SLED ISLAND 2009: FULL FESTIVAL LINE-UP ANNOUNCED...250+ BANDS!

Whoa.  Our full line-up features over 250 bands spanning the globe, proudly including over 120 from Alberta (!), 100 + from the rest of Canada (!) and more than 30 international bands from Tel Aviv to Australia to Edinburgh and more (!).  And it all comes in at less than $25 a day.  Hoo-boy!

Acts added to the Sled Island 2009 lineup include: Hip-hop icon Biz Markie, New York weirdo-pop act Japanther, Seattle-based post-hardcore band These Arms Are Snakes (with ex-members of Botch!), Calgary legends the Ramblin’ Ambassadors, rap visionary Gift of Gab (of Blackalicous-fame), Canadian indie-darlings Woodpigeon, Chad VanGaalen’s new electro-project Black Mold, Montreal garage rocker Mark Sultan, Canadian punk legends SNFU, Boston buzz-band and best-game-ever (Rock Band 2) staples The Main Drag, Edmonton favourites Whitey Houston, and many, many more.  Like 240 more…including the likes of Final Fantasy, Andrew WK, Hot Little Rocket, The Breeders, Githead, Liars, Cripple Creek Fairies, Monotonix, HEALTH, BRAIDS, Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Thighs, O’Death, Malajube, The Bronx, Mount Eerie, etc.

The festival has also extended itself to include a 5000 square foot day-long independent market (The Market Collective), a Sled Island-first dub-step show with internationally-renowned artists Excision and Dieselboy, the 6th Edition of the uber-popular Factory Party series, not to mention film and visual arts programs that constitute mini festivals in and of themselves!  Sled Island 2009 is proud to be a self-contained argument against the notion that Calgary is lacking in culture.  Please refer to the Bands page for a comprehensive list of all the bands performing, and check back later tonight for the full schedule.