Sled Island 2013

[iLoveLamp]

I was a little wary about getting a festival pass this year because I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be low on funds when the end of June rolls around. But my god, this announcement pulled me right in. I regret missing EITS so much at Coachella last year, so stoked they're coming! Mac DeMarco was awesome when he opened up for Japandroids in December, so he's sure to put on a good show again. And I love Divine Fits and Metz, they'll be fun to see. Excited to check the rest of these bands out!

[peter12]

If Jon Spencer is going to be there, I am going to be there. This is just great news for the world.

[calgarywinning]

I might just go to see J.A.M.C. they are still great to this day.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by peter12

If Jon Spencer is going to be there, I am going to be there. This is just great news for the world.

We meet at last!

[East Coast Flame]

Bunch of bands added this morning!

http://www.ffwdweekly.com/calgary-bl...and-more-1241/

Superchunk! UMO! Gaslamp Killer!

Going to be an awesome weekend

[rogermexico]

Superchunk!!!

[troutman]

All the bands booked so far:

http://www.sledisland.com/lineup/music

[troutman]

We're thrilled to announce the return of Olympic Plaza as the main outdoor venue featuring performances by Explosions in the Sky and The Besnard Lakes (just added!) plus more on Friday, June 21 and The Jesus And Mary Chain, The Thermals (just added!) plus many more on Saturday, June 22.

Tickets for Olympic Plaza go on sale this Friday at noon!

[jofillips]

I genuinely hope people love this festival and it does well (Calgary needs this) BUT my concerns were correct - 2 poor 90's bands as headliners....

I had a quite a bit of hope for a good music festival and this is poor.

I even liked jon spencer BE for a while, '98 I think but they just burrowed up their own bottoms if I remember.
All they have to do is get quality headliners and people will watch the unknowns without complaint...

[troutman]

This festival was never about mainstream big acts. What would you like to see - Foo Fighters and Red Hot Chili Peppers? You want to stand in a crowded field with 50,000 people? Define "quality headliner".

Jesus and Mary Chain is a "poor 90's band"? Come on.

This festival is about Discovery - seeing the next big thing in small venues. Seeing great local talent. An annual highlight for me.

http://www.sledisland.com/about/the-story

On campus radio you might not play a band that everyone has heard of, but you will play something you think is worth listening to. This caters to a radio listener who is open minded and patient, but who also finds the greatest listening rewards and has the best ability to appreciate new things. Sled Island is programmed similarly- making the effort to walk the thin line between encouraging exploration, and inviting people in. We want you to have a reason to come down and to know that you will be familiar with some of what you experience. But we want you to find new things too. New bands, new venues, new friends.

Everyone who attends (even the programmers) has something new to see. This festival caters to people who aren't intimidated by not knowing something- it caters to those who are inspired by that.

The goal of Sled Island is not to exploit our audience, but to inspire them.

[aaronck]

Question-
I want to see Jon Spencer, do I have to buy a festival pass? I can't see any info about when/ where he's playing...

[troutman]

Some events are sold a la carte:

http://www.sledisland.com/

Olympic Plaza Tickets on Sale this Friday!

Get Your Flames Central Tickets this Friday!

I don't know where JSBE is playing yet.

[troutman]

Sled Island is proud to announce the the 2013 edition of its fan favourite and hot ticket comedy program! This year's lineup includes Eric Andre of Adult Swim's bizarro talk show, The Eric Andre Show, Parks and Recreation writer and writer-performer on Comedy Central's Kroll Show, Joe Mande, Brett Gelman of the hilarious Adult Swim cop show parody, Eagleheart and stand-up-and-comer Andy Haynes (Conan, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Last Comic Standing). Calgary comic done right, Pat Kelly (creator of the CBC Radio parody show This Is That) joins the line-up with his curated Canadian comedy program including Pat Thornton, best known for Comedy Network's Hotbox and for performing 24 straight hours of stand-up, Much Music's Video On Trial mainstay, Sara Hennessey and Now Magazine's "Best Comic of 2012," Chris Locke. These National and International comics will be joined by a host of Western Canada's best emerging comics this June!

[East Coast Flame]

Hopefully they fix the comedy shows this year and not have them at that super small venue. They were the only shows I couldn't get into last year.

