Concerts
Tingwall Concert
This is a seated concert in a rural village hall in the central mainland of Shetland and is about a 10 minute drive from Lerwick. Seating is unallocated and will be arranged in rows facing the stage. Bar facilities will be available and this concert is scheduled to finish around 10.45pm. We reserve the right to alter line-ups as circumstances may dictate.
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Tickets:
Non-Member: £22.00 | Child Non-Member: £10.00 | Member: £17.00 | Child Member: £8.00Sold Out
Brae Concert
This is a seated concert in a rural village hall in the north mainland. This venue is about a 30 minute drive from Lerwick. Seating is unallocated and will be arranged in rows facing the stage. Bar facilities will be available and this concert is scheduled to finish around 10.30pm. We reserve the right to alter line ups as circumstances may dictate.
Tickets:
Non-Member: £22.00 | Child Non-Member: £10.00 | Member: £17.00 | Child Member: £8.00Legion Concert (Thursday) - Lerwick British Legion
This is a seated concert in the Lerwick British Legion. Seating is unallocated and will be arranged with a combination of tables and in rows. Bar facilities will be available and this concert will finish around 10.30pm. We reserve the right to alter line-ups as circumstances may dictate.
Tickets:
Non-Member: £22.00 | Child Non-Member: £10.00 | Member: £17.00 | Child Member: £8.00Mareel Concert (Thursday)
A Thursday evening concert held in the beautiful Mareel auditorium, Shetland's purpose built music venue. Bar facilities will be available with table service for the cabaret seating downstairs in the Mareel auditorium. There will be limited balcony seating available to purchase separately. As with all our concerts, seating is unallocated. This concert is scheduled to finish around 10.30pm. We reserve the right to alter line-ups as circumstances may dictate.
Tickets:
Non-Member: £22.00 | Child Non-Member: £10.00 | Member: £17.00 | Child Member: £8.00Sold Out
Big Kirk Concert -Thursday - St. Columba's Church
A special concert held in the beautiful St Columba's Church in Lerwick on the opening night of the Festival. Seating is unallocated and the chairs are arranged in rows on the ground floor. There is additional seating upstairs in pews if needed. This venue does not have disabled access to the upper floor so please let us know in advance if you require reserved seating on the ground floor. The concert will finish no later as 10pm and there will be no bar facilities at this concert. We reserve the right to alter line-ups as circumstances may dictate.
Tickets:
Non-Member: £22.00 | Child Non-Member: £10.00 | Member: £17.00 | Child Member: £8.00Legion Friday Afternoon Concert - Lerwick British Legion
Afternoon Concert
With a Nordic Tone theme, this concert will feature short sets from three of our visiting bands with sounds of Norway, Finland and Estonia. Seating is unallocated and will be arranged with a combination of tables and in rows. Bar facilities will be available. This concert will finish around 4pm. We reserve the right to alter line-ups as circumstances may dictate.
Tickets:
Non-Member: £20.00 | Child Non-Member: £9.00 | Member: £16.00 | Child Member: £8.00Sold Out
Ollaberry Concert
This is a seated concert in a rural village hall in the north mainland. This venue is about a 45 minute drive from Lerwick. Seating is unallocated and will be arranged in rows facing the stage. Bar facilities will be available and this concert is scheduled to finish around 10.45pm. We reserve the right to alter line ups as circumstances may dictate.
Tickets:
Non-Member: £22.00 | Child Non-Member: £10.00 | Member: £17.00 | Child Member: £8.00Sold Out
Burravoe Concert
A concert in one of Shetland's rural halls on the island of Yell - in the settlement of Burravoe - which is about a 1 3/4 hour journey from Lerwick (including. ferry crossing). Seating is unallocated and will be arranged in rows. Bar facilities will be available and the concert will finish around 11pm. We reserve the right to alter line ups as circumstances may dictate.
This concert requires a ferry crossing, with bookings made though the local authority's ferry booking office.
PLEASE NOTE - we are hoping to secure an additional late ferry for our artists and sound operators departing Ulsta at 12.30am (TBC) and it will be possible for concert goers to book space on this ferry too. Booking is essential and the Ferry Booking Office phone number is 01595 745804 (although it might only be possible to book space nearer the Festival time). See the Travel section in the 'About Us' section of the website.
