RockNess 2011 | |
---|---|
Genre | Festival |
Date(s) | 10–12 June |
Location(s) | Clunes Farm, Dores, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Previous event | RockNess 2010 |
Next event | RockNess 2012 |
Attendance | ~35,000 |
RockNess 2011 was the sixth RockNess Festival to take place. It took place on 10–12 June 2011. On 12 October 2010, it was announced that a limited number of early bird tickets, priced at £99 including camping, would be sold from 28 October. [1] All 3000 tickets were sold on the morning of the launch, causing organisers to bring forward a second early bird offer of £135, including weekend camping and bus travel from a number of cities across the United Kingdom. [2] Student and payment plan tickets were also made available. [1]
On 24 November 2010, the festival's first headline act was announced as The Chemical Brothers. Confirmed to headline the Saturday of the festival, organisers revealed the act through the festival's Twitter account. [3] Friday night headliners Kasabian and Sunday night headliner Paolo Nutini were revealed on 25 November and 26 November, respectively, [4] [5] with full priced weekend camping tickets also going on sale. [4]
25 additions were made to the line-up on 24 February 2011, [6] with organiser Jim King revealing that the festival had sold ten times as many tickets as the same point from the previous year. [7] Further announcements took place between March and May. Two new arenas were announced for the 2011 event, including the Sub Club Sound System, [8] and the Rock N Roll Circus. [9] On 19 May 2011, festival organisers announced the Official RockNess Guide. The guide including important festival information, ones to watch lists and stage splits. [10]
Friday 10 June | Saturday 11 June | Sunday 12 June |
---|---|---|
Main Stage | ||
Goldenvoice Arena | ||
|
| |
Rock N Roll Circus | ||
|
|
|
Arcadia Afterburner | ||
Soma Present Pressure | Soma 20th Birthday Party | Soma Present Sunday Circus |
|
|
|
Sub Club Sound System | ||
|
|
|
Bacardi Get Together | ||
|
|
|
Drambuie Charlies Bar | ||
|
|
|
VIP Clash Arena | ||
|
|
|
[11] Still to be announced is the Sound City Stage, a new stage at the festival in partnership with Liverpool Sound City, featuring a further twenty artists and DJs selected through a talent competition. [12] The festival will also feature a comedy tent, headlined by Ian Cognito, Sean Hughes and Daniel Sloss alongside other comedians. [13]