A popular series of concerts have been cancelled next year in the city of Stirling, despite a huge surge in visitor numbers.
After a successful spell of events hosted in the middle of the city’s 900th anniversary celebrations, Stirling Summer Sessions will not be back next year, bosses have confirmed.
The city hosted four nights of live music for the inaugural festival this year during June and July drawing some big names to play in front of thousands of fans.
Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dundee have all previously hosted Summer Sessions with Stirling the most recent to try out the series live entertainment evenings.
Young Fathers on stage during the Summer Sessions 2024 in Stirling. (Image: NQ) Locals had previously spoken of their desire to see the event become an annual affair for the city and expressed their disappointment about the news online.
However, the event organisers say they hope to bring the series of concerts back the following year in 2026.
A Summer Sessions spokesperson said: “The Stirling Summer Sessions were incredible and brought a wide, diverse audience to Stirling to see some amazing artists.
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“Unfortunately, we will not be doing the event next summer but would hope to be back in 2026.”
Huge names including Shania Twain, James Arthur, Busted, Tom Jones, and Young Fathers all headlined the festival this year.
The concerts proved to be a success with an estimated 51.5% increase in the city's footfall, bringing a boost to the local economy.
Shania Twain's performance attracted more than 20,000 music lovers to the city alone.
They told the Courier: “The festival reaffirmed Stirling City Park’s reputation as a superb venue for hosting large-scale events and we’ve already had interest in staging other events at the site next year, which we will be exploring further over the coming weeks.”
Other acts that played at the Stirling Summer Sessions in 2024 included Rag ‘n’ Bone Man, Loreen, Fatherson, Fife singer Cammy Barnes, The Darkness, Dadi Freyr, Soap, Muddy Elephant, Beverley Knight, Germein, and Delta Goodrem.
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