THE FAMOUS GROUSE HOUSE RETURNS WITH THE LAUNCH OF ‘FAMOUS FRIDAYS’ HEADLINER COMPETITION  

Back by popular demand, The Famous Grouse House is returning to Scotland’s Capital for Edinburgh’s International Festival Fringe this August (Wednesday 3^rd August – Saturday 27^th August 2016) for its second consecutive year. To celebrate, Scotland’s favourite whisky will be launching ‘Famous Fridays’ headliner competition giving 4 lucky artists or bands the chance to win a headline slot like no other and earn the right to say they have played at the Edinburgh Festival at the famous venue!

The destination pop up bar which is set to return to George Street in the centre of the capital’s festival entertainment, will invite artists and bands over the age of 25 to submit their video entries to The Famous Grouse from 20 June 2016 for an opportunity to win a prime time Friday slot and perform live on stage! Artists and bands are invited to enter via email to: competitions@thefamousgrouse.com with a video link to one of their songs, alongside details of the band. Full terms and conditions are available on The Famous Grouse UK website www.thefamousgrouse.com/gb.

The winners will be joined by some of Scotland’s best up and coming music acts and musical fringe performances from all over the globe, as part of the eclectic festival programme at Venue 7, The New Town Theatre. Located just outside this popular festival venue, on a pedestrian friendly section of George Street, The Famous Grouse House will be open daily from 11:00am to midnight and include performances from popular festival band Posable Action Figures, Glasgow based indie rock band Kelvin and the hugely admired solo artist Luke Carey taking to the stage. With critically acclaimed new music, a festival vibe and a fresh sense of fun, The Famous Grouse House is going to be the perfect place to soak up the best of the festival!

Johna Penman, Marketing Controller, The Famous Grouse commented: “Last year we created the perfect place to enjoy Scotland’s No.1 selling Blended Scotch Whisky, The Famous Grouse, debuting The Famous Grouse House at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. With live music every day and a variety of refreshing summer serves, we joined in the world’s largest arts festival for three exhilarating weeks and attracted the most talented performers to our stage for everyone to enjoy.  We are returning even bigger and better for a second year, this time with the exciting launch of ‘The Famous Friday’ Headliner competition, which will give the public the chance to vote for who they want to see on stage. We can’t wait to welcome visitors to our famous venue – there’s no better place to be this August!”

The Famous Grouse House is open daily from the 3rd to the 27th August, from 11am until midnight, with live music every day, situated outside New Town Theatre, Venue 7, 96 George Street.

Please enjoy our whisky responsibly www.drinkaware.co.uk

For more information visit http://www.famousgrouse.com/. For the latest news follow on twitter @TheFamousGrouse or Facebook at: TheFamousGrouseUK #famousgrousehouse #famousfridays

NOTES 

The Famous Grouse House Headliner Competition

Bands can enter by sending their YouTube video entry to: competitions@thefamousgrouse.com

The competition will open on Monday 20^th June and close Friday 8^th July at 12pm. A shortlist of acts will be selected by the panel of x4 judges on Friday 8^th July and this shortlist will then be put to a public vote on The Famous Grouse UK Facebook page fans to decide who wins the headliner slot. (Public vote closes 14^th July) Winners will be notified on Friday 15^th July. 

Full terms and conditions are available on The Famous Grouse website and below:

The Famous Headliner Competition 2016

Terms and Conditions 

Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions, and agreed to be bound by them when entering this Promotion. 

• Promoter: The promoter is Maxxium UK Limited (the “Promoter”) whose registered office is Maxxium House, Castle Business Park, Stirling, Stirlingshire, FK9 4RT

1. Entrants: This Promotion (“Promotion”) is open to residents of the United Kingdom aged 25 or over.
2. Purchase: No purchase necessary. No purchase of The Famous Grouse product(s) necessary to enter the competition.

• Promotion period: Start date: 09.00 GMT on Monday 20^th June 2016. Closing time and date: 18.00 GMT on Thursday 14^th July 2016.

• How to enter: To take part in this Promotion entrants may enter via sending an email to competitions@thefamousgrouse.com with a video/audio link to one of the artist’s/band’s songs, details of each of the members of the band including their age and country of residence and a description of the artist or band (50 words max.) Entrants must be aged 25 and over (this applies to all members of the band detailed within the entry.) Photographic ID must be supplied by the artist and all band members with entry. This is to comply with the Portman Code of Practice for Marketing Alcohol.

