A Montrose councillor has hailed a hugely successful year for the town’s music scene after a string of high-profile gigs and bookings.
David May said it has been amazing year for the local music scene and 2015 is set to be just as impressive.
The East Links turned into a sea of air guitars as Status Quo performed in front of 4,500 fans in May to headline Montrose Music Festival.
The three-chord legends were among 100 bands at MoFest, who also included former Seahorses singer Chris Helme.
Former X Factor singer Amelia Lily performed alongside girl band Stooshe at MoFest’s Halloween gig and the former Britain’s Got Talent contestants the Loveable Rogues.
Meanwhile, 2014 also saw the setting up of North East Musical and Sports Promotions by Angus father and son Charlie and Craig Campbell.
They have fixed up a town hall dates by Fife rockers Big Country, Runrig singer Donnie Munro and 1980s legends T’Pau and From the Jam in 2015.
Mr May said: “This has been an amazing musical year for Montrose and who would have believed several years ago that we would have big names coming to our town and to Angus?
“Personally I hugely enjoyed the music of Status Quo and the event was wonderfully organised.
“It must be good for the local economy to have so many visitors from far and wide coming to hear these acts and stay in our town.
“We must thank Lynda Paton and her team several years ago for setting up MoFest.
“David Paton and the present committee have built upon her work and moved it on and we now have headline acts and musical events throughout the year.
“It has also been good to see the birth of North East Promotions from local father and son Charlie and Craig Campbell.
“They have already filled the town hall for a gig by Big Country with concerts by T’Pau, Donnie Munro and From the Jam already planned for next year.
“These gigs and next year’s MoFest will continue to put Montrose on the musical map.”
A German army of die-hard Donnie Munro fans is planning to invade Angus for the singer’s gig on February 14.
Runrig had a huge following in Germany during the 1980s and 1990s, when Munro was lead singer of the Gaelic band.
Munro’s popularity in Germany has continued since he left the band in 1997 and pursued a solo career.
T’Pau’s tour date in Montrose on March 13 also hit the headlines when singer Carol Decker admitted she thought she was heading for the Swiss Alps rather than Angus.
She told The Courier she thought she would be in Montreux rather than Montrose in March.