Originally written by [redacted] · 26 May 2005
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
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)
20:30 – Spindrift (Highlands & Islands) 21:00 – Apartment (London) 22:30 – The Heights (Wales)
22:00 – Magdelen Green (Dundee) 23:15 – Moi Caprice (Dundee) 00:15 – My Latest Novel (Glasgow)
21:30 – The Cinematics (Highlands & Islands) 22:30 – Red Bee Society (Glasgow) 23:30 – Endrick Brothers (Glasgow)
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.