Sled Island is Western Canada’s largest independent music and arts festival. In 2012, Sled Island will feature nearly 300 bands and artists in over 30 venues throughout Calgary, Alberta, presenting the very best in new and emerging talent alongside internationally renowned and critically acclaimed headliners. This year’s festival will be guest curated by Andrew WK and The Dudes’ Danny Vacon.
Ticket Price: $179.00 (Festival Discovery Pass)
Headliners
Festival lineup
- Aleister X
- An So I Watch You From Afar
- Ancients
- Andrew WK
- Archers of Loaf
- Armen Ra
- Baby Dee
- Bare Wires
- Bonjay
- CFCF
- Cadence Weapon
- Cannon Bros
- Cherie Lily
- Craig Finn
- DJ Jonathan Toubin
- Devon Sproule
- Dirty Ghosts
- Doldrums
- Duchess Says
- Emma Lee
- Feist
- Goose Hut
- Grave Babies
- Hayes Carll
- Hooded Fang
- Hot Snakes
- How to Dress Well
- How to Dress Well
- Indian Handcrafts
- Jim Magas
- Joe Pernice
- Jolie Holland
- Ladyhawk
- Larry & His Flask
- Les Jupes
- Lou Barlow
- Madcowboys
- Monster Truck
- Nate Young
- Nick Flanagan
- Night Beats
- Nomeansno
- Organ Thieves
- Parlovr
- Prince Rama
- Reigning Sound
- Rococode
- Russian Circles
- SNAKATAK & Tessa G. (of Tayisha Busay)
- Samantha Savage Smith
- Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
- Slam Dunk
- Slates
- Snailhouse
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
- Strangers Family Band
- Teen Daze
- Teledrome
- Terry Malts
- The Antlers
- The British Columbians
- The Hold Steady
- The Ketamines
- The Sadies
- The Schomberg Fair
- The Strange Boys
- The Urinals
- Thurston Moore
- Tim Hecker
- Tim Heidecker
- Timber Timbre
- Todd Barry
- Trust
- Waster
- Willis Earl Beal
- Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
- Young Empires
Festival News and Rumors
Corona Capital 2023 Lineup Brings The Cure, Blur, and Pulp to Mexico City
Scoop Harrison June 5, 2023
Insane Clown Posse Announce Otherworldly 2023 Edition of Gathering of the Juggalos
The festival promises such such attractions as "ICP's Alien Probe Adventure"
Bryan Kress May 22, 2023
Hopscotch 2023: Pavement, Denzel Curry, Japanese Breakfast Top Lineup
Alvvays, Digable Planets, Soccer Mommy, and more will also hit the Raleigh fest this September.
Abby Jones May 19, 2023
Live Nation Offering $99 All-In Festival Tickets During Festival Weekend
Governors Ball Roots Picnic, Sound on Sound, and more are participating in the discount.
Carys Anderson May 17, 2023
The National's Homecoming 2023 Lineup Led by Patti Smith, Pavement, & The Walkmen
Weyes Blood, Snail Mail, and Bartees Strange will also play the Cincinnati festival.
Eddie Fu May 17, 2023
Riot Fest's Killer 2023 Lineup Led by Foo Fighters, The Cure & The Postal Service
Carys Anderson May 16, 2023