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

With Iguana Death Cult's latest iteration, the band laments on personal stories of hardship and doubt whilst fixing their gaze on the burning world around them. Guitars, percussion, synths and a whole lot of soul-searching is all that Iguana Death Cult needed for their recent resurrection. Following a personnel change, the band gained a strong new line-up including the dazzling drummer Uri Rennert (Häxxan, Brian Jonestown Massacre). This new era channels their earlier punk and garage roots while feeling unmistakably of today. It is characterised by razor-sharp, highly rhythmic riffing by Tobias Opschoor, relentless drumming by Rennert, ever-groovy percussion and synths by Jimmy de Kok, and the hefty yet heartfelt voice of frontman Jeroen Reek, guiding listeners through despair, anger and solace. Formed in 2014, as a group of friends wanting to make rock'n roll, Iguana Death Cult have covered serious ground over the past decade, touring with Osees and Frankie and the Witch Figers, supporting Jack White, and playing SXSW, Levitation Festival and Desert Daze across multiple US tours. On their new record Guns Out (Greenway Records & RVRB Records), the band embraces self-reflection by breaking with art-punk-funk sound of Echo Palace (Innovative Lesisure, 2023) and returning to fast, punchy garage rock. Tough on the outside yet contemplative within, Guns Out captures a band coming to terms with themselves and the world they live in.

Chairman is a time-traveling New Wave/Punk band from the year 2077! Chairman formed in 2019, to date the band has released two EPs "Demonstration" and "Demonstration II" and embarked on three tours. They have also played several festivals such as Sled Island, Purple City and Massif Fest! Chairman has been electrifying venues with their provocative and synth-heavy stage experiments! Having already stunned audiences opening for The Pack AD, The Shiverettes, Sore Points, Hard Charger and more, Chairman is now bolstered by their strongest lineup to date! Chairman will continue spreading grim prophecies of the future through their energetic and entertaining live show! Please consider Chairman for your festival!

Out of Order is a punk rock outfit who fuze a raw anthemic energy with the integrity of subculture rock and roll. Founded in 2001 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Out of Order built their reputation the hard way: grimy stages, no-safety-net tours, and a DIY ethic carved in stone. Based in Montreal since 2005, the band has stacked up six albums, two Split 7″s and a full-length demo, a solid body of work forged through hundreds of shows across Canada and beyond.

Sultry summer nights, cruising on a hot dog date, semi-professional wrestling, and open liquor in your jacket - all the sounds of Sister Suzie, Edmonton’s junkshop sweethearts. Driving from stomping glam, biting punk rock n’ roll, and pub rock hooks, the Suze’s duelling switchblade guitars layer with Andrea’s vocals for 70’s inspired sugary-tough tunes…like the soundtrack to the getaway from a candy store smash-and-grab.

Criminal Piss is one of the newer additions to the Edmonton music scene, with the intention of becoming one of its most notable. Founded in 2025 by four friends who have spent years playing in various Edmonton bands, the project came together through a shared love of punk and old school hardcore, and a desire to create something unique for the city.  Our live show intends to be VERY collaborative and interactive with the crowd experimenting with what we find as weird techniques and forms of performance that we think speaks very loudly to the overall experience of seeing our band live.  We’ve recently released our debut single and have several more tracks recorded/in the works!