Since launching in 2017, Terminal V has gone from strength to strength and continues to bring in crowds from across the country.
Now in its seventh year, the weekend long festival comprises both indoor and outdoor stages with some of the 'most exciting house and techno events in Scotland. Ahead of the event, which kicks off on April 8, we talked to founders Derek Martin and Simon McGrath.
They took a few minutes away from setting up 'mind bending' stages and organising 'incredible' artists from four corners of the globe to tell us what guests can expect.
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They told us: "People can expect high end production, great light shows and visuals all incorporated into our fresh new concept stage designs.
"We’ve increased the size of some stages to meet demand as well as increasing the green space in the middle of all the stages for people that want to chill between acts and lap up the sun which looks to be another sunny easter for us incoming."
With a certain standard now expected at Terminal V, we asked the guys if they felt a pressure to impress. They told us: "We always try to improve all the areas within Terminal V each time, from stage designs to lineups to site layouts, even the creative marketing campaign.
"We feel precious about being able to host such a high calibre event in Edinburgh and for so many people travelling to Scotland for it, we take great care and pride in how it's curated and delivered. Updating our stage designs and site creation each year really adds that feeling of excitement for people arriving. It's important for us to not stay stagnant."
As for their success, they admit it came unexpectedly. They continued: "To be honest, no, we launched as a 5000 cap one room event in 2017 (2500 people turned up) and it grew exponentially from there.
"We definitely felt we were on to something that could be special after that first event, based on the feedback from everyone who attended and the potential we realised on the scalable site of the royal highland centre and show ground.
"We’ve always taken a lot of influence and inspiration from both our experiences attending incredible international festivals over the years.
"We hold production values really high and have a real emphasis on techno of many shades which definitely gives us a real identity/niche placement in the UK festival market. We also run in our beautiful home city of Edinburgh, which we feel is an exciting prospect to visit for the weekend and attend Terminal V."
Terminal V kicks off on April 8, and tickets can be found here.
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