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**RN25 Sponsorship Opportunities**

This is your chance to be involved with Rising North Festival 2025.

With the festival expanding and getting bigger this year, we are looking for local businesses to become a sponsor of the festival.

There are a range of different packages available, at different price points, with complementary tickets, company advertising and other benefits included.

As a registered Community Interest Company we are committed to promoting local music and your sponsorship can help us achieve that goal, while also attracting tax relief for your own business.

If you would like to discuss further please email:

sponsorship@risingnorthfestival.com

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱..

We’re delighted to announce that (The) 3310, The Fiction, Fully Licensed & Scaldin Bragg will be joining High Fade on the Bill for the Friday Evening event.

(the) 3310

The Fiction

Fully Licensed

Scaldin Bragg

𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱..

We’re absolutely delighted to welcome The Isaac Webb Trio, 8 Ball Jacuzzi, Quorum, Quantana,

Adam Guest, Mockingbird, The Donald Anderson Band, Project 22 & Sauerkraut Seth & The Sheds to our day time lineup.

**𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗗 𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗧 𝟳𝗣𝗠**

Isaac Webb Trio

8 Ball Jacuzzi

Quorum – Shetland

Quantana

Adam Guest

Mockingbird

The Donald Anderson Band

Project 22 – Shetland

Sauerkraut Seth & The Sheds

We are delighted to announce that High Fade will be bringing the funk to RNF2025!

On a three-man crusade to set dance floors alight with their inimitable brand of razor-sharp funk and disco, High Fade can already count Jack Black, Cypress Hill, Deep Purple’s Glenn Hughes, and Brad Wilk from Rage Against The Machine as fans.

Honing their sound on the streets of

their native Edinburgh, the band are at their best when up close and personal with audiences; with over a thousand gigs now under their belt, their refined, infectious live performance has become an integral part of the band’s DNA, allowing them to put on a show that supersedes anything their fans have experienced before.

Hit singles include; Burnt Toast & Coffee, Burnin’, Gossip, Chameleon & Fur Coat.

They’re currently smashing it on their “Life’s Too Fast” Tour of America, promoting their recently launched debut album “Life’s Too Fast”.

Check it out;
https://open.spotify.com/album/3dfFRt4U6s8X9V6Yle2T0Y?si=CCQergWAShmqUpYv1xWmNw

We can’t wait to welcome them to the stage on the 14th of August!

📢 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙..

We are delighted to announce that The Dead Pans, Rack N Ruin, Hound & Shipyard Riot will be joining Callum Beattie on the main stage of the Saturday Evening Event.

We are delighted to announce our first headline act of RNF2025.

Finishing the main stage on the Saturday night will be Callum Beattie who will be joined by his amazing band.

Fresh from selling out 2 nights last year at Usher hall in his hometown of Edinburgh, Callum was also the penultimate main stage act before Deacon Blue at Belladrum. Highlights of 2024 also included playing to a sold out OVO Hydro and playing three consecutive sold out nights at the iconic Glasgow Barrowlands.

Callum is better known for having hit songs including, Salamander Street, Hearts Stop Beating and Let Me Fall, as well as releasing his album ‘Vandals’, which reached number one on the national iTunes chart, beating Gorillaz, Pink and Adam Lambert.

Vandals also went straight to number one on the Scottish album charts.

We can’t wait to welcome him to the stage in August!

Check him out!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4uFxymnU41sM7ytUCjuYTN…

Salamander street live at the hydro: https://youtu.be/w6Jov0vkEYk?si=Hek0VfrIGGONyLRO

***𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗡 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢 – 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘***

Hello everyone. Just a few things to let you all know about before the day.

Please screenshot your QR code prior to coming in to the event. This avoids any possible 4G issues as there’ll be a lot of folk around at the time and may cause network providers problems.

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 (𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬-𝟭𝟲:𝟯𝟬)

At the day event, we will have 2 separate queues. One will be for early bird holders and the other will be for day/night holders.

Once you are in, you will get given your 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬. When the initial influx of festival goers have been scanned in, the comperes will announce the evening ticket desk is open and evening wrist bands can be issued through out the day to help ease busy queues in the evening. Once this is open, 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 and all rush there at the same time as you’ll have a good few hours to collect it before the day event finishes up.

𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 (𝟭𝟴:𝟯𝟬-𝟬𝟬:𝟬𝟬)

At the evening event, we will again have 2 queues. One will be for folk who already have their wristbands after collecting at the day event, the other will be for folk who hold evening tickets only.

***𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗦***

Here are the times each band is playing on Friday. These gigs are all FREE ENTRY. The gigs at Mareel and the Lerwick Legion are for all ages.

We’re delighted to announce that Essykert are joining our Thule lineup.

Legion Scotland Lerwick Branch

Douglas Arms (Marlex)

Mareel

The Lounge Bar

The Thule Bar

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿

Good evening everyone,

Our main sponsor for the festival this year is LEF Electrical & Plumbing. For any electrical/plumbing works contact;

 – 01595747563 / 07955265668

– Jordan.hunter@lefltd.co.uk
– Arron.peart@lefltd.co.uk

 – https://www.lefltd.co.uk/domestic/

The count down to the first ever Rising North Music Festival is on. We can’t wait for the doors at Clickimin to open and welcome you to our first ever event. We have a few exciting announcements coming over the course of the next few weeks so keep your eyes peeled on here for updates.

We’d also like to say a massive thank you to all of our sponsors,

LEF Electrical & Plumbing
DFDS Shetland
Artmachine (Shetland) Ltd
Jim’s Garage Toyota
Streamline Shipping Group
Shetland Aerogenerators Ltd
NorthLink Ferries
Lerwick Port Authority
H James Nisbet
Thyme Tax & Accountancy
R. G. Jamieson & Son