Edmonton 
Edmonton Folk Music Festival has announced Grammy-award winning band, The National will perform at this year’s festival.
Credit: Edmonton Folk Festival
The band consisting of Matt Berninger, twin brothers Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner, brothers Scott Devendorf and Bryan Devendorf have established themselves as mainstays of arenas and festivals with sold-out performances and headlining slots around the world.
With the release of the 2017 Grammy-award winning Sleep Well Beast, The National achieved their highest chart position in the US to date, coming in at #2 on the Billboard Top 200. In addition they scored #1’s in the UK, Ireland, Portugal and Canada and their highest chart position ever in a total of eleven countries. The National also claimed their first #1 at commercial radio on the Triple-A radio chart with “The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness.” Their eighth studio album, I Am Easy to Find, was released on May 17, 2019.
Edmonton Folk Music Festival runs from August 4 to 7, 2022 and the National closes the festival on Saturday night, August 6.
The complete lineup will be announced Wednesday, May 25 and tickets will go sale Saturday, June 4.
Edmonton Folk Music Festival
What: Vibrant … dramatic … colourful … and friendly. When describing the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, musicians and patrons are unanimous. This is a family event whether you come to listen to music, reconnect with old friends, or join the army of 2,200 volunteers who keep the festival running as the world class event it has become since it was started in 1980.
Lineup Announced until now:
The National
The War on Drugs
Allison Russell
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Lord Huron
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
When: August 4 to 7, 2022
Where: Gallagher Park – 9411 – 97 Avenue NW, Edmonton
How Much: TBA