Sled Island 2008 (update)

Sled Island organizers have revealed the (almost) complete line up of artists playing this year’s festival June 25-28 ’08 at various venues in Calgary...

and it's very impressive! Along with many of the most exciting up-and-coming local & western Canadian underground/indie/whatever musicians some fantastic international artists will be performing such as:

Wire
Mogwai
Deerhunter
Yo La Tengo
Dan Deacon
The Dodos
Grizzly Bear
No Age
Jose Gonzales
Portastatic
Nina Nastasia
Tren Brothers (2/3 of the Dirty 3)
Scout Niblett
The Gutter Twins (Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan)
No Age
Of Montreal
Jonathan Richman

Go here for the full line-up.

This year it looks like many of the bigger shows will be at outdoor venues such as Mewata Field & Olympic Plaza, with the rest happening at various indoor downtown venues. With this many bands playing, there will probably be some agonizing decisions about which gigs to hit. Full armband passes are $190 plus service charges can be purchased at www.sledisland.com.

I've been underwhelmed with the line-ups announced so far for the inaugural Calgary Virgin Festival the weekend before and the Calgary Folk Music Festival happening the following month, but live music fans in Calgary will certainly have plenty to choose from this summer.