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SUMMARY:Sled Island Music & Arts Festival
DESCRIPTION:Sled Island is an annual\, multi-venue independent music and ar
 ts festival in Calgary\, Alberta. The first wave of Sled Island 2026 artist
 s is here! Joining Sled Island’s previously announced guest curator\, cli
 pping.\, is English chamber folk ensemble Black Country\, New Road\, revere
 d Canadian pop project HOMESHAKE\, LA synth punks Sextile\, fuzzy indie roc
 k outfit feeble little horse\, outlandish egg punk group Snõõper\, lo-fi 
 post-punk duo Sweeping Promises\, NYC-based ambient pioneer Laraaji\, and g
 enre-bending dream pop artist Salami Rose Joe Louis (signed to Flying Lotus
 ’ record label\, Brainfeeder). Also included in the first wave lineup is 
 Nigerien desert rock band Etran de L’Aïr\, a new solo project from multi
 disciplinary artist and Sled Island alum Thor Harris (Swans\, Thor & Friend
 s\, Ben Frost)\, acclaimed lo-fi hip-hop artist DijahSB\, indie pop singer-
 songwriter Emily Yacina\, blackened death metal trio Suffering Hour\, and M
 ontreal slop rock group Tha Retail Simps. Each year\, Sled Island's guest c
 urator helps to shape the festival's programming. This year\, clipping. has
  handpicked an incredible collection of performers\, including renowned abs
 tract rapper billy woods (Armand Hammer)\, horrorcore noise rap artist Back
 xwash\, accomplished experimental sound composer Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe\, 
 Calgary hip-hip heroes Cartel Madras (opening for clipping. at The Palace T
 heatre)\, Australian free noise musician Granpa (Lucas Abela)\, gothic indu
 strial artist Lana Del Rabies\, and more still to be announced. Sled Island
 ’s complete 2026 lineup will be announced in the coming months\, includin
 g additional headliners\, over 150 more bands\, as well as comedy\, art\, s
 pecial events and conference programming. For now\, check out our Sled Isla
 nd 2026 YouTube playlist! Sled Island passes and tickets for clipping. with
  Cartel Madras are currently on sale at SledIsland.com. A limited number of
  single show tickets to newly announced Sled Island 2026 shows will go on s
 ale Friday\, March 6 at noon MST. For more information and to check out the
  first wave lineup\, visit SledIsland.com. A huge shout out to Becca Lowe f
 or this year's poster design! Thank you to our sponsors and funders at Serv
 us Credit Union\, Calgary Downtown Association\, Eighty-Eight Brewing\, Dan
 dy Brewing Company\, The Beltline BLOX\, Confluence Distilling\, Structured
  Abstraction\, Calgary Arts Development\, The City of Calgary\, Alberta Fou
 ndation for the Arts\, Government of Canada\, FACTOR Canada\, Rozsa Foundat
 ion\, Calgary Hotel Association and SOCAN Foundation.\n\nhttps://www.visitc
 algary.com/events/sled-island-music-arts-festival\n\nhttps://www.sledisland
 .com/
LOCATION:Various Venues\, Calgary\, Alberta
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