Inauguration The first Montrose Music Festival took place Friday 31 May - Sunday 1 June 2008 and was considered a success, bringing thousands of visitors and an estimated £500,000 boost to the local economy. The main attraction was the opening concert by
Average White Band, leveraging Montrose's connection with original AWB
saxophonist Malcolm Duncan. On Saturday and Sunday, the music moved into pubs and hotels with over 60 free-entry gigs over the two days. The event included musical acts of varying genres, performing for thousands of attendees. Among these acts were harmonica player
Fraser Speirs, Scottish folk band
Malinky, English Singer/songwriter
Joni Fuller and Oxford-based alt-rock band
Lights Action.
2009 The 2009 festival took place from Thursday to Sunday, 28–31 May. Scottish band
Deacon Blue headlined. Tickets sold out within 20 minutes. The band then added a second night of playing on the 28th.
2010 2010 saw the team pull in The Fortunate Sons (Now Big Figure) supported by The Worry Beads. Later in the year the
Proclaimers came to town .
2011 In 2011, MoFest hosted Skerryvore with support from Dr. Feelgood.
2012 May - Eddi Reader
2013 Toploader performed in May, followed in November by Eddi Reader.
2014 The headliner was Status Quo, supported by The Holy Ghosts. In November, Amelia Lily, Stooshe & The Loveable Rogues performed.
2015 In its 8th Year, Mofest brought ASH to the Town Hall, supported by The Amorettes, a 3-piece female rock band from Glasgow, and local group If All Else Fails, all from 22 to 24 May. Additions included The Market Area, supported by Event Scotland for the promotion of local Scottish food and drink. A structure called The MoDome was set up as a chillout zone and for hosting acoustic sets after the main stage had finished.
2016 Jools Holland headlined in May, followed in August by
Bryan Adams.
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