Never Plenty

With a sound that blends ethereal atmospheres, soaring guitar riffs, and trippy synth textures, Never Plenty creates an immersive sonic experience that pulls listeners into a dreamlike landscape. The Vancouver four-piece offers a unique fusion of vintage influences and contemporary soundscapes, reflecting both the old and the new in the realm of psych rock.

The Radiation Flowers

​​Since 2015, The Radiation Flowers have been constructing expansive arrangements, taking minimal chords to maximal effect. Their blend of shoegaze, spacey psych rock and ‘90s fuzz reaches into the frequencies of Spacemen 3, The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Cure. It’s the sound of a cosmic rocket, and it’s ready for liftoff.

Spirit Desire

Founded in 2014, Spirit Desire deals in melodic emo with a crunchy punk twist. Since then, they’ve expanded to a five-piece lineup that wraps soaring vocals and even synth lines into their midwestern sound. With song titles like “Bro! We Did It!,” you’re promised positive vibes and earworm hooks when you give in to Spirit Desire.

Pearly Moon

Starting as the recording project of Patrick Earles (Brunch Club, Strange Fires), Pearly Moon’s debut album Tragicomedy was released January 2024, and was followed by memorable appearances at Winterruption YEG, Sled Island and Purple City. With the addition of Arthur Bennell (Blume) to the live lineup, Pearly Moon promises a mix of pop craftsmanship and lo-fi psychedelia.

About Sled Island:

Sled Island is an annual five-day independent music and arts festival in Calgary, Alberta that brings together a community of music, comedy and art with nearly 30,000 attendees in multiple venues across the city. For more information, visit SledIsland.com.

Upon entering a festival venue, the passholder agrees to being photographed, filmed or recorded in that venue, and agrees to the publication, reproduction, distribution and broadcast of all photographs, video or other recordings of the passholder’s voice or likeness without further notice or compensation in any publicity, advertisement or other publication carried-out by, or on behalf of, Sled Island and in perpetuity in any manner and media whatsoever, including print, broadcast or internet.

Everyone has the right to feel safe and included at Sled Island. All festival attendees must abide by Sled Island’s safer spaces and inclusion policy and agree to the code of conduct, which can be found at SledIsland.com/SaferSpaces.

Sled Island acknowledges Calgary as the traditional territory of the Blackfoot and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Ĩyãħé Nakoda First Nations, including the Chiniki, Bearspaw and Goodstoney First Nations. Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6).