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HOT off the heels of this year’s MacMoray Festival, the very first 3 acts have actually been revealed for 2024’s occasion.
Girl group Atomic Kitten, Swedish DJ Basshunter and singer-songwriter Gareth Gates will all dip into Cooper Park throughout the weekend of May 4-5, 2024.
Atomic Kitten – presently including initial members Liz McClarnon and Natasha Hamilton, in addition to Jenny Frost – are well-known for hits such as Whole Again, The Tide is High and Eternal Flame.
The group, who have 15 leading 10 songs, make certain to bring a sing-a-long ambiance, comparable to the one seen on Saturday night this year when B*Witched and Five used the primary phase.
Atomic Kitten just recently dipped into the opening event for Eurovision in their home town of Liverpool.
Basshunter struck the UK charts late in the noughties with 2 success – Now You’re Gone and All I Ever Wanted.
The energy of the Swede’s music will be felt by the crowd, who can anticipate something fairly comparable to the feel-good ambiance gave 2023’s occasion by Alice Deejay.
Gareth Gates initially increased to popularity when he ended up runner-up on the very first season of ITV’s Pop Idol.
The 38-year-old has actually been on trip around England this year, and will go to the main belt of Scotland later on this year.
Festival organiser Andy Macdonald, who is now residing in Forres, said: “These are all acts that individuals have actually asked for.
“I’ve been talking with them all given that prior to this year’s MacMoray. They were constantly going to carry out, it was simply a case of which year.
“They have actually all become aware of MacMoray and are buzzing and can’t wait to carry out in Elgin.
“I’m truly grateful for how good the Elgin neighborhood has actually been with the celebration. It’s been so positive which is spreading out like wildfire through the market.
“Agents are just hearing positive evaluations and every act that comes wishes to return.”
The next act statement will be on Friday, May 26. Annoucements will then begin the last Friday of monthly throughout 2023.
Before any acts had actually been revealed, almost 60 percent of tickets for the celebration were offered.
“I can’t think how well the ticket sales are going,” Andy confessed. “VIP tickets entirely offered out in 3 days and we offered more than 50 percent of tickets a year ahead of time.
“The bulk of individuals purchasing are Moray-based which reveals MacMoray is developing itself in the neighborhood.
“It’s remarkable the number of individuals will be returning for a 3rd year in a row.
“Tickets being offered so early reveals that everybody trusts that I’ll have a flexible, mad mix of artists that everybody will have the ability to sing a long to.
“It’s excellent to have actually produced something so unique in the town I was born in.”
Weekend tickets for the celebration are presently on sale – with day tickets to follow in due course. Visit macmoray.com/shop to find out more.
