OVER 320,000 people tuned in to this year’s Big Burns Supper – with the online broadcast bringing in the event’s biggest-ever audience.
Usually spanning several days and taking place across a slew of locations in Dumfries, the celebration went digital for the first time this year, with award-winning comedian Jane Godley at the helm.
Viewers from over 50 countries joined the party on Monday night, enjoying performances from the likes of KT Tunstall, Donovan and Skerryvore, Dougie McLean and home-grown Dumfries act LOKA.
The show was broadcast free on the Festival’s Facebook page and YouTube channel, where it is still available.
Janey Godley said it was “an absolutely cracking night!”
She added: “Hosting the Big Burns Supper virtual show was a proper honour. It was so clear from the outpouring of support and positivity from folk tuning in from around the world and raising a dram to Rab, just how vital culture and the arts are to us all. The Big Burns Supper showcased the incredible power culture and the arts have in bringing us together, providing light in dark times and giving us all a much-needed laugh!”
Executive producer Graham Main said: “We set out to present an unforgettable experience for all Scots and fans of Burns around the world and I believe we delivered just that.”
