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

Feartilizer 1492 is a Mi’kmaq-fronted deathgrind band from Montreal, Quebec, blending death metal, grindcore, and hardcore into a raw and aggressive sound. The band delivers fast, intense music driven by heavy riffs, blast beats, and uncompromising vocals. Their lyrics explore themes of Indigenous resistance, identity, and lived experience, confronting colonialism, hypocrisy, and systemic violence. Since forming, Feartilizer 1492 has performed across Quebec and Ontario, building a strong reputation for chaotic, high-energy live shows. Their release Wap’ek Mntu marked a defining step in establishing their presence in the underground scene. Feartilizer 1492 stands as both a sonic assault and a voice reclaiming narrative through extreme music.

We are an extreme metal band from Edmonton that's been actively touring and releasing music for 20 years. Signed to Dark Descent Records since 2010, they will be releasing our 5th album later this year. An EP from the same recording session was released independently last year. Our brand of fast and brutal metal has taken us throughout Canada and the US many times, as well as supporting many regional and international bands coming through Edmonton.

To be “Undeniable” is the objective and axiom that RIG TIME! irrefutably has avowed since their inception. Formed in Wisconsin, they quickly began touring relentlessly, performing nearly 700 shows across 12 countries, and counting. Executing a fierce live performance with precise and fearless transitions, always at astonishingly vulgar decibels. These two performers exhibit the mass of a full band aura as they implement a complete Vocal/Guitar/Bass/Drums/Synth performance without backing tracks, never suppressing their magnitude of raw energy and emotion through sincere lyrics and colossal stage presence.

Pre-Breaker is a 5 piece metal/hardcore band from Edmonton, formed in late 2022. They inspire both circle pits and spin kicks.

In the runoff of Regina’s rancid refineries, a monster was born. Featuring heavy riffs, disorienting tempo changes, and the screams of those driven to madness by the vast, featureless prairie expanse from which it was borne, Grond is not a beast to be trifled with. For those few who are brave enough to face the beast, be prepared - you may never see things the same way again…