Tickets:
Non-Member: £22.00 | Child Non-Member: £10.00 | Member: £17.00 | Child Member: £8.00Mareel Concert (Friday)
A Friday evening concert held in the beautiful Mareel auditorium, Shetland's purpose built music venue. Bar facilities will be available with table service for the cabaret seating downstairs in the Mareel auditorium. There will be limited balcony seating available to purchase separately. As with all our concerts, seating is unallocated. This concert is scheduled to finish around 10.45pm (so plenty of time to get to either the Legion Lates or the Festival Club Lates before live music commences there). We reserve the right to alter line-ups as circumstances may dictate.
Tickets:
Non-Member: £22.00 | Child Non-Member: £10.00 | Member: £17.00 | Child Member: £8.00Sold Out
Clickimin Friday Spangin' Spree Concert (partially standing) - Clickimin Centre, Lerwick
It's Friday night – time to crank up the vibes and let loose on the dance floor! (or if using Shetland dialect, to "spang" about). If you're all about shaking off the week with some electrifying, supercharged trad (and even disco) tunes this concert is your ultimate destination! Featuring 3 of the liveliest visiting acts performing over the weekend.
The concert will take place in the main hall of Clickimin Leisure Centre with limited raked/tiered seating at the back of the hall AND some tables and chairs. As a partially standing concert, there will NOT be seats for all attendees and all seating is unallocated.
There will be fairly extensive use of lighting effects during this concert, including strobe lighting. Bar facilities will available and as with most Festival concerts, under 18s can only attend if they are accompanied by a responsible adult at all times. The music here will finish between 10.45pm and 11pm, leaving plenty of time to reach either of our late night ticketed options where you can continue to let you hair down!
Doors open one hour before the concert starts with entry through the venue’s side door - not the main reception area. We reserve the right to alter line ups as circumstances may dictate.
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Tickets:
Non-Member: £24.00 | Child Non-Member: £11.00 | Member: £18.00 | Child Member: £9.00Festival Club LATES (Friday)
Only 2025 Festival members will be able to buy tickets and attend Festival Club Lates and performers will not be unveiled until the night. This ticket guarantees entry to Shetland's famous late night Festival Club on the Friday night where there will be live music programmed on two stages from around 11.15pm until 2am as well as the inevitable and infamous sessions that will occur in the many staircases and rooms that exist in Islesburgh Community Centre. Bar facilities will be available on the middle floor of the Club. The bars will close at 2am and the building MUST be cleared by 3am at the very latest.
Members aged 14 and over may attend our Late night Festival Club BUT only if accompanied by a responsible adult member at all times. There is only one ticket price for Club lates (and no reduced price tickets for 14-17 year olds).
Tickets:
Member: £10.00Legion LATES (Friday) - Lerwick British Legion
The Legion Lates are back but this year, on Friday night only! With live music starting around 11.15pm and continuing until 2am, Friday’s Legion Lates will feature one of Shetland's favourite party and covers band, The Plonkys as well as returning act from the US, The Hot Seats. Bar Facilities are available but PLEASE NOTE this event is OVER 18s ONLY. Although there is some seating, it is predominantly a STANDING gig and lighting effects, including strobe lighting, are likely to be in use. Doors will be from 10.30pm and the Bar will close at 2am. We reserve the right to alter line-ups as circumstances may dictate.
Tickets (18+):
Non-Member: £20.00 | Member: £16.00Ringin' Strings and Island Heritage Lunchtime Concert - St. Columba's Church
Afternoon Concert
Building on the success of last year's fastest selling heritage concert, we have moved to a bigger venue this year - the beautiful St Columba's Church - to host a special concert showcasing Shetland's rich fiddle tradition alongside the heritage of another island community across the Atlantic. Fiddler Richard Wood from Prince Edward Island, made a tremendous impact on his last visit to Shetland in 1997 and plays well known Shetland tunes as part of his concert repertoire.
This lunchtime concert is all about celebrating island fiddle heritage & customs. The winning sets from this year’s Senior Young Fiddler of the Year competition concert will also be performed. The concert will close before 2pm.
Tickets:
Non-Member: £20.00 | Child Non-Member: £9.00 | Member: £16.00 | Child Member: £8.00Legion Saturday Afternoon Concert - Lerwick British Legion
Afternoon Concert
An afternoon concert featuring a definite Americana vibe, all three acts will present short sets and powerful vocals. Seating is unallocated and will be arranged with a combination of tables and in rows. Bar facilities will be available. This concert will finish around 4pm. We reserve the right to alter line-ups as circumstances may dictate.
