Howlin' fling is sold out
TICKETS for one of Scotland’s smallest music festivals sold out in just five minutes yesterday, despite not one band or musician on the line-up being revealed.
Howlin’ Fling, the bi-annual shindig put on by the Lost Map record label on the Isle of Eigg, sold out all the £110 tickets.
Label boss Johnny Lynch, also known as the Pictish Trail, tweeted: “Congrats to all those that managed to get Howlin’ Fling tickets. Sold out in five mins. Seems like we could have sold the event two times over!”
Previous festivals have included performances from Django Django, Steve Mason, Beth Orton, Jon Hopkins, Jens Lekman, Nathan Fake and Alexis Taylor. This year’s event takes place on July 1 and 2.
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