General Information About MugStock
What is MugStock?
Visitors can expect camping, a huge variety of live music across a range of stages and venues, independent traders, locally sourced food and drink, activities and workshops for all ages, and a range of extraordinary occurrences, including SmugStock – an opportunity to watch bands on the main stage whilst enjoying a massage.
Conceived as a more chilled out alternative to larger events, MugStock promises a plethora of under-discovered and emerging talent, a safe and relaxed atmosphere, and a reasonably priced bar supporting Scottish independent brewers.
As a Not For Profit Festival, MugStock’s mission is to make people happy by creating a safe, authentic, and uplifting environment to be enjoyed by and to inspire a diverse audience.
Dates / Times
Friday 4th August
- Box office and campsites open 12pm.
- Flashmob Bootcamp 3pm (only open to weekend guests)
- Arena and Bars Open 4:30pm
- Music: 5pm – 1am
- Bars close 1:30am
Saturday 5th August
- Box Office opens 9am
- Music Starts 10am
- Bars Open 11am
- Music Finishes 1am
Sunday 6th August
- Box Office opens 9am
- Music Starts 10am
- Bars Open 11am
- Music Finishes at Midnight
- Bars close at Half Midnight
Monday 7th August
- Monday Warmdown with Live Music, Coffee and Food: 11am – 2:45pm
- Campsite closes 5pm
All times are subject to license
Location / Getting Here
Covid 19
We will be following Government guidelines on best practices for our festival’s health & safety in relation to Covid 19.
Hot water and hand washing facilities will be available on site.
Keeping our community safe is our top priority.
Dogs
For more details see: www.mugstock.org/dogs
Concessions
Discounted concessions tickets are available to the following groups:
- Teenagers (Aged 13 – 17 on arrival, accompanied by an adult)
- Over 65s
- Refugee / Asylum Seeker Status
- Anyone in receipt of:
- Income Support
- Universal Credit
- Personal Independence Payment
- Disability Living Allowance
- Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Carer’s Allowance
Concession tickets can be ordered on our tickets page. Proof of age / status / benefits must be provided. Full instructions will be given at checkout. If you do not want to bring paperwork with you there is an option to send it electronically in advance.
Under 18s
Camping
- All weekend ticket holders can camp at no extra charge.
- Day ticket holders can add camping to a day ticket.
- There will be at least 2 different campsites to choose from depending on what sort of weekend you’re after. All campsites will be within easy walking distance of the event arena, car park and public transport bus link.
- All campers aged 18 or over will be asked to pay a £5 environmental deposit when they arrive at the box office. You get it back it back for being a responsible camper.
- No personal campfires or BBQs are allowed
- No sound systems or generators please. Guitars and wee portable speakers are fine. Respect your neighbours
- Festivals can be noisy places. Pack earplugs for a tranquil night sleep.
- Drinking water will be available
Live In Vehicles
- At our new site we have more room than ever for campervans and caravans.
- You will be parked perpendicular to a road with space behind for a few tents.
- Cars can be left next to caravans.
- You can book pitches at www.mugstock.org/tickets.
- There is no guarantee that there will be space for live in vehicles available to those who have not booked before the event.
- If you have an oversized vehicle please let us know by emailing hi@mugstock.org and we’ll do our best to accommodate you. There’s an option to pass this information on during checkout of your live in vehicle ticket.
- There will be at least one live in vehicle area. There may be more than one – i.e. families / general live ins. The site plan is still under development – please refer to information here and email updates as the festival approaches, or contact us with any questions.
- Live in vehicle areas will be within easy walking distance of all attractions.
- You can set up a few (and we mean a few!) tents behind your vehicle so long as you don’t spill into other plots or block fire lanes.
Accessibility
There will be an accessible campsite near the main arena entrance in which you may camp near your vehicle, with accessible toilets available.
MugStock takes place on farmland. There will be uneven surfaces and grass fields to traverse but there are hard standing paths in between the arena, car park and campsites. There will be no steps to climb on site.
If you need personal assistance from a carer in order to get the most out of attending you can book a free carer’s ticket. You can book this at the same time as your own from our tickets page.
If you have any questions please contact us at hi@mugstock.org
Perform / Contribute / Volunteer
MugStock also needs at least 100 volunteers to fulfil a huge variety of roles at the festival and all year round. Visit www.mugstock.org/volunteer for more information.