 BOOK YOUR LOCKER NOW!!!!!!No worries about looking after your valuables; Lockerbox is here!Put your keys, cards, cameras and other stuff in your locker and enjoy the festival. The lockers are guarded and during opening times continuously accessible! Using Lockerbox is very simple ... Get a key from the Lockerbox service desk Swap your e-ticket for the key and pay a deposit Store your valuables in your locker Need anything? Open the locker with your key Are you leaving? Return the key and get back your deposit The lockers are guarded and during opening hours continuously accessible! Click here for more info 07 May 2008 |
 ROCKNESS WAGES WAR ON WARM BEER!!!!Carling knows that there is nothing worse than your beer not being cold at a festival, miles from your local and your fridge! But just because you and your mates are in the middle of a field it doesn't mean your refreshment should suffer.Carling, as the official beer partner of RockNess will be guarantying the perfect ice-cold pint of Carling at every bar across the festival site. Carling stepped up the battle against warm beer in 2006 and after two successful years touring UK festivals, is now introducing Cold Beer Amnesty to Rock Ness this summer bigger, better and colder than ever. Carling's Cold Beer Amnesty ensures that warm beer is a thing of the past by swapping ANY unopened can of warm beer with a cold can of Carling. Carling will be giving away nearly 4000 cases of ice cold beer at Rock Ness this year. Visit Cold Beer Amnesty in the campsite this year! Check out www.carling.com for more information. 01 May 2008 |
 FANTASTIC FARMERS FESTIVAL FAYRE!!!At Rockness this year we are bringing a fantastic twist to the festival food experience, you will now be able to browse through the Argyll farmers market marquee soaking in the vibrant atmosphere, created by the mouth watering tastes and aromas of the best seasonal produce from across Argyll.You will be served by the farmer, fisherman or cheese maker who has passion for their product and who wants you to experience it at its best… Coordinator Lesley Strang says "The whole idea behind it is that they are all small food producers & farms from Argyll who are selling their homemade produce from within a large marquee. By joining together they are able to bring their products to large scale events, whereas before it was impossible. The food is all of real high quality. The hall itself has a great atmosphere with all these people under one roof cooking amazing food." Just some of the unique dishes on offer within the market include: Loch Fyne Oysters - oysters, salmon, soups, scallop bacon kebabs, prawns Barbreck Farm - roast beef, roast lamb, beef burgers, black pudding, lorn sausage, eggs Bumble - hot/cold puddings, ice cream, cakes, hot drinks, muesli, fruit juices Ifferdale - lamb burgers, lamb kebabs, stir-fry, wraps Inverloch - cheese on toast, cauliflower cheese, Paninis, cheese burgers Robins Herbs - organic burgers with home grown salad, slow braised dish, hot drinks, Arran potatoes, porridge Inverlussa - steamed mussel bowls with spicy sauce, Winston Churchill Venison Ardifur - Venison pies and stew, Venison burgers, pheasant dish 23 April 2008 |
 FATBOY SLIM @ THE IRONWORKS 17TH APRIL !!!Yes the rumours are true...Buy a weekend or day ticket online at WWW.THEBOOTH.CO.UK or at Mania, HMV or Ironworks this week to get your free invitation to the Fatboy Slim party at the Ironworks, Inverness on Thursday 17th April.Anyone that has already bought a ticket for Rock Ness should email their name, contact details and ticket reference number to info@rockness.co.uk as we have a limited number to give away there also. Entries will close at 5pm Wednesday when the winners will be drawn out of a hat. The man himself will be in Inverness for one night only to spin his magic for those of you who simply can't wait till June... Offer applies to one ticket per one RockNess purchase. 14 April 2008 |
