Peace Upon You Simon Holmes
Dedicated to festival founder Simon Holmes
8 December 1942 – 14 December 2025
In Simon’s words:
‘YA SALAAM peace upon you Knockengorrochers. If like me you cherish liberty and freedom, cultural heritage, artistic expression, or just simply the communal right to re-connect with nature, join with me. Haste ye back to Knockengorroch and return the ‘High-field’ of the ‘Rock-fetched’ back to humankind.’
Peace Upon You Simon
Highlights from Knockengorroch 2025 – In memory of Simon Holmes
The Palestinian cause was one that lay dear to Simon’s heart, if you would like to make a donation to Medical Aid for Palestinians in his name please do so here: https://www.memorygiving.com/simonholmes
If you prefer a bigger festival in a smaller pot you are a Knockengorrocher!
Join us beside the glittering Water of Deugh beneath the broad shoulders of southwest Scotland’s great mountain peaks to celebrate some of the finest music from the Celtic diaspora and everywhere in-between.
Highlights from Knockengorroch 2024
News
SECOND LINE-UP RELEASE
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2026 Line-up coming soon!
2026 line-up
- BCUC
- Zion Train (Live)
- Ray Keith (Jungle Cakes Takeover)
- DJ Food
- Mungos Hi Fi Sound System ft Magugu
- Grace Sands
- Elias Alexander
- TC and the Groove Family
- Optimo (Espacio)
- Proc Fiskal
- 3 Daft Monkeys
- Kefaya and Elaha Soroor
- An Dannsa Dub (live dub set)
- KlumzyKhemist (Jungle Cakes Takeover)
- Lomond Campbell
- Humb
- The Deltones
- Spider Ink
- Dallahan
- Birdvox
- The Micro Band
- Samedia Shebeen
- MAL
- Miwa Nagato-Apthorp
- Diljeet Bhachu
- Sarah Jane Scouten
- Brett Newski and the Bad Inventions
- Ewan Macintyre
- Cuantan
- Whiskey Moon Face
- Fidra
- Pocket Monica
- Half Moon Medicine Show
- Cera Impala
- Och Vey
- Awry
- Karawane
- BBL Takeover ft Ma Bla, Wretch & Burdy
- Howdo Bean
- Cenote Sounds ft Wends
- Toby Mottershead
- Acid House Therapy
- Megalichen
- Crucial Roots
- Easy Skankin Crew ft Sir Skanksalot & Rubba Dubba
- Rutabaga
- Asazi Space Funk Explosion
- Harpmonix
- Amen Sage
- E-Yin
- Roofcats
- Kuchke
- Jemima & The Fuse
- Makongo
- Other People’s Leisure
- Nem
- DJ aNu
- Jock and Doris
- Wonksie
- Dance Bandits
- Weirdstring Band
- Muckle Spree
- Chorna Roza
- Slow for a Poet
- Em Louise
- Kadesh Flow
- Cirqulation by Delighters
- Komorebi
- Oceanallover
- Lisette the Duchess
- Luisa Brown and John Anderson
- Nati
- Mackie
- Owen Pilgrim
- Fuaim
- Andy Paterson
- Tommy & Domi
- Headset Disco
- Dalmellington Silver Band
- Kamihamiha
- Jed’s Party
- Sanna
- Oran Dubh
- Foxy Trax
- DJ Perilous
And more to come…
Knockengorroch 2026
More Knockengorroch projects
We organise events and projects in the spirit of Knockengorroch at various locations around Scotland. All sorts of what Knockengorroch is all about …in all kinds of places which aren’t Knockengorroch…
