[jayswin]

Might as well throw a little speculation out there with a week to go until the announcement.

The only guess I really have would be Foster the People. As per the concert announcement thread, it appears as though Sylvan Lake was really close to getting Foster the People to headline the Summer City Music Jam on August 8.

That has since been rejected by town council, so it would only make sense for another group to jump in and bring Foster the People to Alberta. The three reasons it's seems like a good guess is;

1. Seems like a theme for Foster the People to play Canadian festivals this summer with Montreal's Osheaga on August 1 and 3, and then Sqaumish BC on August 8.

2. The Sylvan Lake connection. Shows they were willing to come play an Alberta show (the date is still open on their schedule)

3. Xfest is confirmed to be on the August 30/31 long weekend. Foster the People's tour schedule ends on August 24th after their Reading and Leads festival shows, leaving a perfect gap to come back to North America and play Xfest and Sonic Boom in Edmonton, giving them two shows to make the trip worth while.


If I was a betting man I'd put money down Foster the People headlining this year.