Rain Shadow Productions Ltd.
Hardcore Matinée ft: FREYA - reject - Vibes - CHASER | Presented by CxUxYxA / Clean Up Your Productions
Sat, 6 Sep, 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM MDT
Doors open
1:00 PM MDT
The Starlite Room - Temple
10030 – 102 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 0V6
Description
Saturday, September 6th, 2025
PURPLE CITY PRESENTS & CxUxYxA / CLEAN UP YOUR ACT PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS A HARDCORE MATINÉE :
Hardcore - Punk - Metal
FREYA [ SYRACUSE, NY ]
with support from
reject [ SASKATOON, SK ]
Vibes [ EDMONTON, AB ]
CHASER [ EDMONTON, AB ]
VENUE: The Starlite Room - TEMPLE [ 10030 102 St NW, Edmonton ]
DOORS: 1:00 PM
SHOW: 1:30 PM
TICKETS: $25 ADV / $30 DOOR
All Ages/Licensed
About the Fest :
Purple City Music Festival 2025 takes place September 5 - 7th in Edmonton / amiskwaciwâskahikan. Curating the newest sounds from the global underground, this diverse & inclusive festival is entirely All Ages/Licensed. Enjoy 90+ bands,over 3 days on 9 different stages, along with live wrestling and free-access music industry educational sessions. All events take place within a 2-block vicinity of the downtown core
Full Weekend Wristbands AVAILABLE HERE.
Have a listen to the Purple City 2025 Artist Playlist on Spotify
For more info : www.purplecityfest.com
Event Information
Age Limit
All Ages
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FREYA
FREYA
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🔥 FREYA: NYHC LEGENDS🔥
This one’s for all fans of old-school New York hardcore! Freya, hailing from Syracuse, NY, was formed by former members of the legendary Earth Crisis namely vocalist Karl Buechner. 🤘
For over 20 years, Freya has carved their path on the global hardcore and metal scenes. Their unique sound, blending dark NYHC vibes with a generous dose of thrash metal, has earned them recognition in magazines like Kerrang!, Decibel, Amp, and Metal Hammer. 🔥
Their latest album, Fight As One (2023), features three hardcore icons:
🎤 Freddie Cricien (Madball) – delivers a crushing performance on the title track
🎤 Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) – explodes on Sense of Doom
🎤 Scott Vogel (Terror) – drops the hammer on Thousand Yard Stare
Tell us, which other band has three legendary hardcore voices on one album? 💥 Freya confirms their place among the hardcore elite.
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reject
reject
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Since storming onto the scene in August 2023, Saskatoon based reject has become a driving force in local hardcore. Known for ferocious live shows, reject transforms any venue into an arena of unbridled chaos. Bringing an unapologetic energy that hits like a sledgehammer, reject’s raw intensity will shatter any hesitation to get in the pit.
Entering 2025 on the wave of multiple singles and an EP release, with multiple performances in cities all across Western Canada under their belt, reject is now poised to unleash a wave of new music & bring their homegrown sound of Saskatchewan hardcore to even greater heights.
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Vibes
Vibes
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Vibes is a Positive Hardcore band formed in 2014, and has since become a cornerstone of the Alberta Hardcore scene. Their sound is a powerful blend of Melodic Hardcore, Skate Punk, and Metal, delivering emotionally charged and politically relevant music.
Vibes’ unique style features four-part vocal harmonies, thunderous drums, melodic guitar riffs, and rapid-fire lyrics that tackle themes of political injustice, harm reduction, and positive personal growth, reflecting their old-school Positive Youth Crew roots.
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CHASER
CHASER
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CHASER is Edmonton's premiere all Transgender hardcore band, inspired by bands like Seeyouspacecowboy..., The Chariot, and Refused. With sassy riffs, unforgiving breakdowns, and poetic lyrics, CHASER repackages 2000s metalcore into a heavy, mathy, dancey, and unapologetically Queer experience.