One of Scotland’s biggest traditional music festivals is to relocate from outskirts of Glasgow to Edinburgh to become part of Scottish biggest agriculture event.
The Reeling will be moving to the home of the Edinburgh Summer Sessions concert series at Ingliston after three years at Rouken Glen Park, near the south side of Glasgow.
However The Reeling, which ran for three days last summer, will become a one-day event when it re-emerges at the Royal Highland Centre arena on June 20.
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Skipinnish, Dougie MacLean, Elephant Sessions, Kinnaris Q, Breabach and Dlù will all be appearing at The Reeling, which is being held from 3-10.30pm on the Saturday of the Royal Highland Show.
The announcement was made days after the organisers of the dance music festival Terminal V announced they would be leaving the Royal Highland Centre after its next edition in April due to the increasing operating and policing costs involved in staging the event at Ingliston.
The relocation of The Reeling to Ingliston has been confirmed in the wake of the success of a “Royal Highland Hoolie” live music event at the long-running show, which has been staged at the arena since 1960 and attracts an overall audience in excess of 220,000.
The Reeling will be staged at Ingliston ahead of the Summer Sessions series in August, which will include Heather on the Hill, a festival curated by singer-songwriter Nathan Evans, as well as headline gigs by the likes of Biffy Clyro, The Cure, Lorde, Florence & The Machine, The Prodigy and The Deftones.
The Reeling founder Michael Pellegrotti said: “We’re delighted to partner with the Royal Highland Show to bring The Reeling to Edinburgh for the first time.
“Both events celebrate the very best of Scotland, making this a natural collaboration.
“With a fantastic line-up of artists and so much to experience at the show, it’s set to be a great day out for everyone.”
A number of leading trad music acts have appeared at the Royal Highland Hoolie since it was added to the agricultural event's programme in 2023, including Tide Lines, Valtos, Skipinnish, Peatbog Faeries, Skerryvore, Mànran, Trail West, Cammy Barnes, Project Smok and Shooglenifty.
The Reeling will have a capacity of up to 10,000 at the Royal Highland Centre.
Royal Highland Centre director Mark Currie said: “This is an incredibly exciting partnership opportunity for us and really signifies the direction we are going in as we continue to build and strengthen our event and festival offering.
“The Royal Highland Show weekend is the perfect platform for an event like this.
“Over the past three years, the musical element of the show through the Royal Highland Hoolie has become a real draw for show-goers. We know that partnering with The Reeling will only build on that momentum.
“Bringing one of Scotland’s most exciting trad music festivals to Ingliston for a special Royal Highland Show edition feels like a natural evolution, and we’re proud to be
working with The Reeling to create something new and ambitious as part of the show weekend.”
The Reeling announced at the weekend that it would not be returning to Rouken Glen Park this summer.
A statement posted on social media said: “It’s a beautiful site and we’ve loved our three years there.
“But sometimes it’s important to pause and look at things with fresh eyes - to keep evolving and keep things exciting. And with that in mind, we’ve been working on some new ideas.”
The Terminal V festival, which will be staged for the last time at the Royal Highland Centre on April 18 and 19, said its relocation was due to the "increasingly challenging" cost of staging the event at Ingliston. A new home for Terminal V is yet to be announced.
At the time, co-founder Simon McGrath said: "We’re not prepared to compromise on quality.
"Making this move will now allow us to take the festival further and deliver even more ambitious electronic music experiences in the years ahead.
"While April 2026 will be the last edition in Edinburgh, we have some exciting plans ahead for the growth of Terminal V this year and beyond."
