Talib Kweli w/ K-Riz & The Blue - Winterruption YEG 2026

Talib Kweli performing live alongside K-Riz and The BlueWinterruption YEG 2026 event doors open at eight o'clock, show begins at three quarters past. Double Dragon scheduled for Wednesday January twenty-first two thousand twenty-six. For additional details please refer to www.winterruptionyeg.com Winterruption YEG occurs on Treaty Six territory, the ancestral lands of the nehiyaw people, Dene peoples, Stoney Nakoda Nation, Nakota Sioux tribes, and Annishnabe communities. We also acknowledge this land is home to Metis and Inuit peoples. The volunteers, producers, patrons, and artists humbly admit that we are learning what it means to be on Treaty territory and unceded land. We recognize the land as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting. We know there is still important work that needs to be done to honor the treaties and Indigenous histories, languages, and cultures influence our music community, and we are grateful to be guests on this land. The first round line-up is here! Highlights include legendary LA punk band FEAR, making their way to Edmonton for the first time in nearly forty years, Brooklyn-based hip-hop artist Talib Kweli, Funk powerhouse Thumpasaurus, indie-rap sensation Open Mike Eagle, Berlin multimedia artist Discovery Zone, Montreals Annie-Claude Deschnes of Duchess Says, Polaris Prize-shortlisted The OBGMS, Vancouvers buzz punks PISS, RuPaul drag star Miz Cracker, Portlands psych-rockers The Shivas, Bay Area indie-rockers Sour Widows, multi-disciplinary artist Vivek Shraya, London/Edmonton electro-pop musician Sean Nicholas Savage, Montreals Jane Inc., and many more. More artists will be announced in the coming weeks with early bird wristbands go on sale Friday October third at ten am MST for just ninety-nine dollars. Visit winterruptionyeg.com for the latest updates on artists, schedules, sponsors, tickets, and volunteer opportunities.