Wickerman Festival first tickets on sale

A first batch of tickets for next year's edition of the Wickerman Festival in south west Scotland is going on sale.

The early bird promotion allows weekend tickets to be purchased at this year's prices for the event staged near Dundrennan in Dumfries in Galloway.

The special offer runs from 09:00 on Thursday until midnight on Tuesday 5 November.

The dates for the festival have been set as 25 and 26 July in 2014.