Perth Festival of the Arts starts ticket sales for fantastic 50th anniversary year

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Perth is ready to welcome internationally renowned names and the hottest emerging Scottish talent for its 50th Festival of the Arts.

The programme of cultural highlights opens on May 18, once again back to a live event centred on the Concert Hall and Perth Theatre.

It’s going to be a joy to see a return to a large-scale, live festival after two challenging years for the arts industry.Eddi Reader is the special guest of returning superstar jazz man Jools Holland.Scottish rock band Twin Atlantic are booked for a headline gig.The BBC Big Band will be performing cinematic favourites inspired by the James Bond franchise, and award-winning Scottish folk artists Siobhan Miller and RURA.Prominent wildlife presenter and film maker, Gordon Buchanan, brings his anniversary show 30 Years in the Wild.And restaurant critic, MasterChef judge and writer Jay Rayner entertains with My Last Supper: One Meal, a Lifetime in the Making.As the mix mentioned here reveals, Perth Festival of the Arts continues to diversify around its long-standing classical core.The final weekend of the festival launches SCOTLAND TRENDING – a two-day festival weekend in a large marquee outside Perth Concert Hall.

The free event runs each afternoon into the evening and features the best rising stars in indie/rock and singer-songwriters.The 2022 anniversary festival offers one of largest programmes in recent years, featuring no less than 40 concerts and events in seven venues around the city.Scotland’s touring opera company Opera Bohemia make their Perth Festival debut with a chamber version of Puccini’s masterpiece Madama Butterfly, promising to be a memorable night for opera lovers and newcomers alike.