What a blast! Was it the best ever? You can tell us what YOU think by filling in our usual survey here: https://s.surveyplanet.com/tmege9nc

Meanwhile you can look back at it in condensed form in this splendid supercut from Lynsey Moir (aka The Chineapple Punk) who made our graphics look so good this year -

The 2024 Orkney Rock Festival officially starts tomorrow (Friday 6th September), but we all know it really starts tonight with the 'informal' evening session in The Torv.

35 free pub gigs, and the ticketed all-day Main Event with our visiting (and some local) bands playing their original material. Limited tickets for the Main Event still available from The Orcadian Bookshop and online here.

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See you around, and buy tickets, raffle tickets and merch, so we can do this all again next year, for the tenth time!

Orkney Live Wire presents the 9th Orkney Rock Festival, bringing to you a mix of rock, metal, amped up folk rock, alternative, prog, punk and ska over ten hours in the Neuk, Albert Hotel, Kirkwall, Orkney on Saturday 7th September 2024. Doors open at 2pm.

Adults £25
U18's - £10*
Under 12 go free!

*U18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Grab a ticket while available! Buying a ticket supports the whole festival, and means we can do this again next year.

Tickets available from https://www.wegottickets.com/event/624966

Bringing you 8 acts and 10 hours of live music
Face painting by Lianne’s Face & Body Art
Food & drink provided by The Neuk.

A proportion of the proceeds from the raffle this year will supporting Orkney Sands, who provide support for those affected by pregnancy or baby loss. Raffle tickets and list of prizes available soon!

Over the 3.5 days of the festival weekend there will also be 33 hours of *free pub gigs* (donations welcome to ensure the future of the festival!) played by 99 musicians from 31 acts. Full line up and band info will be appearing over the next few weeks.

Tickets available from https://www.wegottickets.com/event/624966

The 9th Orkney Rock Festival will be held on the 6th to 8th September 2024 with free pub gigs in The Ola, The Torvhaug, and the Auld Motorhoose in Kirkwall on Thursday, Friday and Sunday, and the ticketed Main Event on the Saturday.