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New music festival Otherlands to be held at Scottish palace

This August the three-day event will make its debut at Scone Palace

A new music and arts festival is coming to Scotland.

Otherlands Festival is set to take over Scone Palace in Perthshire across August 19-21, and aims to take people on a “journey down a mystical path of Scotland’s heritage,” according to their statement.

Scone Palace in Perthshire has also been the venue for other events such as Rewind Scotland and Solas Festival.

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Created by the founders of FLY Open Air Festival in Edinburgh, this new event has been described as a “celebration of culture” and will include six stages with “some of the biggest names in live and electronic music”.

The historic palace will also host talks with industry leaders as the festival hope to encourage “forward-thinking art”.

The line-up is yet to be announces but more information is to be released later this month.

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