Gallery1 1 / 53 Astrid were another of the support acts on Saturday night. Picture: Callum Mackay Image No. 044330 2 / 53 Singer Zoe Graham. Picture: Callum Mackay Image No. 044330 3 / 53 Be Charlotte were another of the support acts on stage ahead of The Proclaimers. Picture: Callum Mackay Image No. 044330 4 / 53 Fatherson provided support for The Proclaimers. Picture: Callum Mackay Image No. 044330 5 / 53 The Proclaimers were a big hit in the Big Top Tent at Bught Park. Picture: Callum Mackay Image No. 044330 6 / 53 The Proclaimers played songs old and new. Picture: Callum Mackay Image No. 044330 7 / 53 Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 8 / 53 Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 9 / 53 Hands held aloft by an excited Proclaimers audience. Picture: Callum Mackay Image No. 044364 10 / 53 Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 11 / 53 Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 12 / 53 Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 13 / 53 Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 14 / 53 Harris and Millie Cawthorn with Kira and Britteny Main were excited about seeing The Proclaimers. Picture: Callum Mackay Image No. 044364 15 / 53 Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 16 / 53 Allan Lumsden...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 17 / 53 The Crofters...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 18 / 53 Ali and Stuart MacKintosh (centre)...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 19 / 53 Kyle and Ashleigh Campbell...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 20 / 53 Sean and Margaret Smason...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 21 / 53 The Milnes...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 22 / 53 Bill Hardy, Mia Osborne and Lesley Hardy...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 23 / 53 Sonya Hammond, Anna Flett, Jodi Kennedy and Alan Flett...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 24 / 53 Rachel, Sharon, Ian and Jacob Wood...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 25 / 53 Esme Anderson was possibly the youngest Proclaimers fan there on the night. Picture: Callum Mackay Image No. 044364 26 / 53 Rebecca, Lydia and Reanne Macrae...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 27 / 53 Iain and Sandra Hainey with Sandra Gallagher and Brian Lisett...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 28 / 53 Finlay, Claire and Megan Cowell with Esme Hoskins turned out for The Proclaimers gig. Picture: Callum Mackay Image No. 044364 29 / 53 Carol and Richard Davison...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 30 / 53 Freya and Iona Baxter...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 31 / 53 Ann and Russell McMorran...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044364. 32 / 53 Young six-piece Beinn Lee, from Uist, were Skippinish's support act. Picture: Ian Duncan 33 / 53 Skippinish attracted a broad age range to their gig. Picture: Ian Duncan 34 / 53 The crowd enjoyed the Skipinnish gig. Picture: Ian Duncan 35 / 53 The band played a range of contemporary Celtic music. Picture: Ian Duncan 36 / 53 Lead singer Norrie MacIver. Picture: Ian Duncan 37 / 53 Skipinnish fiddle player Archie McAllister. Picture: Ian Duncan 38 / 53 Skipinnish performed on Friday night. Picture: Ian Duncan 39 / 53 Emily Broomfield and Mo Conlin...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044363. 40 / 53 Meghan, Zara, Heidi and Pat Hives...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044363. 41 / 53 Hazel Hunter and Kirsty Smith...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044363. 42 / 53 The Nicols...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044363. 43 / 53 Claire Challinor and Carrie Macdiarmid...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044363. 44 / 53 Carol Low (centre) celebrating her 50th birthday...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044363. 45 / 53 Laura Vass, Audrey Johnston, Liam Ross and Catriona Shields...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044363. 46 / 53 The Munros and Millers...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044363. 47 / 53 Zoe, Ross and Lisa Jack...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044363. 48 / 53 Kimberley and David Herns...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044363. 49 / 53 Abby Grant and Chloe Helliwell...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044363. 50 / 53 Harley and Nicki Ewen...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044363. 51 / 53 Julie Clark and Kerri Shepherd...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044363. 52 / 53 Hilda Bain and Marie MacBeth...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044363. 53 / 53 Carly's crew...Picture: Callum Mackay. Image No. 044363. A BIG top set up at Bught Park was bouncing at the weekend, as two of Scotland’s biggest bands came to town for a pair of huge gigs.
Trad titans Skipinnish celebrated 20 years together with a two-hour show on Friday night in front of more than 4000 people.
The group led them through sets and songs from throughout their career, the audience singing every word of songs like Alive and Walking on the Waves.
And the folk stars have already been announced to return to Inverness, taking the headline slot at the city’s Red Hot Highland Fling Hogmanay celebrations.
Just a day later a sold-out 5500 crowd crammed themselves under the canvas for Leith legends The Proclaimers, returning to the city for the second time in the space of 12 months after last November’s show at Inverness Leisure.
After warm-up sets from Astrid, Zoe Graham, Be Charlotte and Fatherson, the Reid twins packed more than 20 songs into their hour-and-a-half long set – including anthemic hits I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), Sunshine on Leith, and Letter From America.
The shows formed part of Inverness-based promoters LCC Live’s ongoing Live in the City series for 2019.
The next shows will see Kaiser Chiefs play the Northern Meeting Park on Saturday, August 17 before Madness visit the same arena on Friday, August 23.
For more info, go to www.lcclive.co.uk
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