Sled Island

The first wave of Sled Island 2025 artists is here! 

Joining our previously announced guest curator, Otoboke Beaver, is Brooklyn-based R&B Queen Yaya Bey, Canadian synth-pop heroes TOPS, trailblazing Australian psych rock outfit Tropical Fuck Storm, celebrated hip-hop collective Oddisee & Good Compny, Boston slowcore trio Horse Jumper of Love, experimental noise rock group Xiu Xiu, breathtaking ambient harpist Mary Lattimore, and outlandish egg punk band Snõõper.

Also included in the first wave lineup is genre-defiant Chicago drummer Makaya McCraven, Portland-based black metal project Mizmor, Canadian-Filipino experimental rap artist Kimmortal, legendary Indigenous folk rock duo Willie Thrasher & Linda Saddleback, Arabic post-folk group SANAM, and adventurous art rock three-piece Motherhood. 

Each year, Sled Island's guest curator helps to shape the festival's programming. This year, Otoboke Beaver has handpicked an incredible collection of artists, including fabled garage punk group The Mummies, Japanese-American “action comic punk band” Peelander-Z, “gunk pop” trio Black Ends, DIY pop-punk outfit LEMON BOY, Seattle sludge metal three-piece MUÑECA, experimental glockenspiel musician and synth pop artist Glockabelle, Taiwanese indie punks BB BOMB, and more still to be announced.

Rounding out today’s announcement are some very exciting Canadian artists, including acclaimed indie rock group jo passed (returning after a seven-year hiatus), pop-infused indie artist Rae Spoon, electric hip-hop collective K-Riz & The Family, spellbinding electronic duo CHXMERAS, scrappy punk rock foursome Brass Lip, chamber pop project Victrix, thought-provoking hip-hop artist Arlo Maverick, maximalist noise-punk quartet NATLAK, dream pop five-piece Babe Corner, and grrrl gang punk band PERRA.

Sled Island’s complete 2025 lineup will be announced in the coming months, including additional headliners, over 150 more bands as well as comedy, visual art, special events and conference programming. For now, start checking out these artists on our Sled Island 2025 Spotify playlist!

Festival passes and single show tickets for Otoboke Beaver are currently on sale at SledIsland.com. Today is the final day to save 20% on select Sled Island passes. Regular prices go into effect tomorrow, February 12, 2025 at 12:00am MST. 

A limited number of single show tickets to newly announced Sled Island 2025 shows will go on sale Tuesday, February 18 at noon MST.

For more information and to check out the first wave lineup, visit SledIsland.com. 

A huge shout out to Becca Lowe for the awesome poster art!

Thanks to our funders and sponsors at Servus Credit Union, Eighty-Eight Brewing Company, Dandy Brewing, The Beltline BLOX, Confluence Distilling, Structured Abstraction, Government of Canada, Calgary Arts Development, The City of Calgary, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Rozsa Foundation, and SOCAN Foundation.