Texas close 21st anniversary Bella main stage

Belladrum was the only Scottish date on Texas' latest festival tour
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Scottish music legends Texas closed the main stage at the 21st anniversary Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival.
The 40-year-old band, who were playing their only Scottish festival date this year, performed hits Summer Sun, Black Eyed Boy and Halo.
They ended with a cover of Elvis’ Suspicious Minds.
Other artists on the final day were Tom Walker, Tide Lines and Peter Capaldi - who was back playing music after a 40-year break.
Texas' performance was followed by a fireworks display, a pipe band playing Flower of Scotland and a programme of late night entertainment.
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Saturday was the busiest of the Highland festival's three days, with about 20,000 people estimated to be on the site near Beauly.
Before going on stage, Texas lead singer Sharleen Spiteri told BBC Scotland News she always loved the drive north to the Highlands, having previously played Bella in 2011, and also having friends who live in the local area.
"It's absolutely stunning," she said.

Peter Capaldi said he felt honoured to be asked to play Belladrum
Capaldi, star of Local Hero, The Thick of It and Doctor Who, said he was honoured his new band had been asked to perform at Bella.
The film and TV actor played in a punk band when he was a teenager, and music was his first passion before acting.
Asked what a teenage Capaldi would think of himself one day playing to thousands of people, he said: "How is he getting away with it? That's incredible.
"I think he would be very surprised I was still going," he added, laughing.

RuMac packed out the Garden Stage on Saturday afternoon
Across the site acts included Reliever, The Dazed Digital Age, The Hoosiers and Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5.
Accordionist Ruairidh MacLean, who is from Ullapool and performs as RuMac, packed out the Garden Stage in the afternoon.
He brought his own manic style to Fleetwood Mac’s The Chain and Baccara's Yes Sir, I Can Boogie.
The Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist, who has a scene in Danny Boyle's new zombie film 28 Years Later, got one of his biggest cheers for his tongue-in-cheek and very sweary tune The Gaelic Choir.
Later, he said: "I couldn't believe the crowd that turned out. I was absolutely flattened. The nerves were getting to me but the people were having fun so I thought I would have fun too."

Wicked was among films festival-goers were drawn to for their fancy dress costume choices

Highland Hospice created an eye-catching artwork of cinema's Oscar award
This year’s festival theme was the movies, and many festival-goers got in on the act.
Some came as characters from Wicked, Titanic and 1993 movie Cool Runnings.
BBC Alba is providing live coverage of the festival and iPlayer broadcasts across the weekend.
The shows can be watched live or on demand on Belladrum on BBC Alba.

The movie Cool Runnings captured the imaginations of other festival-goers