Peterborough Musicfest and Cogeco have announced the line-up of performers for the second annual Future Sound Series, taking place during the free-admission outdoor music festival running Wednesday and Saturday nights from June 27 to August 19 at Del Crary Park.
Once again sponsored by Cogeco for 2026, the Future Sound Series has been expanded to feature even more emerging musical artists, who are all from Peterborough and the Kawarthas region with the exception of two Indigenous performers who are appearing with the support of the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund.
“At Cogeco, we are passionate about fostering vibrant local culture, and the Future Sounds Series is a powerful platform for discovering the next generation of musical talent,” said Cogeco’s manager of programming and community relations David Feeley in a media release. “After seeing the program’s incredible impact (last year), we are absolutely thrilled to be back as a sponsor for the expanded 2026 series, helping to bring even more diverse and local performances to our community.”
Covering 14 of the festival’s 16 concert nights, each Future Sound Series concert will take place from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. before the mainstage concert at 8 p.m.
This year, two Indigenous performers will be featured with the support of the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund: Graeme Jonez is an Anishinaabe-English indie roots-rock performer and songwriter from Toronto and James N. Wilson is a Mohawk and French-Canadian singer-songwriter musician from Six Nations of The Grand River near Brantford.
“The Future Sound Series has become one of the most exciting additions to Peterborough Musicfest thanks to Cogeco,” said Musicfest senior events manager Matt Williams. “We’re grateful to continue building a space where the next generation of local artists can be seen and heard by our fanbase and are very excited to introduce you to this season’s Future Sound Series lineup.”
Here’s the complete lineup of performers for the Future Sound Series:
- Saturday, June 27 – Irish Millie (Celtic/Folk)
- Saturday, July 4 – Ty Wilson (Alt-Country)
- Wednesday, July 8 – Lotsy (aka Sarah Jayne Riley) (Rock N Roll)
- Saturday, July 11 – Carling Stephen (R&B/Alt-Rock/Reggae)
- Wednesday, July 15 – Joanna Bronson (Country)
- Wednesday, July 22 – Graeme Jonez (Alt-Folk)
- Saturday, July 25 – Alycia Hebert (Country)
- Wednesday, July 29 – JJ Thompson (Folk-Rock)
- Saturday, August 1 – Georgia Rose (Indie-Pop)
- Wednesday, August 5 – Jeff Biggar (Soft-Rock)
- Saturday, August 8 – James N. Wilson (Singer-Songwriter)
- Wednesday, August 12 – Vancamp (Indie-Folk)
- Saturday, August 15 – The Colton Sisters (Folk)
- Wednesday, August 19 – Jeanne Truax (Rockabilly)
Below is the festival’s full lineup of mainstage concerts (updated on June 25):
- Saturday, June 27 – Gowan (Pop)
- Wednesday, July 1 – Neon Nostalgic (Retro Rock Tribute)
- Saturday, July 4 – Good Lovelies (Folk/Country)
- Wednesday, July 8 – Sass Jordan (Rock)
- Saturday, July 11 – Lighthouse (Rock)
- Wednesday, July 15 – Tyler Joe Miller (Country)
- Saturday, July 18 – Julian Taylor (Soul/Roots/Blues)
- Wednesday, July 22 – Matthew Good and His Band (Rock)
- Saturday, July 25 – My Son The Hurricane (Brass Funk)
- Wednesday, July 29 – Dwayne Gretzky (Canada’s Greatest Party Band)
- Saturday, August 1 – Garth Brooks + Shania Twain (Tribute)
- Wednesday, August 5 – Crash Test Dummies (Alt Rock/Folk)
- Saturday, August 8 – David Wilcox (Blues Rock)
- Wednesday, August 12 – Trans-Canada Highwaymen (Canadian Supergroup)
- Saturday, August 15 – Crystal Faith (Bon Jovi/Styx Tribute)
- Wednesday, August 19 – The Dreamboats (’50s & ’60s Rock N Roll)
For more information, visit www.ptbomusicfest.ca.
kawarthaNOW is proud to be a headline sponsor of Peterborough Musicfest’s 2026 season.
