More than 17,000 paying ticket holders attended this year’s festival, which was headlined by Lulu, Tide Lines and Skerryvore.

The 2025 HebCelt music festival boosted the Outer Hebrides economy by a record £4.4 million, the event’s organisers have announced.

This year’s festival, which took place in July and featured the likes of Lulu, Tide Lines and Skerryvore, generated £400,000 more for the area than it did in 2024, and nearly £700,000 more than in 2023.

The event attracted 17,218 paying ticket holders, with the organisers saying those travelling for the festival stayed for an average of 7.8 days and spent £1,025 each, 81% of which was spent locally.

This brings the total number of tickets sold over the last three years to 54,567, which the organisers said cements the festival’s posi

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