Saturday, September 12th, 2026
FREE Hardcore Matinée presented by Clean Up Your Act Productions and Purple City Fest:
A free punk - hardcore - alt-rap matinée showcase featuring:
BLXCKPUNKS [ SPOKANE, WA ]
with support from
CHINESE MEDICINE [ TORONTO, ON ]
ABRUPT DECAY [ CALGARY, AB ]
VAIN [ EDMONTON, AB ]
VENUE: Starlite Room - Temple Stage [ 10030 102 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 0V6 ]
DOORS: 12:00 PM
SHOW: 12:30 PM
TICKETS: FREE
All Ages/Licensed
About the Fest :
Purple City Music Festival 2026 takes place September 11th - 13th in Edmonton / amiskwaciwâskahikan. Curating the newest sounds from the global underground, this diverse & inclusive festival is entirely All Ages/Licensed. Enjoy 100+ bands,over 3 days on 9 different stages, along with live wrestling and free-access music industry educational sessions. All events take place within a 2-block vicinity of the downtown core
Full Weekend Wristbands AVAILABLE HERE.
Have a listen to the Purple City 2026 Artist Playlist on Spotify
For more info visit www.purplecityfest.com
Artists
Purple City Music Festival
Purple City is a forward-thinking music festival of the future. This multi-day, multi-venue, all-ages music experience is a youth inspired arts event that is focused on the newest sounds from the global underground. Purple City prides itself in being collaborative & community oriented and the core of the festival is built on the amazing groundwork of Edmonton’s rich and diverse music community.
The festival’s eclectic programming and passion for independent music continues to create a one-of-a-kind festival experience that showcases the best talent from our own backyard, in addition to opening our ears to some incredible national and international acts.
Purple City’s mandate is to create an event for all ages that is diverse, inclusive and progressive. From psyche rock to punk rock; avant garde to folk, Purple City is music Festival of discovery & indie staples a like.
Explore, expand your mind, dance & make new friends at Edmonton's newest destination boutique music festival.
For more info visit www.purplecityfest.com
BLXCKPUNKS
NO RULES. Our music makes fans want to jump off roofs and rage unapologetically. It's Trap Metal with sing along melodies. Punk attitude w/ a rap approach. It's BLXCKPUNKSThe group is lead by duo artists IAMTOPP, & Jang The Goon, and supported by their two guitarists and DJs. We're rapping, raging and having a good time.
Chinese Medicine
Chinese Medicine is a BIPOC/Trans-fronted post-punk band hailing from Toronto, ON. Blending punk, 80s new wave, and a heavy pour of queercore, Chinese Medicine provides a sound bursting at the seams with fury and grit. Their sound “...is urgent, commanding and impassioned” - CBC MusicTheir debut EP Die Aspora was produced by Wade MacNeil (Alexisonfire) and recorded by Ian Romano (City & Colour, Attack in Black). Their upcoming EP, The Trans Agenda, doubles down on their uncompromising ethos, thrashing through themes of otherness, systemic corruption, and trans identity with razor-sharp precision.A Chinese Medicine show is more than just a performance - it’s a full-throttle experience. With an electrifying stage presence and an unshakable punk ethos, they command attention no matter where they fall on the lineup. More than anything, they are dedicated to fostering a space that is as fierce as it is inclusive, ensuring that whether on stage, online, or in the crowd, their community always has a place to scream, thrash, and belong.
Abrupt Decay
Far from your grandmother’s grindcore, Abrupt Decay gladly shoves a genre-expanding take on noise into the audience’s face, leveraging a DJ to inject extra grooviness into the depths of noise. The chaotically screeched vocals often ruminate on intrusive thoughts, adding an enticingly vulnerable layer to one of Alberta’s best heavy acts.
VAIN
With themes of desperation, violation, and the unrelenting resolve to survive, Truster's sound comes from a heavy place. This three piece plays crushing doomgaze that is influenced in equal parts by the absurdity of trauma, weaponized resilience, and love. Blending wall ofsound, down tuned guitars, heavy, churning drums and boundless vocals that are
desperate to cut through the haze, Truster’s sound incorporates elements of doom, black metal, and shoegaze.
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