Tickets:
Non-Member: £20.00 | Child Non-Member: £9.00 | Member: £16.00 | Child Member: £8.00Sold Out
Walls Concert
This is a seated concert in a rural village hall in the west mainland. This venue is about a 35 minute drive from Lerwick. Seating is unallocated and will be arranged in rows facing the stage. Bar facilities will be available and this concert is scheduled to finish around 10.45pm. We reserve the right to alter line ups as circumstances may dictate.
- Duo Ruut
- The Traveling Janes
- Elizabeth Davidson-Blythe & Daniel Quayle
- George Spence and Fraser Jamieson
Tickets:
Non-Member: £22.00 | Child Non-Member: £10.00 | Member: £17.00 | Child Member: £8.00Mareel Concert (Saturday)
This Saturday evening concert held in the beautiful Mareel auditorium, Shetland's purpose built music venue, will host a very special performance from a musical exchange project featuring young musicians from Shetland & Kaustinen in Finland. Bar facilities will be available with table service for the cabaret seating downstairs in the Mareel auditorium. There will be limited balcony seating available to purchase separately. As with all our concerts, seating is unallocated. This concert is scheduled to finish around 10.30pm. We reserve the right to alter line-ups as circumstances may dictate.
- The Hot Seats
- Astro Bloc
- Finnish/Shetland student collaboration
- Vair
Tickets:
Non-Member: £22.00 | Child Non-Member: £10.00 | Member: £17.00 | Child Member: £8.00Sold Out
Clickimin Saturday Concert - Clickimin Centre, Lerwick
The Big Saturday Clickimin Concert is an all seated concert in the main hall of the Clickimin Leisure complex in Lerwick.
This venue has extensive lighting installed for Festival concerts so a range of lighting effects could be used throughout. Bar facilities will be available and the concert will finish around 10.45pm (so plenty of time to get to the Festival Club before live music commences there). Seating is unallocated and will predominantly be arranged with tables but there is some raked/tiered seating at the back of the main hall.
As this is a larger capacity venue, we will open doors 1 hour before the concert starts. Entry to concert will be through the events side door - not the main reception area of the Clickimin Leisure Centre. We will ensure that this is clearly signposted. We reserve the right to alter line-ups as circumstances may dictate.
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Tickets:
Non-Member: £24.00 | Child Non-Member: £11.00 | Member: £18.00 | Child Member: £9.00Cunningsburgh Concert
This is a seated concert in a rural hall in the village of Cunningsburgh in the South Mainland, about a 15 minute drive from Lerwick. Seating is unallocated and will be arranged in rows facing the stage. Bar facilities will be available and this concert is scheduled to finish around 10.30pm. We reserve the right to alter line ups as circumstances may dictate.
Tickets:
Non-Member: £22.00 | Child Non-Member: £10.00 | Member: £17.00 | Child Member: £8.00Legion Late Lounge Concert - Lerwick British Legion
We are experimenting with a new concert format this year, acknowledging that it can sometimes be a little tricky to find time to eat during the Festival.
So we are introducing a later starting concert in the Legion, with a Lounge sorta feel!
The concert will start at 9pm and finish around midnight or so. Seating is unallocated and will be arranged with a combination of tables and in rows. Bar facilities will be available. We reserve the right to alter line-ups as circumstances may dictate.
Tickets:
Non-Member: £22.00 | Child Non-Member: £10.00 | Member: £17.00 | Child Member: £8.00Festival Club LATES (Saturday)
Only 2025 Festival members will be able to buy tickets and attend Festival Club Lates and performers will not be unveiled until the night. This ticket guarantees entry to Shetland's famous late night Festival Club on the Saturday night where there will be live music programmed on two stages from around 11.15pm until 2am as well as the inevitable and infamous sessions that will occur in the many staircases and rooms that exist in Islesburgh Community Centre. Bar facilities will be available on the middle floor of the Club. The bars will close at 2am and the building MUST be cleared by 3am at the very latest.
Members aged 14 and over may attend our Late night Festival Club BUT only if accompanied by a responsible adult member at all times. There is only one ticket price for Club lates (and no reduced price tickets for 14-17 year olds).
