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

Dark Chisme is a Seattle duo founded by Chicago-raised Latina DJ, electronic producer, and vocalist Christine Gutiérrez and multi-instrumentalist “E”. Their sound pulls influences from dark wave, post punk, techno, Italo disco, latin, and house music.

Tiffadelic is a Detroit-based, Black Goth artist operating within post-punk, darkwave, minimal wave, and synth-driven soundscapes. Drawing vocal inspiration from icons such as Alan Vega, Annie Lennox, Ian Curtis, Jim Morrison, and Grace Slick, she crafts music that is dark, minimal, and emotionally immersive.Known for her enigmatic presence and otherworldly energy, Tiffadelic’s performances blur the line between concert, creating a hypnotic atmosphere that pulls audiences into her New World

CRUNE is a ferocious prayer of music calling upon drum machines, theremin, synths, and shapeshifting vocals, articulating raw emotional intensity, Haunting and theatrical. CRUNE explores themes of fantasy, sexuality, gender, and magick through otherworldly personas, rooted in punk, ambient, industrial, and EBM.

Originally formed in Vancouver and now based in Toronto, Girlfriends and Boyfriends deliver chiming tones for harrowed souls and new wave poems for the broken-hearted. They have supported mainstay acts in goth, post-punk, and synth-pop, at home and on tour, including The Psychedelic Furs, VOWWS, Lathe of Heaven, Spectres, Lower Dens, and Electric Youth. Their 2021 release “Fallacy of Fairness” charted in the Earshot National Top 50 and is currently at its third pressing, having been issued on vinyl formats by Oráculo (Boy Harsher), FDH (Teledrome), and Dirt Cult (Chain Whip, Schedule 1). The band has most recently released their retrospective “Lost in the Noise: 2009-2024” B-sides compilation LP via Midnight Mannequin Records, promoting the album on a Canadian tour with The Foreign Resort from Copenhagen. Known for driving rhythms and uplifting melody, they draw influence from the Transatlantic punk, indie, darkwave, and alternative movements of the late 20th century.

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Sloosh is the combination of two long standing projects, BOOSH and SlowScan. With over 25 years of experience making music on Gameboys and tiny machines, the addition of Metro Kit (Chairman, Bench Party) on vocals, and Jordin (Isolato, Cockroach) on drums, Sloosh is a re-imagination of over a decades worth of combined effort to make something that is truly awesome and unique.

Chilling, echo-drenched sounds from Vancouver, darkwave duo RINGFINGER bring atmosphere to the forefront, layering effects-laden guitars and bass over driving synthesizers and drum programming.