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The much-anticipated live music showcase takes place across the 27th & 28th of June and boasts a diverse selection of Scottish artists including Annie Booth, Beta Waves, Tamzene, Zoe Graham plus many more.
Each act will also be considered to perform at Beauly-based Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival this August on the XpoNorth Seedlings stage, a hub for music fans to discover new and emerging talent.
XpoNorth is funded by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
All showcases are free to attend and please refer to ‘Notes to Editors’ below for the full music line up and additional details.
Iain Hamilton, Head of Creative Industries, HIE, said: "XpoNorth has become firmly established as an excellent platform to showcase great new acts from all genres. We’re thrilled with the quality and diversity of this year’s line-up and are delighted to be presenting such a fantastic range of talent to our audience.’
A selection of overseas artists will also perform through XpoNorth’s EXCITE Network, a highly collaborative project which aims to leverage and nurture the internationalisation of young musicians.
Committed to supporting creative individuals and businesses in the Highlands and Islands and beyond, the full line-up was carefully curated by an influential panel of industry experts and conference delegates.
XpoNorth takes place across the 27th & 28th of June in Inverness and is completely free to attend and accessible to all.
For live updates follow XpoNorth on Twitter: @XpoNorth and use #XpoNorth18
Full Music Line-up:
100 Fables
Acrylic
Anchor Lane
Anna Sweeney
Annie Booth
Angus Munro
Apache Darling
Bad Mannequins
Be Like Pablo
Beta Waves
Bloodlines
Breakfast Muff
Brian ó Headhra & Fiona Mackenzie
Carma
Cloth
Cobalt
Crystal
Dancing on Tables
Ded Rabbit
Edwin Organ
E M I L I E
Emme Woods
Ewenc. Grant
Fauves
Foggy City Orphan
Folda
Franky’s Evil Party
Gordon James & the Power
Gus Harrower
Hamish Hawk & the New Outfit
Homeslice
Ida Kudo (Denmark)
Kaputt
Lilura
Lional
Luna the Professor
Malka
Megan Airlie
Michiel Turner
Miracle Glass Company
Noah Noah
North Atlas
Parliamo
Pyro
Real Life Entertainment
Retro Video Club
Rome is Not a Town (Sweden)
Shht (belgium)
Shredd
Silver Coast
Static Union
Spring Break
Sway
Tamzene
The 101
The Dazed Digital Age
The Dunts
The Rah’s
The Sea Atlas
The Strives
Toy Mountain
The Nicklejack Men
Wojtek the Bear
Zoe Graham
Vistas
Spanish
Lakyoto
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