Figureheads from across the creative industry spectrum are to gather once again next week as Scotland’s annual premier creative industries festival, goNORTH, returns to Inverness for another year.
The event, taking place Wednesday and Thursday, not only offers an incredible lineup of music but will also host of a number of seminars and workshops that aims to support the
Homework will be just one of the bands showcasing their talents at goNORTH this year
development of the film, fashion, music and publishing industries. Among the guest speakers will be Charlie Andrew (producer on Alt-J’s award winning album An Awesome Wave), Mamie Coleman (Vice President of Music and Production at FOX and one of the top 30 most powerful people in the music industry by Billboard) and Allan de Pallette (Director of BAFTA Scotland) among many many others. The full festival programme of seminars, workshops and showcases can be found here.
Although the festival is free to gain entry, attendees must register before Tuesday 4th June prior to attending.
While the festival caters for those involved in all the creative industries, the primary focus is on the music industry and goNORTH have some of the best independent and unsigned bands showcasing their talents. While over 70 acts have been confirmed for the festival, for us a number of the selected artists stand out as ones to watch. Check out my top ten bands to go and see during the festival:-
The OK Social Club
Three Blinds Wolves
Roman Nose
Miniature Dinosaurs
The Mouse That Ate The Cat
Homework
Jo Mango
Be Like Pablo
Little Fire
Prides (Previously Midnight Lion)
We have provided a handy list of all the showtimes and venues for all the bands who are playing during the festival below:-
Wednesday 5th June 2013
Hootannanys(Bandwagon Gigs Stage)
20.00-20.30: Red Ronson
21.00-21.30: The Deadline Shakes
22.00-22.30: Fake Major
23.00-23.30: Donald Macdonald & The Islands
00.00-00.30: Three Blind Wolves
Madhatters (DETOUR Scotland Showcase):
20.30-21.00: Vasquez
21.30-22.00: Pronto Mama
22.30-23.00: Blood Relatives
23.30-00.00: Roman Nose
The Room:
20.00-20.30: Plastic Animals
21.00-21.30: Miniature Dinosaurs
22.00-22.30: Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog
23.00-23.30: Alarm Bells
Market Bar:
20.45-21.15: Shambles Miller
21.45-22.15: Lionel
22.45-23.15: Saint Max and The Fanatics
Blackfriars:
20.00-20.30: Book Group
21.00-21.30: Forrest Fires
22.00-22.30: Be Like Pablo
23.00-23.30: Atlas:Empire
Auctioneers: (Netsounds Unsigned Stage)
20.30-21.00: So Many Animal Calls
21.30-22.00: The Velveteen Saints
22.30-23.00: The Oxides
23.30-00.00: The OK Social Club
The Phoenix:
20.30-21.00: Galoshins
21.30-22.00: Bear Arms
22.30-23.00: Carnivores
23.30-00.00: Fat Goth
Encore (The Bedford Stage):
20.00-20.30: Jemma Tweedie
20.45-21.15: Little Fire
21.30-22.00: Allie Bradley
22.15-22.45: The Boy Who Trapped The Sun
23.00-23.30: Ilona
Ironworks Venue:
20.15-20.45: CLEAVERS
21.15-21.45: The Recovery
22.15-22.45: These Reigning Days
23.15-23.45: Woodenbox
Thursday 6th June 2013
Hootannanys (Bandwagon Gigs Stage)
20.00-20.30: LIDH
21.00-21.30: KOBI
22.00-22.30: Eugene Twist
23.00-23.30: Casual Sex
Madhatters (Scottish Bloggers Showcase, Presented by Song, by Toad, The Pop Cop and PEENKO):
20.30-21.00: Flutes
21.30-22.00: The Yawns
22.30-23.00: Friends in America
23.30-00.00: Garden of Elks
The Room:
20.00-20.30: The Sea Atlas
21.00-21.30: Behold The Old Bear
22.00-22.30: Arches
23.00-23.30: The Mouse That Ate The Cat
Market Bar:
19.45-20.15: SGROW
20.45-21.15: Duncan Overmeer
21.45-22.15: Birdhead
22.45-23.15: Pinact
Blackfriars:
20.00-20.30: Black International
21.00-21.30: Algernon Doll
22.00-22.30: Protection Patrol Pinkerton
23.00-23.30: Hector Bizerk
Auctioneers: (Netsounds Unsigned Stage)
20.30-21.00: Poor Things
21.30-22.00: Davey Horne
22.30-23.00: The Enemies
23.30-00.00: Homework
The Phoenix:
20.30-21.00: The Broken Ravens
21.30-22.00: Ice Cream Cathedral
22.30-23.00: Call to Mind
23.30-00.00: campfires in Winter
Encore (The Bedford Stage):
20.00-20.30: Dylan Tierney
20.45-21.15: Jo Mango
21.30-22.00: Emma-Jane Thommen
22.15-22.45: Mike Nisbet
23.00-23.30: Willie Campbell
Ironworks Venue (Soul Acoustic Tour)
19:45-20:00: MAXIME
20:10-20:30: JAMIE JOSEPH
20:40-21:10: KOF
21:15-21:45: JOSH OSHO
22:00-22:30: TERRI WALKER
Official Aftershow (Ironworks Venue, Midnight-3AM):
MAASK
PRIDES
DJ Sets
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