 SoCo SOCIAL SETS SCENE FOR SUPER SCOTTISH SMASH-UP!!Nessie will have more amazing music at her shores this summer as SoCo today announces its SoCo Social tent as part of our 2008 line-up!!!SoCo Social will be presenting a host of amazing talent including homegrown deck-master and producer Mylo, hot DJs including Alan Braxe, Yoda and Eclectic Method, live acts Midnight Juggernauts and David E Sugar with many more to be announced... SoCo Social nights have been kick starting weekends with a bang over the UK for the past year, bringing legendary DJs such as Groove Armada, Norman Jay and Steve Angello to intimate venues on Thursday and Friday nights, but with a tent at Rock Ness, SoCo Social will provide the soundtrack to the whole weekend to keep the crowds dancing until morning. Pitched by the Nesstival area, the electro-pop-party-mash up tent will be decked out in nu rave meets New Orleans chic, where the citys heritage meets the UK party scene. By day the tents dancefloor is framed by neon-flocked wallpaper, a glowstick chandelier, giant decadent mirrors and areas to sip tasty SoCo drinks. By evening, the late-night tent will be the beacon for the party crowd with projection screens for live VJ sets, neon nigns and a LED light trail leading out into the surroundings of the Loch. As SoCo Social has been taught how to party by one of the greatest musical cities on earth - New Orleans - expect a liberal sprinkling of Mardi Gras masks and beads as well as dressing up and make-up booths for a look to match the electric atmosphere. 09 April 2008 |
 SPOKES CLINCH 'SOUND 08' VICTORYwww.amazingtunes.comDedicated new-music portal amazingtunes are proud to announce Mancunian post-rock quintet Spokes as winners of their astonishing 'Sound 08' unsigned acts initiative, securing the band a coveted slot on the Go North stage at premiere Scottish festival Rock Ness and airplay for their winning track 'Young People! All Together' on indie radio giants Xfm. Commenting on their win Spokes' Matt Baty said "Winning Sound 08 is one of the best things that has happened to us as a band. It means we can get the kind of exposure we could only have dreamed of. We're also really excited to be given the opportunity to play our music at a professional level at Rock Ness and experience what it's like to play a high profile event. It's also going to give us a fantastic platform to continue progressing as a band." Simon King, 'amazingtunes' Managing Director commented "We're delighted that Spokes have won the competition, they represent that kind of new and innovative music we are seeing uploaded to amazingtunes all the time. I continue to be stunned by the range and quality of unsigned music out there and, really, Sound 08, is part of our mission to get it to new audiences. Having Xfm and RockNess involved is quite simply the dream ticket for any band, so we are expecting great things from Spokes this year." With over 2000 tracks entered into the competition, 'Sound 08' judges, former Futureheads manager Scott Baker-Marflitt and Xfm program director Ande Macpherson, whittled the influx of music down to a final shortlist of 20 tracks, that came from as far and wide as Maidenhead to Glasgow and Leeds to South Wales, representing the cream of unsigned music in the UK.  After a month of frenzied public voting, Spokes have emerged victorious with a colossal 18% of the vote ensuring that the swelling majesty of 'Young People! All Together' will reach across the airwaves and that the band get to showcase their emotive, throbbing riffs to one of the UK's most enthusiastic crowds.Building from pastoral beginnings into a driving wall-of-sound, replete with a bubbling schoolyard soundtrack, 'Young People! All Together' is a soaring opus, that deservedly topped the 20 strong shortlist which boasted superb quality throughout from some of the UK’s freshest up-and-coming talent. With amazingtunes' serious commitment to making music fair for artists, giving then 70% of any profits made from music sales. 'Sound 08' has seen the site continue to push digital boundaries with their radical vision for new-music. 01 April 2008 |
SCOTLAND'S SOUND OF THE SUMMER JUST GOT HOTTER!RockNess organisers today confirmed a further 30 new acts into the stellar 2008 line up, and promised even more big names still to come!!!Saturday 7 June sees a roll call of the freshest music acts gracing the fields of Ness!! These include producer extraordinaire THE COUNT & SINDEN live, CAGEDBABY, HERCULES and LOVE AFFAIR, PHAT PHIL COOPER and a DJ set from THE CRYSTAL METHOD. Joining them will be Norway's psychedelic popsters THE LIONHEART BROTHERS, Kentucky's mighty CAGE THE ELEPHANT and the visual mixing geniuses ECLECTIC METHOD Topping the new announcements for Saturday, and one which promises to be the ultimate crowd pleaser, is the confirmation of SOULWAX who will perform live, and Scotland's finest dance superstar, MYLO. Sunday 8 June sees the inventors of ambient house THE ORB confirmed as headliners in the hugely popular, and exclusive to Scotland, SUNDAY BEST arena presented by the legendary Radio 1 DJ ROB DA BANK with live sets from DJ YODA, YOUSEF and