1. Entries: All entries must include name, telephone number, email address of entrant, date of birth, please take care when entering the competition and make sure that your entry is complete. Entries that are incomplete or that cannot be clearly viewed or read will not be entered into the competition. Maximum of one entry per artist/band.
2. Draw: The winner will be selected by a panel of judges comprising of two guest judges and the Maxxium The Famous Grouse brand team. The competition will open at 09.00 Monday 20^th June and close Thursday 14th July at 12pm. A shortlist of acts will be selected by the panel of x4 judges on Friday 8^th July and the shortlist will then be put to a public vote from the 11^th – 14^th July on The Famous Grouse UK Facebook page for fans to decide who wins the headliner slot .Winners will be notified on Friday 15^th July.
3. Winner: Winners will be notified by email or phone within 2 working days of draw but in no event later that 18.00 GMT on Friday 15^th July 2016. Winner must confirm their acceptance of the Prize (as defined below) by or before 18.00 GMT on Monday 18^th July 2016.
4. Prize: The prize is a an opportunity for the winning artist or band to perform on stage at the at The Famous Grouse House on George Street, Edinburgh, during the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival on a Friday throughout August at 8.30-9.30pm (prime slot.) Winning artist or band must be available to play on a date selected by The Famous Grouse from the following dates: 5, 12, 19, 26 August 2016 at the time 8.30pm-9.30pm; or prize will be revoked. The artist or band must arrive no later than 8pm to set up for 8.30pm slot.
5. Winners: Winners must be aged 25 or over and will each need a photographic ID and will be required to complete and sign a Winner information form in order to take up the Prize. The Prize does not include travel expenses or accommodation. The prize includes a headliner slot on one Friday during the festival from the following date: 5, 12, 19, 26 August 2016 at 8.30pm-9.30pm. The prize does not include any other costs or expenses not specifically listed in the above paragraph
6. Applicable law: This Promotion, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it (including the prize), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Scottish law and you irrevocably agree that the courts of Scotland shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any such dispute or claim.

Competition is not open to employees of this outlet or of The Edrington Group or Maxxium UK Ltd their families, agents and agencies and anyone else professionally connected with this promotion.

1. Reserved Rights: The Promoter reserves the right to share artist or band’s video content and video entry as part of pre and post promotion of show on social media channels including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
2. The prize for the winner is non-exchangeable, non-transferable and no cash alternative is offered.

Liability etc

1. There are certain things for which the Promoter does not accept any liability to you, and these are explained in the next two paragraphs. The law does not allow the Promoter to exclude or limit its liability for some things, such as death or personal injury caused by its negligence, or loss caused by a false statement where the statement is made fraudulently.  The Promoter accepts full liability for these matters.  Otherwise, the exclusions of liability described below will apply. References to the Promoter include all of the Promoter’s associated companies, agents or any other third party involved in the Promotion.
2. The Promoter will not be responsible for (and will have no liability in connection with) the following occurrences, to the extent that they occur for reasons beyond the Promoter’s reasonable control:

1. any postponement or cancellation of the Promotion; and
2. any act or default of any third party supplier.

1. The Promoter does not accept responsibility for network, computer, hardware or software failure of any kind, which may affect the sending, receipt or processing of your entry.
2. Entries must not be made through agents or third parties.  Incomplete entries will be disqualified and will not be counted.
3. The Promoter’s decisions are final and binding in all respects on all entrants. No correspondence will be entered into. Entries that do not comply in full with these terms and conditions will be disqualified.
4. Please note that this Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Twitter and/or Instagram.  By entering, you acknowledge that Facebook, Twitter and Instagram bear no responsibility for this Promotion and, to the maximum extent permitted by law, you release Facebook, Twitter and Instagram from any liability whatsoever in connection with this Promotion.  You understand that the information you provide is provided to the Promoter (and its affiliates, associates and agents where applicable) and not to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
5. If the Promoter has grounds to suspect any entrant or third party of cheating, deception or fraudulent or unsportsmanlike conduct of any kind (including, without limitation, manipulating the Promotion, choice of winners or any entry) the Promoter reserves the right (in its sole discretion) to disqualify any entrant, entry or person it reasonably believes to be responsible for, or associated with, such activity.
6. The Promoter reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time. 

