the line up announced for Aberdeen's True North festival 2021

John Grant, Rachel Sermanni, Corinne Bailey Rae, Peaness, and more

By Scott Williams | Published: Thu 19th Aug 2021

True North 2022

Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th September 2022
various venues: Lemon Tree, Wonderhoose, Music Hall, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, G1 5HZ, Scotland MAP
Mostly £10 - £22 (£8 for children for special child-friendly event), £50 or £80 for Travis

Aberdeen Performing Arts have announced that their music festival, True North will take place from Thursday 23rd to Sunday 26th September 2021 with live music, free events, and fringe events at venues across the city. The event will be based around the theme of Rise Up, celebrating freedom of expression, diversity and community as we prepare to re-open and welcome back audiences to the Music Hall, Lemon Tree and His Majesty’s Theatre for the first time since March 2020.

John Grant, will headline True North at the Music Hall on the Saturday evening with support from Rachel Sermanni. Corinne Bailey Rae will close the festival on Sunday with a specially curated concert at the Music Hall called “A Celebration of Stevie Wonder by Corinne Bailey Rae".

Opening the event on Thursday will be Peaness, who will be joined at the Lemon Tree by Swim School, and Lavender Lane. Headlining on Friday night at the Lemon Tree with a Night of New Voices will be Ayanna Witter-Johnson with Heir of the Cursed, Robyn Davidson, and DJ Rebecca Vasmant completing the line-up. Ransom FA will head up late night at the Lemon Tree on Saturday, joined by Chef, Sean Focus, and DJ HomeAlone,.

A spoken word event specially commissioned by Aberdeen Performing Arts and headed up by Jo Gilbert will focus on the festival’s theme of Rise Up. Four local spoken word artists will produce new work based around this theme and showcase their work at the Lemon Tree on Sunday. Fringe events are planned to take place in venues across the city over True North weekend.