[DownInFlames]

The Auburn Saloon was shut down this winter so it won't be there. These comics aren't as "hot" so I don't know if there'll be as much demand anyway.

[troutman]

Sled Island is proud to announce the near-complete lineup for the 7th annual independent music and arts festival featuring over 250 diverse-ranging bands performing across 30+ venues concentrated in the downtown core and surrounding areas in Calgary, Alberta from June 19 - 22, 2013. New additions to the festival lineup include punk rock supergroup OFF! (Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Redd Kross, Hot Snakes), the power pop of Portland's The Thermals, Montreal's dreamy psych rockers The Besnard Lakes, electro-remix masterminds Keys N' Krates, Winnipeg hardcore noise-rockers Ken Mode, Sub Pop R&B hip-hop duo THEESatisfaction and Montreal dark-wave art rockers Suuns. Also announced today are guest curator Tim Hecker's selections, devastating noise artist Pete Swanson and Arabic-influenced electro visual-audio experience Jerusalem In My Heart plus more. Returning festival favourites include Calgary indie-folk songstress Samatha Savage Smith, lo-fi chill disco artist Renny Wilson and Halifax road warriors Cousins to name a few.

These artists join previously announced acts including The Jesus and Mary Chain, Explosions in the Sky, Swans, Divine Fits, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Iceage, Superchunk, Mac DeMarco, Colin Stetson, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Torche, Metz, Tim Hecker, Thee Oh Sees, The Night Marchers, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, John K. Samson, Mount Eerie, BadBadNotGood, Ryan Hemsworth, White Lung, Javelin, The Ghostlamp Killer and more.

Click here to view the complete list of acts confirmed to perform at Sled Island 2013.

[DownInFlames]

Cool, I finally get to see OFF!

It's looking to be another stellar lineup. Too many good bands to see is definitely a nice problem to have.

[East Coast Flame]

Whoa, Pete Swanson? That Tim Hecker night is going to get weeeeeeeeeeird.

Awesome adds though!

[troutman]

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Here at the station, we're excited for Sled Island. Tune in today at noon for a full preview!

[East Coast Flame]

Some of the schedule is starting to fill out. These are the shows you can get individual tickets for, along with the two Olympic Plaza shows and the two Flames Central shows. Ugh, gonna be a looooot of conflicts this year.

Iceage with guests
Wednesday, June 19 / #1 Legion / $30

Unknown Mortal Orchestra with guests
Wednesday, June 19 / Broken City / $15

Colin Stetson with guests
Wednesday, June 19 / Commonwealth / $20

Swans with Valleys and guests
Wednesday, June 19 / Dicken's / $30
The Gaslamp Killer with Bear Mountain and guests
Wednesday, June 19/ The HiFi Club / $20

Hollerado with guests
Wednesday, June 19 / Republik / $20

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion with CATL, July Talk and guests
Thursday, June 20 / #1 Legion / $30

Besnard Lakes with Lowell and guests
Thursday, June 20 / Commonwealth / $20

Torche with Biblical and guests
Thursday, June 20 / Dicken’s / $20
Vice Presents Mac DeMarco with guests
Thursday, June 20 / Golden Age Club / $15

John K. Samson with Ben Caplan, Northcote and guests
Thursday, June 20 / The Ironwood / $20

Suuns with Valleys and guests
Thursday, June 20 / The Palomino / $15

Superchunk with THEESatisfaction and guests
Thursday, June 20 / Republik / $25

Metz with White Lung and guests
Friday, June 21 / #1 Legion / $25

Night Marchers with The Blind Shake, Cousins and guests
Friday, June 21 / Dicken’s / $20
Thee Oh Sees with guests
Friday, June 21 / Golden Age Club / $15
BadBadNotGood with guests
Friday, June 21 / The HiFi Club / $20

Washboard Union with guests
Friday, June 21 / The Ironwood / $15

Thee Oh Sees with guests
Saturday, June 22 / #1 Legion / $30

Metz w/ Cousins and guests
Saturday, June 22 / Broken City / $15

The Thermals with guests
Saturday, June 22 / Dicken’s / $20

FFWD Magazine Presents Mount Eerie with guests
Saturday, June 22 / Golden Age Club / $15

Ryan Hemsworth with guests
Saturday, June 22 / The HiFi Club / $20