Personal Details and Submission of Photographs

1. For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, the entrant acknowledges that in the course of entering via email to competitions@thefamousgrouse.com where the entrant has given consent by submitting video content of band, certain personal information or data about the entrant will be captured electronically or otherwise and transmitted to the Promoter. By entering into any promotion, the entrant expressly agrees to transfer such personal information or data to Maxxium UK Ltd to use, store and process the personal information for this competition and for future promotional actions and advertising related with the product The Famous Grouse. The entrant has the right to access, modify and cancel the personal information or data by contacting us at The Famous Grouse, Maxxium UK Ltd, Maxxium House, Castle Business Park, Stirling, FK9 4RT or via Karen.dobie-lawson@maxxium.com.
2. Any personal information, including without limitation, the entrant’s name, age, address (including postcode), telephone number and/or email address will be used solely in connection with this competition and for any purpose for which the entrant specifically opts in and will not be disclosed to any third party except for (a) the purpose of fulfilling the Prize(s) where applicable and (b) for any purpose for which the entrant specifically opts in. Any personal information held by the Promoter in respect of any competition will be held on record for a reasonable period to fulfil the purpose for which such personal information was collected. If an entrant gives the Promoter permission to pass on their personal information to a third party then this shall no longer be the responsibility of the Promoter and shall be subject to the privacy policy of that third party.

Publicity

1. The Winner agrees to allow the Promoter to use their name, competition entry and performance on stage for advertising and publicity purposes without additional remuneration. This authorization is not limited in time or geographically.
2. The Winner hereby agrees to be photographed and  filmed during the Prize, and the Winner agrees to sign a release form (to be provided by the Promoter or its agent) which will entitle the Promoter, and third parties to use and exploit the photographs and footage of the Winner for various purposes including promotional and advertising purposes without further remuneration.  The Winner shall procure that their chosen companions shall do the same if required by the Promoter. This authorization is not limited in time or geographically.
3. The Winners will take part in other related reasonable publicity and PR activity at the Promoter’s request.
4. Reserved Rights: Maxxium reserve the right to share artist or band’s video content and video entry as part of pre and post promotion of show on social media channels including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

Scottish Law applies

1. This Promotion, and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it (including the prize), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Scottish law and you irrevocably agree that the courts of Scotland shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any such dispute or claim.
2. The winner may be required to provide a written acknowledgement of acceptance of all Terms and Conditions of the competition prior to receiving their prize. 

The Famous Grouse (http://www.thefamousgrouse.com/)

• The Famous Grouse is the no. 1 whisky in UK and no. 4* standard blended whisky worldwide (*IWSR data 2014).
• The Famous Grouse has been the best-selling whisky in the home of Scotch whisky, Scotland since 1980.
• The Famous Grouse is exported to over 100 countries.
• Created in 1896 by founder Matthew Gloag, it was originally called The Grouse Brand.
• The brand became so popular that on August 12^th 1905 it was renamed The Famous Grouse.
• The Famous Grouse Experience is located at Scotland’s oldest working distillery – Glenturret. Originally established as a single malt distillery in 1775, today The Famous Grouse Experience is the most visited distillery in Scotland.(www.thefamousgrouse.com/experience) 

About Maxxium UK

• Maxxium is the distributor of The Famous Grouse and Famous Ginger Grouse in the UK.
• The Famous Grouse portfolio includes: The Famous Grouse, The Famous Grouse Smoky Black, The Famous Grouse Mellow Gold, and The Naked Grouse.
• Maxxium UK Ltd is part of the global sales and distribution alliance between Beam Suntory and Edrington Group.
• Its UK portfolio of premium brands includes: Blended Scotch (The Famous Grouse, Teacher’s and Cutty Sark), malt whisky (Highland Park, Laphroaig, Bowmore, Auchentoshan, The Macallan, and Ardmore), imported whiskey (Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Knob Creek, Canadian Club, Red Stag) Japanese whiskey (Hibiki, Yamazaki, Hakashu), cognac (Courvoisier) vodka (Stolichnaya), rum (Brugal), liqueurs and specialities (Sourz, Midori, Bols liqueurs, Galliano, After Shock)