highland Hoolie has become a real draw for Show-goers, and we know that
partnering with The Reeling will only build on that momentum.
“Bringing one of Scotland’s most exciting trad music festivals to Ingliston for a
special Highland Show edition feels like a natural evolution, and we’re proud to be
working with The Reeling to create something new and ambitious as part of the
Show weekend.”
Founded by Michael Pellegrotti, co-director of Skye Live, The Reeling has quickly
established itself as a flagship celebration of contemporary Scottish folk music since
launching at Rouken Glen Park in 2023.
Now, the festival makes its move to Scotland’s capital for the first time.
Michael Pellegrotti, Founder of The Reeling, said: “We’re delighted to partner with
The Royal Highland Show to bring The Reeling to Edinburgh for the first time. Both
events celebrate the very best of Scotland, making this a natural collaboration.
“With a fantastic line-up of artists and so much to experience at the show, it’s set to
be a great day out for everyone.”
The Royal Highland Show presents The Reeling takes place on Saturday 20 June at
the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston.