Winterruption YEG Announces 2027 Lineup

Winterruption YEG has announced the lineup for its seventh annual festival, which will run from January 20 to 24, 2027. Local electropunk group Shout Out Out Out Out will perform for the first time in nearly eight years. Other festival headliners include Bill Callahan, Grouper, Cola, Clarion, Deadbolt, Parlor Greens, Habibi, and TRAITRS.

The programming includes the Northern Arts Conference on January 21 and 22, followed by Indigenous Arts Day on January 24, which includes DJ workshops with Shub and Handsome Tiger. Canada's Drag Race host Brooke Lynn Hytes will headline a drag bill on January 23. The Kids in the Hall member Kevin McDonald will stage the rock opera Kevin McDonald Superstar with a local backing group, and the comedy lineup features Dave Hill alongside John Batt from Instagram account @canada.gov.ca.

Presale tickets are available until Saturday. General wristbands and individual performance tickets go on sale Monday, October 12 at 10 a.m. local time. Some shows are free to attend, and there are a limited number of VIP Skip the Line passes.