| Festival |
Date |
Location |
| Bard in the botanics |
22 June - 23 July 2005 |
Glasgow |
| Edinbane 2005 |
1 - 2 July 2005 Highlight |
Skye |
| Aboyne and Deeside festival |
1 - 31 July 2005 Highlight |
Aberdeen and Grampian |
| T in the Park |
9 - 10 July 2005 |
Kinross |
| Feis an Eilein |
12 - 23 July 2005 Highlight |
Skye |
| Hebridean Celtic Festival |
13 - 16 July 2005 Highlight |
Stornoway |
| Stonehaven folk festival |
14 - 17 July 2005 Highlight |
Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire |
| Butelive music and arts festival |
15 - 18 July 2005 Highlight |
Isle of Bute |
| Mela Glasgow |
17 July 2005 |
Glasgow |
| Dundee Guitar Festival 2005 |
20 - 24 July 2005 Highlight |
Dundee |
| Crail Festival |
21 - 30 July 2005 Highlight |
Crail, East Neuk in Fife |
| Wickerman Festival |
22 - 23 July 2005 |
Dumfries and Galloway |
| The Hairst festival |
22 July - 14 August 2005 Highlight |
Angus |
| Ardfern and Craobh Arts Festival |
23 July - 7 August 2005 |
Argyll and Bute |
| Edinburgh Art Festival |
28 July 2005 launch (new festival) |
Edinburgh |
| Lomond folk festival |
29 - 31 July 2005 Highlight |
Balloch, Loch Lomond |
| Aberdour Festival |
29 July - 7 August 2005 |
Fife |
| Starbucks Edinburgh Jazz and Blues festival |
29 July - 7 August 2005 Highlight |
Edinburgh |
| Greater Easterhouse festival day |
31 July 2005 Highlight |
Glasgow |
| Aberdeen International Youth Festival |
3 - 13 August 2005 |
Aberdeen |
| Auchtermuchty Festival |
5 - 14 August 2005 Highlight |
Auchtermuchty, Fife |
| Common Ground Festival weekend |
5 - 7 August 2005 Highlight |
Auchincruive, near Ayr |
| Edinburgh Military Tattoo |
5 - 27 August 2005 |
Edinburgh |
| Traquair festival |
6 - 7 August 2005 |
Scottish borders |
| Pittenweem Arts Festival |
6 - 14 August 2005 |
Fife |
| Nairn International Jazz Festival |
7 - 13 August 2005 Highlight |
Around Nairn |
|
Edinburgh Festival Fringe |
7 - 29 August 2005 Highlight |
Edinburgh |
| Glasgow International Piping Festival - Piping Live |
8 - 14 August 2005 Highlight |
Glasgow |
| Dancebase festival 2005 |
10 - 20 August 2005
(no performance 15 August) |
Edinburgh |
| Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival |
12 - 13 August 2005 |
Inverness |
|
Edinburgh International Book Festival |
13 - 29 August 2005 Highlight |
Edinburgh |
| Edinburgh International Festival |
14 August - 4 September 2005 Highlight |
Edinburgh |
| Edinburgh International Film Festival |
17 - 28 August 2005 Highlight |
Edinburgh |
| Mull of Kintyre Music and Arts Festival |
18 - 21 August 2005 |
Argyll and Bute |
| Gaelforce |
19 August - 30 October 2005 Highlight |
Dumfries and Galloway |
| St Ninians festival |
23 August - 3 September 2005 Highlight |
Dumfries and Galloway |
| Feis na Mara |
26 - 28 August 2005 |
Morar |
| Blas Festival |
2 - 6 September 2005 |
Highlands |
| Edinburgh Mela |
3 - 4 September 2005 |
Edinburgh |