Nora Kelly Band
Born from friends jamming by the train tracks in Montreal’s Mile End neighbourhood, people flocked to listen and sing along to Nora Kelly Band — until the cops chased them off. NKB’s twist on alt-country delivers haunting harmonies, rambunctious twang, and wry lyrics. It’s the perfect backdrop for your next tussle in the hay.
knitting
With evocative storytelling and a dry sense of humour, knitting makes guitar driven, lyrically introspective indie rock evoking the nostalgia of ‘90s alternative. Their debut album Some Kind of Heaven was released in September 2024 to international critical acclaim, leading to tours across North America, Europe and the UK. Their second full-length album is expected in June 2026.
Jed Arbour
A self-described “queer, cathartic, post-rock listening adventure,” Jed Arbour shares a generous amount of themselves via their music, making listeners feel unsettled, understood, and self-reflective. A deeply honest and captivating experience, their music offers a wide range of textures to encompass most moods and worm its way into most eardrums.
A self-described “queer, cathartic, post-rock listening adventure,” Jed Arbour shares a generous amount of themselves via their music, making listeners feel unsettled, understood, and self-reflective. A deeply honest and captivating experience, their music offers a wide range of textures to encompass most moods and worm its way into most eardrums.
Heaven For Real
Helmed by iconoclastic songwriting twins Mark and J. Scott Grundy, Heaven For Real has existed in many iterations over the past decade; consistently twisting the raw genre materials of pop and rock into perplexingly poetic configurations. Their latest LP Who Died & Made You The Dream? was released on Mint Records in November 2025.
Helmed by iconoclastic songwriting twins Mark and J. Scott Grundy, Heaven For Real has existed in many iterations over the past decade; consistently twisting the raw genre materials of pop and rock into perplexingly poetic configurations. Their latest LP Who Died & Made You The Dream? was released on Mint Records in November 2025.
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All passes and tickets are non-refundable.
All passes and tickets are non-refundable.
About Sled Island:
Sled Island is an annual five-day independent music and arts festival in Calgary, Alberta that brings together a community of music, comedy and art with over 25,000 attendees in multiple venues across the city. For more information, visit SledIsland.com.
Sled Island is an annual five-day independent music and arts festival in Calgary, Alberta that brings together a community of music, comedy and art with over 25,000 attendees in multiple venues across the city. For more information, visit SledIsland.com.
Sled Island acknowledges Calgary as the traditional territory of the Blackfoot and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Ĩyãħé Nakoda First Nations, including the Chiniki, Bearspaw and Goodstoney First Nations. Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6).