Tickets:
Member: £10.00Sold Out
Peerie Spang (fur da bairns) Concert - Clickimin Centre, Lerwick
Afternoon Family Concert
This is a predominantly standing concert targeted at families with children - an event that families can attend together, filled with lots of lively music to dance (or “spang about” to – ‘jumping around’ in Shetland lingo!). Bar facilities - with juice and snacks - will be available. This concert is scheduled to finish around 3pm and there will be some raked/tiered seating at the back of the hall (which is unallocated). This venue has an extensive lighting rig installed, so some lighting effects may be possible. Entry to concert will be through the events side door - not the main reception area of the Clickimin Leisure Centre. We will ensure that this is clearly signposted. We reserve the right to alter line-ups as circumstances may dictate.
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Tickets:
Non-Member: £10.00 | Child Non-Member: £8.00 | Member: £8.00 | Child Member: £6.00Legion Sunday Afternoon Concert - Lerwick British Legion
Afternoon Concert
The perfect Sunday afternoon concert, featuring harmonies, swing and jazz! Seating is unallocated and will be arranged with tables and in rows. Bar facilities will be available and this concert will finish around 4pm. We reserve the right to alter line-ups as circumstances may dictate.
Tickets:
Non-Member: £20.00 | Child Non-Member: £9.00 | Member: £16.00 | Child Member: £8.00Sold Out
Hymhus Concert (Sunday afternoon) - Bigton Hymhus
Afternoon Concert
A special rural concert on a Sunday afternoon in the beautiful Bigton Hymhus (a former church now in community ownership).
Hymhus is located directly next to the Bigton Hall, in Shetland's south mainland and is about a 25 minute drive from Lerwick. Seating is unallocated and the chairs and pews are arranged in rows. The concert will finish no later as 4pm and there will be no bar facilities at this concert. We reserve the right to alter line ups as circumstances may dictate.
Tickets:
Non-Member: £20.00 | Child Non-Member: £9.00 | Member: £16.00 | Child Member: £8.00Sold Out
Sunday Finale Clickimin - Clickimin Centre, Lerwick - Foy
Get ready for the ultimate music marathon! Twelve acts, fifteen-minute sets, three epic venues – all in one unforgettable night! Just choose your hall and book your ticket, and let the musical magic unfold as the bands rotate around each venue.
Seating is unallocated and will predominantly be arranged with tables but there is some raked/tiered seating at the back of the main hall. As this is a larger capacity venue, we will open doors 1 hour before the concert starts. Entry to concert will be through the events side door - not the main reception area of the Clickimin Leisure Centre. We will ensure that this is clearly signposted. Bar facilities available. This venue has an extensive lighting rig installed for Festival concerts so a range of lighting effects could be used throughout. This concert is scheduled to finish around 11.15pm
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Tickets:
Non-Member: £27.00 | Child Non-Member: £13.00 | Member: £21.00 | Child Member: £10.00Sold Out
Sunday Finale Legion - Lerwick British Legion - Foy
Get ready for the ultimate music marathon! Twelve acts, fifteen-minute sets, three epic venues – all in one unforgettable night! Just choose your hall and book your ticket, and let the musical magic unfold as the bands rotate around each venue. As with all our concerts, seating is unallocated and will be arranged with tables and in rows. Bar facilities available. This concert is scheduled to finish at 11.15pm. This venue will have lighting rig installed, so some lighting effects may be possible
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Tickets:
Non-Member: £27.00 | Child Non-Member: £13.00 | Member: £21.00 | Child Member: £10.00Sold Out
Sunday Finale Mareel - Foy
Get ready for the ultimate music marathon! Twelve acts, fifteen-minute sets, three epic venues – all in one unforgettable night! Just choose your hall and book your ticket, and let the musical magic unfold as the bands rotate around each venue. As with all our concerts, seating is unallocated. There will be cabaret seating downstairs in the auditorium and limited balcony seating available to purchase separately. Bar Facilities available. This concert is scheduled to finish at 11.15pm.
This venue has an extensive lighting rig installed, so some lighting effects may be possible
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Tickets:
Non-Member: £27.00 | Child Non-Member: £13.00 | Member: £21.00 | Child Member: £10.00Sold Out
SFFS Members Only Family Concert Ferry Crossing Required
