The difficulties in bringing well-known acts to the Highlands were described by a music promoter.
This weekend in Inverness' Northern Meeting Park, LCC Live Event Services, a company with its headquarters in Inverness, will host performances by Rag 'n' Bone Man, Ella Henderson, and Clean Bandit.
Noel Gallagher and Rod Stewart have previously performed at the company, but director Les Kidger claimed that the cost of booking such performers had made it more difficult to do so.
We recognize that these are trying times for everyone, but there isn't enough money, he said. ".
Ella Henderson is traveling this weekend to Inverness.
"The costs for the artists to come out on the road have gone up; coming to Inverness adds a few thousand pounds to everything," Mr. Kidger continued.
Many of them this year claimed that they were only doing four weekends in order to reduce day costs. ".
Previously, according to Mr. Kidger, musicians would tour for two to three months during the summer.
Inverness, which earlier this year lost its purpose-built entertainment venue Ironworks to redevelopment, needed to continue to provide a chance to experience live music, according to him.
Although we perform across the UK, we are strong proponents of holding events locally in the Highlands, he said.
Rag 'n' Bone is performing his sole Scottish show, so fans are traveling to Inverness from the central belt, east, and west Scotland. This increases city traffic and boosts the local economy. ".
"There is life beyond Glasgow," he continued, "and we say that to all the managers and agents.
"Over the past 10 to 12 years, artists like Noel Gallagher, Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams, and Olly Murs have all performed for us and demonstrated why the Highlands and Inverness are fantastic destinations.
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