The Black Angels, Pussy Riot among First Wave of Lineup Announcement for 2020 Sled Island Calgary

Sled Island, Calgary’s five-day music and arts festival that brings together a community of more than 250 bands, comedy, film and art as well as over 30,000 attendees in more than 30 venues has announced an incredibly diverse line-up including Black Angels,  Russia’s Pussy Riot, Sun Ra Arkestra, and the beautiful ambient soundscapes of Nivhek, the new project from Grouper’s Liz Harris.

Other artists include:

• OM,
• Australia’s Alex Cameron & Roy Molloy,
• Liturgy
• Lydia Lunch RETROVIRUS
• Indie-punk band Diet Cig
• Sacred Paws, featuring members of Shopping and Golden Grrls,
• Delly
• Control Top
• JOYFULTALK, who will be accompanied by a live string section for a very special performance celebrating the release of their new album A Separation of Being.

Sled Island’s guest curator, electronic and R&B infused violinist/vocalist Sudan Archives,  has handpicked an incredible collection of talent, including

• Show Me The Body
• R&B artist SassyBlack (formerly of THEESatisfaction, now defunct)
• jazz drumming extrordinaire Jamire Williams
• Toronto-based electronic infused hip-hop artist Sydanie, transgressive avant-garde harpist/vocalist Ahya Simone,
• SoCal soft rock sensation Los Retros,
• Sudanese electronic mastermind Sufyvn,
• the mind-bending experimental electro-pop of Daddy.

2020 Sled Island Calgary

When:  June 24 – 28, 2020

Where: Various Venues, Calgary

How Much: $10 & up

Pass: $35 & up

A limited number of single tickets to select Sled Island 2020 shows will go on sale this Friday, February 28 at noon MST at SledIsland.com.