Vivek Shraya w/ Mart Avi & Jillian Treidler - Winterruption YEG 2026

Live performance by Vivek Shraya alongside Mart Avi and Jillian Treidler at Winterruption YEG 2026. Doors open at eight, show begins at eight twenty minutes past. Venue is CKUA Performance Space on Saturday January twenty-fourth of the year two thousand twenty-six. For further details, consult www.winterruptionyeg.com. The festival occurs on Treaty Six land, the ancestral grounds of the nehiyaw, Dene, Stoney Nakoda, Nakota Sioux, and Annishnabe peoples, with Metis and Inuit communities also present. Volunteers, producers, patrons, and artists acknowledge they are learning what it means to exist on treaty territory and unceded ground. They recognize this land as an act of reconciliation and thanks to those whose territories we inhabit or visit. They understand there remains vital work to honor the treaties and Indigenous histories, languages, and cultures that shape our music community, grateful to be guests here. The opening lineup is now confirmed. Highlights include legendary Los Angeles punk band FEAR arriving in Edmonton for their first time in nearly four decades, Brooklyn 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, Vancouver punk band PISS, RuPaul drag star Miz Cracker, Portland 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. Additional artists will be announced soon with early bird wristbands going on sale Friday October third at ten am mountain standard time for ninety-nine dollars. Visit winterruptionyeg.com for the latest updates on artists, schedules, sponsors, tickets, and volunteer opportunities.