Peter Capaldi to rock out with new band at Belladrum festival alongside Texas

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Former Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi will be rocking out with his new band at Belladrum.Capaldi, who played the 12th doctor, will take the stage with his band at the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival more than 40 years after he quit the Glasgow post-punk group The Dreamboys.The TV star, 66, is one of the latest acts to be announced by organisers of the popular Highland music festival alongside headliners Supergrass, Tom Walker and Natasha Bedingfield.Capaldi said: “It is forty years since I was in a band.

And I haven’t spent all that time practicing. But I thought it was about time to have another go. “Luckily I found some fine musicians who agreed to help me out.

And that our little band has been asked to join Belladrum Festival is a privilege and a thrill. We can’t wait. Hope to see you there.”The Dreamboys, originally called B***ards From Hell, featured Capaldi on vocals and Libby McArthur on backing vocals alongside Roderick Murray on guitar, as well as Robert Livsey and Temple Clark.They released an EP called Bella Lugosi’s Birthday in the early 1980s, recorded at the Hellfire Club studio in Glasgow’s Finnieston district just as a number of well known Glasgow groups were breaking through including Orange Juice, Del Amitri and The Bluebells.Capaldi’s Belladrum line-up gig will also follow the release of an album Sweet Illusions on the label Last Night From Glasgow in March.The album was recorded and mixed in 2023/2024 and produced by Dr Robert of The Blow Monkeys and features “11 sophisticated and beautifully crafted pop songs, including the latest single Bin Night”.Capaldi said: “I was delighted that when I finished this second album, LNFG chose to come on board.