Name: WinterStorm
Start: 2024-11-29T19:00:00+00:00
Location: Troon Concert Hall

We will be taking to the stage on Friday 29th with the line up curated by the Wildfire team!!!
Amazing Line up all weekend, hope to see you there!!
As we have always done, a couple of bands that have performed on the Sessions Stage are invited back to play the main Steve Strange Stage and this year this will include on the Friday the return of the revelations from 2023, Brazilian bands Noturnall and Electric Gypsy along with all girl group JOANovARC coming back to Troon with their over the top rock n roll energy.
Pushing the boundaries is always something that WinterStorm seek to do and we're proud introducing Southern Rock influenced Hillbilly Vegas from Oklahoma in The States. Those that have seen them on previous UK tours will know what to expect.
Cherie Currie hardly falls into the unknown category. How can it be that it was 1975, when aged fifteen, she joined the all-female rock band The Runaways?
So in 2023 WinterStorm roamed a wee bit left field with Focus and some of the best prog classics imaginable and it went down so well they thought they’d try and do something just as far out there as Hocus Pocus! Following on from the Finnish prog of Thursday we are thrilled to unveil that we'll have the guitar legend, Jethro Tull's Martin Barre performing the classic prog album Aqualung in full with his band! Never without a little deviation at WinterStorm eh!!
There will also be a very special hour during the Friday dedicated to the sounds and memories of WinterStorm's lost friend with a Bernie Marsden Tribute. Jim Kirkpatrick who played with Bernie across many years will be joined by Whitesnake legend Neil Murray and Nev Macdonald and guests and the WinterStorm Choir will provide the Apollo-like backing vocals. A perfect chance for everyone to remember a legend.
Day two has been curated by the Wildfire Festival team and features five acts. Starting with HEX AD - a Norwegian band bringing a blend of hard rock mixed up with some prog and doom and on the gig featuring Rowan Robertson. The Wildfire acts start with This House We Built who combine eclectic influences across their live performances ranging from classic rock, funk, emo, nu-metal and melodic rock. Shape of Water is an electronic art rock band hailing from Manchester formed in 2018 by Rox Capriotti and Luca De Falco. Amongst Liars, hail from Brighton and will bring their modern rock sound filled with hard hitting lyrics and the new album DESIGN is out now and receiving really strong reviews. Those Made Broken are an alternative metal band from Glasgow, fusing power with melody they bring a fresh, highly charged sound to their music.
With the Friday and Saturday finishing earlier at 11.00pm (we listened to you!) we have added an "After Show" until midnight for those with the energy and it allows us to add a couple of tributes to close the weekend nights. Friday offers up the sounds of Motley Crue with Wild Side.