The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
PKD festival proves to be a hit at its new home
More than 7,000 attend retro familyfriendly festival
It may have been sprinkled by more than its fair share of rain, but the PKD Festival’s new home was a successful baptism.
Nothing could dampen the spirits of the music fans enjoying this year’s PKD Festival in Rosyth.
It was thought 7,300 people enjoyed the day-long celebration of vintage music from the likes of B*Witched and the original three members of Atomic Kitten.
Very much a family event, people of all ages converged on the festival’s new home at Rosyth Civil Service Club.
Many of the youngsters wouldn’t have been around when S Club, then S Club 7, were topping the charts, but that didn’t stop the 90s group from getting movin’ and reaching for the stars.
Joining in the fun were Dunfermline mum Suzanne Kay and daughters Chloe Brown, 22, and Maisie Kay, 6.
“Chloe has grown up with the likes of S Club and Maisie had never heard of them and now she is singing along.
“This is the first time we’ve been and it’s highly recommended – we’re planning to stay right to the end,” said Suzanne.
“We’re living the dream,” added Chloe with a laugh.
Also making it a family affair were twins Linsay Scott and Carrie Munro from Rosyth, who also brought along Carrie’s son Harrison, who will be celebrating his fourth birthday in a fortnight.
This is also their festival debut and they were there to see heart throbs A1.
This is the first year the festival has been staged at Rosyth, having outgrown its former home in Dalgety Bay.
Around 3,000 tickets were sold in advance, with the crowds being boosted by under 16s being admitted free.
One of the organisers, Stuart Prentice, said: “We believe 7,300 were here and in the main we are pleased with our new venue, there’s a few things to be change, but we’re happy with how it went.
“We’ll have a month off now and start again.”