goNORTH Festival Tour – First acts announced

Wickerman 26-27 July : http://www.thewickermanfestival.co.uk

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2-3 August : http://www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk

Following on from the success of this year’s goNORTH in Inverness earlier this month it’s now time for the goNORTH Festival Tour to take to the road. The first two festival line-up announcements are Wickerman in July and Belladrum in August.

Wickerman Announces goNORTH Line Up

Three Blind Wolves / Prides / Hector Bizerk / Maask / Be Like Pablo / Blood Relatives / Friends in America / Eugene Twist / The Deadline Shakes / Plastic Animals / Pinact / The Velveteen Saints / Lidh

With only a few weeks to go until Scotland’s hottest summer party kicks off, The Wickerman Festival has announced its eagerly anticipated goNORTH Festival Tour line-up, hot on the heels of goNORTH, which took place in Inverness last week . Now in its third year, the tent will showcase some of the most exciting new acts to have emerged from the Scottish music scene, with acts selected following submissions earlier in the year.

“We are delighted to be returning to Wickerman again this summer”, said goNORTH Project Manager, Alex Smith. “The festival has built a fantastic reputation for supporting emerging talent and embracing diversity, and we are really excited to be showcasing such a broad range of artists at the goNORTH Festival Tour Tent this year”.

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http://www.thewickermanfestival.co.uk

goNORTH Seedlings Stage @ Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival

Cleavers / Prides / Casual Sex / Roman Nose / Blood Relatives / Red Ronson / Ranald / Dylan Tierney / Crystal Seagulls / Three Blind Wolves / Garden of Elks / Fat Goth / St. Max and the Fanatics / Fake Major / State of Flux / Bear Arms / Little Fire / Lionel

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival has announced the first wave of acts confirmed to perform on the goNORTH Seedlings Stage this year.

“We are delighted to have programmed the majority of the goNORTH Seedlings Stage from our 2013 Showcase List”, said goNORTH Director for Music, Shaun Arnold.”Belladrum is a key festival on the wider Scottish calendar, and has developed a fantastic reputation for supporting new artists to develop their audience”.

“It’s another fantastic year for unsigned and emerging talent at Bella”, added Festival Director Joe Gibbs. “Most of these acts can be found at the goNORTH Seedlings Stage which has become a mecca for people seeking the next wave of new music coming from the Highlands and wider Scotland.”

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http://www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk

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