BBC Radio 2 has announced plans to push back its flagship festival, Radio 2 in the Park, due to concerns about the impact on other musical festivals.
The three-day event at City Park in Stirling was initially due to take place from Friday 7 August to Sunday 9 August.
But organisers have now said it will be pushed back a month to September. New dates for the festival and the full-line up are yet to be confirmed.
The schedule shake-up comes amid concerns “about the impact of staging it in August, when other music festivals are taking place in the locality”.
Helen Thomas, Head of Radio 2 addressed the shake-up in a statement, saying: “Our aim has always been to bring a brilliant event to Stirling, providing value for Scottish audiences and making a positive impact on the local community, just as we have done in Leicester, Preston and Chelmsford in previous years.
“We’ve worked closely with the Scottish Independent Festival Association (SIFA) to find a solution that supports a brilliant summer of music across Scotland.”
She added: “While tickets are yet to go on sale, we appreciate this may affect the plans of some people who were ready to join us in August, and we are sorry if this is the case. It is why we wanted to confirm the change as soon as we could.
“We’re excited to be bringing the very best of Radio 2 to Stirling and we’ll have announcements on the amazing artists who’ll be joining us very soon.”
Last year, the festival was held in Chelmsford, Essex, and featured headline performances from Bryan Adams and Def Leppard, as well as appearances from the likes of Jessie J, Belinda Carlisle and Ronan Keating.
The event brings together some of the biggest UK and international music acts and Radio 2 favourites.
A Stirling Council spokesperson said: “We are delighted that BBC Radio 2 in the Park is coming to Scotland for the first time to City Park Stirling, which has a proven track record of successfully hosting large-scale events. We can’t wait to welcome fans and artists to our amazing city for an unforgettable celebration of world-class live music.”
A SIFA spokesperson said: “Scotland is a wonderful place to host events of every scale, and the Scottish independent festival sector is a much-loved part of the cultural and economic life of communities right across the country.
“We’re grateful to the BBC for the thoughtful way they’ve engaged to consider the right timing and structure for this event, and we look forward to working with the BBC, EventScotland, VisitScotland, Stirling Council and other partners to make the weekend a great success and to keep Scotland’s whole festival landscape thriving.”
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