goNORTH, Scotland’s answer to In The City and South By South West, kicks off next weekend in Aberdeen with over 40 bands playing free gigs in six venues – all on Belmont Street. And who might those bands be? Let us tell you.

Wednesday 1st June

Venue: Kef

19:00 – Gone Too Far (Aberdeen)
19:45 – At Long Last (Aberdeen)
20:45 – The Fightblues (Perth)
22:00 – My Mind’s Weapon (Aberdeen)
23:00 – The Very (Edinburgh)
00:00 – Fighting With Wire (N. Ireland)

Venue: Triple Kirks

20:30 – The People (Glasgow)
21:30 – Spooner (Glasgow)
22:30 – Our Small Capital (Highlands & Islands)

Venue: Café Drummonds

22:00 – Mangomad (Edinburgh)
23:15 – Jo Mango (Glasgow)
00:15 – Girl Said No (Aberdeen)

Venue: Wild Boar

Fence Collective showcase
22:00 onwards – King Creosote, The Pictish Trail, Deaf Mutes, The Red Well, Super Shitbox

Venue: Siberia

21:00 – The Boy And Girl Who Trapped The Sun (Highlands & Islands)
21:45 – Uncle Fritz (Dundee)
22:30 – Hobotalk (Edinburgh)

Thursday 2nd June

Venue: Kef

19:00 – Desert Eagles (Aberdeen)
19:45 – Ambience (Aberdeen)
20:45 – Lookin (Manchester)
22:00 – Killer Angels (Dundee)
23:00 – Termites (Bristol)
00:00 – Octavia (Norway)

Venue: Triple Kirks

20:30 – Spindrift (Highlands & Islands)
21:00 – Apartment (London)
22:30 – The Heights (Wales)

Venue: Café Drummonds

22:00 – Magdelen Green (Dundee)
23:15 – Moi Caprice (Dundee)
00:15 – My Latest Novel (Glasgow)

Venue: Wild Boar

21:30 – The Cinematics (Highlands & Islands)
22:30 – Red Bee Society (Glasgow)
23:30 – Endrick Brothers (Glasgow)

Venue: Siberia

21:00 – Calamateur (Highlands & Islands)
21:45 – Ellie Mulheam (Shetland)
22:30 – Tobias Froberg (Sweden)

Venue: Tunnels

20:00 – New Rosy Jewel (Glasgow)
21:00 – Luxury Car (Perth)
22:00 – Le Reno Amps (Aberdeen)
23:00 – Alamos (Dundee)

Industry bible ‘Music Week’ magazine will be giving away a special CD of goNORTH bands in next week’s issue, and a selection of those acts taking part will be invited to play a goNORTH night at Camden Barfly. Which isn’t very North at all. Unless you live in, like, Paris or something.

CD track-list and oodles more information available on their website.