Glasgow's finest BOOM MONK BEN. Other new acts announced include a hugely anticipated appearance from Berlin's BOYS NOIZE, sets from two of the UK's most exciting crossover bands LATE OF THE PIER and DOES IT OFFEND YOU YEAH?, and a PENDULUM DJ SET with MC VERSE. Australia's electro prog rockers MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS, tipped by many as Daft Punk's successors will play what is sure to be a very special set alongside Kitsune's DAVID E SUGAR, Parisian producer whiz ALAN BRAXE plus The awesome ghetto-gothic-danceteers THE BLACK GHOSTS a.k.a DJ Touché and Simian vocalist Simon Lord (of Justice mega smash fame 'We Are Your Friends'). Adding a distinct guitar based indie flavour are THE DYKEENIES, PETE AND THE PIRATES, DAS POP and The Highland's fast rising JYROJETS. 31 March 2008 |
 ROCKNESS ANNOUNCES CHANNEL 4 BROADCASTYOU MIGHT BE ON THE TELLY !!!Delighted ROCK NESS organisers have today confirmed a deal to broadcast the music festival on the Channel 4 television network. In an announcement set to further reinforce the meteoric rise in popularity of the monster two-day bash in the Scottish Highlands, it has been confirmed the broadcast will showcase the best of RockNess. This will include performances from the confirmed 2008 line up which will include performances from FATBOY SLIM, RAZORLIGHT, UNDERWORLD, EDITORS, THE VIEW, ROISIN MURPHY, CSS and THE CRIBS. there will also be exclusive artist interviews and all the action from the various exciting arenas. 14 March 2008 |
 WIGWAM BAM!!!www.boutiquecamping.netthe BoutiqueCamping Village Returns to the banks of Loch Ness again this year and will feature the hugely popular 7 person tipis in your own private campsite. NEW for 2008 will be the fun and funky 2 and 4 person yurts (pictured). With prices from around 250.00 (2 people), the BoutiqueCamping Village will be a secure area with exclusive access to high standard toilets and shower facilities. Register NOW to receive an advance email reminder and bookings will be taken from Monday March 10th @ 10.00am!! Please Note - Numbers will be strictly limited to the maximum occupancy levels stated for each accommodation unit and bookings for the BoutiqueCamping Village DO NOT include festival tickets." 06 March 2008 |
 THE BATTLE OF PORTALOO !!!!We have noticed that at last years RockNess, there was a general feeling that the toilet facilities could have been a little bit better...guess what... We are going to do something about it!We hold our hands high and say 'Our fault folks' and we promise to do better this year... Our site management team ,and the guys in charge of the loos, have been working long and hard on a solution to keep your festival experience smelling a little sweeter. We have devised a plan whereby roving toilet inspectors (or The Polyjohn Power Team!!!) will be monitoring the state of the toilets. They will be ensuring the toilets are clean, have plenty of toilet rolls and generally keeping a eye on things in that area. We are also promoting the RockNess clean hands scheme so that there is hand sanitising facilities available for you after each visit… Don't forget, they most important people are YOU... try to give the toilet a once over as you leave ( and guys, please put the seat back down... ) x 05 March 2008 |
 The Twang confirm RockNess visit...Rock Ness organisers have confirmed THE TWANG as the latest act lined up to join the 2008 festival bill.The Twang's appearance follows a triumphant year which has seen the Birmingham quintet play a sell out UK tour in support of their fantastic debut album release 'Love It When I feel Like This'. The album hit the #3 spot in the UK charts and featured a Mike Skinner collaboration on their second single 'Either Way'. 2007 also saw The Twang perform to the nation on Jo Whiley's Live Lounge, be the subject of a BBC Radio 1 documentary, grace the cover of the NME and scoop the coveted NME Philip Hall Radar Award for which recognises rising talent. Championed by everyone from Noel Gallagher to Terry Wogan (!), the buzz surrounding this band has been inescapable largely due to their pulsating live sets and swaggering rock 'n' roll attitude which has drawn comparisons to Oasis, The Stone Roses and The Happy Mondays. 04 March 2008 |
