January
A memorial is held at Dunfermline’s Carnegie Hall. Attended by family, close friends and fans. Richard Jobson (his former Skids partner), Tony Butler, Ian Grant, Barry Wright (of Regular Music), Jim Leishman (former Dunfermline FC manager) a school mate, Tony Greco (on behalf of fans) all speak. His children, Callum and Kirsten Adamson, Tony Butler, Bruce Watson, Mark Brzezicki and Richard Jobson all perform.

May
A “Stuart Adamson Tribute Concert” at Barrowlands, Glasgow takes place. Put together by Bruce Watson (music director) and Ian Grant (executive producer) and Regular Music the concert lasts for 4.5 hours and consists of Callum and Kirsten, Tony, Bruce and Mark of the band, Runrig, Dead Men Walking, Brian James with The Vibrators, Simon Townshend, Josh Phillips, Steve Brzezicki, Steve Rous, Damon Hill, Steve Harley, Midge Ure, Hugh Cornwell and giving his first performance in years and one of Stuarts original heroes – Bill Nelson. The concert will at some point be released on DVD.

December
Dutch fan Peter Hornberg organises a Big Country Fan convention in Zaandam, a province of Amsterdam. Attended by 400 people, Tony, Bruce, Mark, Josh Phillips and Mike Peters perform a brilliant set.

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