Many thanks to Ross Fleming of Hens Tongue Graphics for his poster artwork.

Look out for this image in the coming weeks…

Our guest stage on Saturday August 24th is curated by Neu Reekie, Edinburgh’s meeting of avant-garde poetry, music and film fusions. They have chosen the following performers for Doune The Rabbit Hole:

  • Nevada Base
  • The Sexual Objects
  • Teen Canteen
  • The Machine Room
  • Birdhead
  • Craig Lithgow/Emelle
  • Craig Finnie/Sons of Nothing
  • Hailey Beavis & band
  • Jesus, Baby!
  • Odd-Balls Circus: four artists including Neu! Reekie! circus masters Michael Pedersen and Kevin Williamson

See them all in our band filter and get your tickets here.

We can now confirm the line up for the Ten Tracks guest stage on Friday August 23rd at Doune The Rabbit Hole.

The Edinburgh-based platform for the marketing and retail of music who work with emerging artists, have chosen the following acts to join us at the festival:

  • Lipsync for a Lullaby, Tokamak and Asthmatic Astronaut in collaboration
  • Asthmatic Astronaut
  • Lady North
  • Numbers are Futile
  • A collaboration hosted by The Woven Tents
  • Plastick Fork
  • Small Feet Little Toes
  • Ryan Van Winkle & Reel Festivals
  • Royal Edinburgh Music
  • Buriers

Check out our band filter and get your tickets now!

Once again at this year’s festival you will be able to hire yurts from the lovely people at Red Kite Yurts. This time the price of a festival ticket is NOT included but it’s still a very good value deal and a more luxurious option for camping – they’ll even put up your yurt for you! If you’d like to camp in style please contact paul@redkiteyurts.com to book.

Here are this year’s prices:

Red Kite Yurts 2013 Festival/Camping Price List

Prices include a double door, groundsheet and circular carpet

NO lighting or stoves will be provided

Size

Cost

Camping Capacity

8 foot

£150

2

9 foot

£175

2

2×10 foot

£200

2-3

3×12 foot

£225

3-4

15 foot

£250

4

3×16 foot

£300

5-6

18 foot

£325

6-8

20 foot

£400

8-10

 

 

We’re very happy to announce that Doune The Rabbit Hole will be bringing a psychedelic summer to Stirlingshire

with a musical line up headlined by cult Liverpool band Clinic, Scottish folk-rock troubadour Alasdair Roberts & Friends and 60s psych heroes July. Glasgow indie legends The Pastels and punk-pop trio PAWS will also join us at Cardross Estate.

Our new location is Cardross Estate near Port of Menteith, about 12 miles from Stirling, on the boundary of the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park.

The rest of our stunning line up is here on our great new site designed by mJacksonDesign so feel free to explore.</a>

Tickets are here! Get yours now!

We are happy to welcome Stanley Brinks (ex-Herman Dune) and Freschard all the way from Berlin to Tchai Ovna for a special intimate acoustic gig on April 21st.

Stanley Brinks Tchai Ovna April 21

They will be joined on the bill by Adam Ross of Randolph’s Leap, performing a solo set and Mike Hastings (of Trembling Bells).

Tickets are very limited for this special venue and cost £7.50 each from Brown Paper Tickets  - get yours here. Doors 6pm.

Join the Facebook event.

Here’s ‘Claudine’, a track from Stanley Brinks & Freschard’s album New Cologne.

We are tremendously excited to be able to reveal the first bands confirmed for this year’s festival line up!

Doune The Rabbit Hole First bands 2013

Among the bands joining us for Doune The Rabbit Hole’s Ubuntu Festival this year are: Scottish high energy folk trio The John Langan Band; Scottish ska juggernaut Bombskare, Edinburgh’s “epic lo-fi” ensemble Meursault and acclaimed folk singer-songwriter Rachel Sermanni.

We also welcome psychedelic blues outfit Haight Ashbury; Armellodie Record’s organ-led tricksters Galoshins; re-grouped post-punks The Monochrome Set; legendary Soft Boy and prolific solo songwriter Robyn Hitchcock; Fence Records’ DIY inclined Rozi Plain; transcendental techno from Mother Ganga; Edinburgh funk and covers super group Horndog Brass Band; acoustic singer-songwriter Jo Mango; folk-pop eight-piece Randolph’s Leap and barefoot London-based Japanese acid punk quartet Bo Ningen!

Announcements about our headliners and the many other artists who are still to join us will follow over the coming weeks, along with news of our exciting (as yet secret) new location.

This year’s festival will be the best yet!

Full adult weekend camping tickets are available now for £68, children 12-16 tickets £48, under 12s go free! We’re encouraging car share this year with parking prices reduced for full vehicles. 

Links to confirmed acts so far:

Friday August 23

The John Langan Band, Haight Ashbury, Galoshins, Meursault

Saturday August 24

Bombskare, The Monochrome Set, Robyn Hitchcock, Rozi Plain, Mother Ganga

Sunday August 25

Horndog Brass Band, Jo Mango, Randolph’s Leap, Bo Ningen and Rachel Sermanni

Get your tickets here!

Stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter for more news!

 

We’re coming back in 2013! Tickets for Doune The Rabbit Hole 2013 are now available from Brown Paper Tickets!

Doune The Rabbit Hole***Santa Special***

We’re offering a special low price to start things off – Weekend Camping tickets are just £58 (plus service fee) for a limited time (December 19th 2012 – January 10th 2013). Get them while they’re hot and it’s cold out!

For more details see the ticket page. 

 

Tickets are available from Brown Paper Tickets, the fair trade ticket website: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/305937

If you liked our poster, you can now purchase it, printed onto lightweight card from Moonshake Design over on Etsy. Free delivery in Glasgow too!

Doune The Rabbit Hole Festival Poster