Discover your next favourite band.
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this one home.
The Sarah Nulty Community Impact Award
From festival stages to year-round opportunities through DD8 Music, Bonfest makes a difference beyond the weekend. Help us celebrate what our wee town makes possible.
VOTE FOR BONFEST ↗UK Festival Awards voting is separate from Battle of the Bands and entirely optional.
Live leaderboard.
The top five in each heat will qualify for the live semi-finals. Results will remain visible throughout voting. All bands are listed below; percentages update once verified votes are recorded.
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Discover Bonfest 2027.
You've discovered the next wave of rock talent. Now discover the festival bringing everyone together in Bon Scott's hometown, Kirriemuir, Scotland. The Screaming Jets, Terrorvision, Hayseed Dixie and a massive international line-up await.
Three days of rock. One legendary hometown.
A weekend of live music, friendship and festival atmosphere — and a competition giving emerging bands a route onto established Scottish festival stages.
Photography from Bonfest 2026. Photos supplied by Bonfest.
Official 2027 line-up poster — click to explore tickets.
OUR FESTIVAL PARTNERS
A huge thank you to our fellow independent Scottish festivals for supporting Bonfest Battle of the Bands and helping emerging artists take their music to new audiences. Together, we're creating opportunities that go beyond one performance and one festival stage.
With thanks to every partner helping create a pathway for new music across Scotland.