 PODPADS AT ROCKNESS www.podpads.comOur friends at podpads are joining us at this years Rockness to bring a little comfort and luxury to your highland camping experience...WHAT IS A 'PODPAD'? A podpad is your own little hobbit-house built from weatherproof plywood all ready and furnished for your arrival. Your ‘podpad’ comes decorated and with a groundsheet, a fitted carpet, shelving, interior strip-light and additional 12v power socket on request, a vanity mirror and a lock on the front door. Single, double or twin beds (with airbeds) are standard for increased comfort, so creating useful storage space underneath. Three sliding tinted windows with curtains provide for ventilation and light, allowing you to look out whilst restricting vision in. Eco-friendly, the podpads are solar-powered by the fabulous iconic sunflower solar panels. ‘Podpads’ are weatherproof, relatively soundproof, secure, safe and cosy. To enquire further and to book online visit: www.podpads.com 03 March 2008 |
 JOIN THE ROCKNESS FACEBOOK GROUP..NOW!The new RockNess group is up and running on facebook and growing quickly!!Next time you are on facebook throwing things at your friends and hugging strangers, pop over to the Rock Ness (dont forget the space) group page and sign up. Alternatively, click on 'facebook' on the community tab on this site. See great photos from last year, start discussions, invite your freinds and generally get excited... See you there.x 07 February 2008 |
 TANGERINE DREAMS...'Rockness '08 have got a new camping choice available to everyone with a camping ticket. With Tangerine Fields you can book a ready pitched tent which can come fully equipped with airbeds and sleeping bags so all you have to bring is your dancing shoes. Tents come in 3 sizes and all bookings can be made through their website www.tangerinefields.co.uk which will launch in March.'STAY TUNED... 05 February 2008 |
 UNDERWORLD LATEST MONSTER NESS ACTROCK NESS is looking forward to welcoming dance supremos UNDERWORLD as the latest massive act set to Rock the Loch this summer.Joining what is already a monster line up, this Rock Ness Scottish festival exclusive, is sure to generate a rapturous response from fans. The band, currently in the middle of a major world tour as Underworld Live, is enjoying a critically acclaimed renaissance with their awesome latest album Oblivion with Bells. This release, the fifth studio album from the electronic masters marks a stunning return to form. 05 February 2008 |
 Razorlight to headline Sunday night !!The stellar line up continues through Sunday with a double Scottish festival exclusive and Rock Ness coup, featuring two of the UKs biggest live rock acts; RAZORLIGHT and EDITORS.Joining these music heavyweights will be Brazilian dance popsters CSS, fast rising indie favourites THE CRIBS and the incredible HADOUKEN!, hailed by many as defining the sound of a new generation. The inimitably cool ROISIN MURPHY promises to dazzle RockNess fans and joining the charismatic songstress will be a live performance from the glorious SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO. Also making a very special appearance is legendary Chicago house DJ FELIX DA HOUSECAT, one who can truly claim his place amongst the dance music elite. 25 January 2008 |
 Fatboy Slim returns to rock the Loch..!!!FATBOY SLIM who wowed fans at the inaugural Rock Ness makes a hugely anticipated return as Saturday's main stage headliner.Fatboy Slim (AKA Norman Cook): " Playing at Loch Ness in 2006 was an unexpected delight. It's a fabulous place, the people are great and I'm really looking forward to coming back to see everyone again. Norm. X " Acts joining the superstar DJ across the Main Stage, Clash Arena and other bespoke areas include Dundees raucous rockers THE VIEW in this their only Scottish summer festival appearance. Pioneering German electro punksters DIGITALISM make their first visit to the Loch and will be performing live alongside RockNess favourites THE CUBAN BROTHERS and 2MANYDJS who make a welcome return with their expanded Radiosoulwax arena. DAVID GUETTA will also be flying in to host his legendary F**K ME I'M FAMOUS Ibiza club night in an exclusive arena. stay tuned... 25 January 2008 |
 A big welcome back to the Clash arena...Event director Jim King:"it's great that the guys are coming back this year, the magazine really reflects what the festival is about and the line up for the arena is amazing both days this year with more headline acts still to be announced." 24 January 2008 |
 Go North for the best new acts around...Once again, Rock Ness will continue to showcase the finest unsigned breakthrough music talent across the weekend via the GoNORTH Xposure stage.The stars of today playing with the stars of tomorrow! 24 January 2008 |
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