Purple City is a forward-thinking music festival of the future. This multi-day, multi-venue, all-ages music experience is a youth inspired arts event that is focused on the newest sounds from the global underground. Purple City prides itself in being collaborative & community oriented and the core of the festival is built on the amazing groundwork of Edmonton’s rich and diverse music community. The festival’s eclectic programming and passion for independent music continues to create a one-of-a-kind festival experience that showcases the best talent from our own backyard, in addition to opening our ears to some incredible national and international acts. Purple City’s mandate is to create an event for all ages that is diverse, inclusive and progressive. From psyche rock to punk rock; avant garde to folk, Purple City is music Festival of discovery & indie staples a like. Explore, expand your mind, dance & make new friends at Edmonton's newest destination boutique music festival. For more info visit www.purplecityfest.com

Bambara is a Brooklyn-based band originally formed in Athens, Georgia, by twin brothers Reid Bateh and Blaze Bateh alongside bassist William Brookshire. Known for their dark, cinematic sound and storytelling, the band blends driving rhythms with, dense textures and lyrical narratives. Their critically acclaimed albums, including Shadow on Everything (2018), Stray (2020) and Birthmarks (2025), established their reputation for atmospheric intensity and literary songwriting. With the addition of live members Sammy Zalta and Lilah Larson, Bambara's live show is not to be missed.

Revolution Above Disorder is the ever-evolving Vancouver-based neo-psych/shoegaze project led by Irish artist Stav de Faoite, augmented by Mat Durie and Cody Hiles. The band deals in distorted drones, textured guitars, and the lurking presence of analog electronics to shape an expansive soundscape that is at once introspective and urgent. The songs trace the broken, beautiful edges of the human condition: personal struggle, desire, self-interrogation, and the lure of escapism. Their forthcoming debut LP, Crystallized, engages these themes with clarity and intensity, offering a focused, atmospheric body of work.  Onstage, Revolution Above Disorder delivers a dense, unyielding pulse - percussive, cathartic, and unrelenting. Crystallized will be released through Little Cloud Records in Summer 2026.

A creepy raucous rock n roll group with enough drums to get your feet moving like you're swimming through hellfire.

Dour is stark representation of modern day living through the eyes of a neo dystopian lens. Reflecting on the repercussions of advanced tech, social media & how it affects individuals and their relationships. portraying themes like the reluctance of self, societal manipulation, & tyrannical control over the mind.

Carpoolers are Edmontons Punk Partridge Family! fronted by Maddie McWatters with her brother Hunter McWatters on bass, Their cousin Austin Bouliane on Guitar and close friend Jay Jones on Drums they bring a heavy punk sound reminiscent of 80s D.C Hardcore!