BREAKOUT WEST ANNOUNCES THIRD WAVE OF FESTIVAL SHOWCASE PERFORMERS INCLUDING EASTERN CANADA AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS
BREAKOUT WEST FESTIVAL AND CONFERENCE
SEPTEMBER 24-28, 2025
Winnipeg, MB – August 20, 2025 – Today BreakOut West announces the third wave of performers for the festival portion of the 5 day conference and festival, taking place in Winnipeg from September 24-28. Western Canadian artists added to the line-up include: Chixdiggit, Missy D, Ponteix, Lhasa Petik, The Haileys, Virgo Rising, Kaeley Jade, Darrian Gerard and Cryptozoologists. Joining the festival from the Maritimes are: Daniel James McFayden, aRENYE, Joce Reyome, Kylie Fox and Hannah Green. As well, Papaya Noon and Mared, both from Cardiff, Wales, have been added. See below for the latest list of performers that will take over venues across the city and stay tuned for the final performers to be announced shortly. Don’t forget to purchase a wristband at the Early Bird price ($25) available here (price increases on September 1).
“We’ve got an absolutely stellar line up from across BreakOut West’s entire horizon, with artists from every single Western province and territory coming in for the festival,” comments Executive Director, Michael Dawson. “It’s really special to have Papaya Noon and Mared join us from Cardiff, Wales, an amazing contingent from Eastern Canada and more to be announced soon. Winnipeg’s in for great time!”
BreakOut West 2025 officially begins on Wednesday, September 24 with the start of its five-day career development conference and international industry program. Offering immersive content, international market deep dives, one-on-one mentor meetings, workshops and more, the conference is a landmark event for both artists and industry alike, looking to gain insight into the ever-changing musical landscape, and make invaluable connections. This year's conference features industry professionals from across the globe, including the UK, Germany, Italy, Philippines, Netherlands, Mexico, Columbia, Sweden, USA, and more.
Featuring the best in emerging talent from across western Canada, as well as select international and Pan-Canadian acts, the 2025 music festival will highlight 50+ artists performing across two downtown Winnipeg neighbourhoods on Thursday September 25, while the national historic Exchange District plays host Friday September 26 and Saturday September 27.
BreakOut West Festival Performers:
Alpha Toshineza – Winnipeg, MB
Anna Katarina – Vancouver, BC
aRENYE – Halifax, NS
BETABOYS – Calgary, AB
Big Tones – Saskatoon, SK
Boniface – Winnipeg, MB
Bria Rose N’ Thorns – Whitehorse, YT
Caleb Tomlinson and The Perseids – Whitehorse, YT
Carmen Braden – Yellowknife, NT
CEC – Winnipeg, MB
Chixdiggit – Calgary, AB
CLout gAMe – Whitehorse, YT
Connor Cassidy - Saskatoon, SK
Cryptozoologists – Whitehorse, YT
Daniel James McFayden – Halifax, NS
Daniel Lew – Vancouver, BC
Darrian Gerard – Duncan, BC
dead ex girlfriends – Saskatoon, SK
Dill The Giant - Winnipeg, MB
Electric Lemonade – Whitehorse, YT
FONTINE – Winnipeg, MB
Freeze the Fall – Kelowna, BC
Gil & Wil – Saskatoon, SK
Hannah Green – St. John’s, NF
Jade Turner, Winnipeg, MB
Joce Reyome - Charlottetown, PEI
John from Dawson – Whitehorse, YT
John Hewitt & the New Americans – Edmonton, AB
J SCOPE – Edmonton, AB
Kaeley Jade – Edmonton, AB
Kaiya Gamble – Calgary, AB
Kayla Williams – Calgary, AB
Kimmortal – Vancouver, BC
Kuzi Cee – Calgary, AB
Kylie Fox – Fredericton, NB
Laura Hickli – Calgary, AB
Lester Slade – Iquluit, NV
Lhasa Petik – Winnipeg, MB
Mared - Cardiff, Wales
MELODNA – Regina, SK
Missy D – Vancouver, BC
NIKKAELA – Vancouver, BC
Noah Derksen – Winnipeg, MB
Papaya Noon – Cardiff, Wales
Ponteix – SK
Raven Reid – SK
Rob Elo – Yellowknife, NT
Slow Leaves – Winnipeg, MB
The Haileys - Winnipeg, MB
The North Sound – Saskatoon, SK
TOMMYPHYLL – Winnipeg, MB
Virgo Rising – Winnipeg, MB
BreakOut West would like to acknowledge and give thanks for the support to this year’s host city partners including the Province of Manitoba, City of Winnipeg, Tourism Winnipeg, Travel Manitoba, Manitoba Film and Music, and Manitoba Music.
About the Western Canadian Music Alliance / BreakOut West:
The Western Canadian Music Alliance is a pan western organization created by the Alliance Member Music Industry Associations (MIA’s) of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, The Northwest Territories, the Yukon Territory, and in partnership with Nunavut, to promote and celebrate western Canadian music. WCMA, with the financial support of each provincial and territorial government partner, FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada's private radio broadcasters, WCMA annually hosts their core artist and industry development event, BreakOut West. The event is held in a different western Canadian city on a rotational basis and is the prime music industry event in western Canada. BreakOut West 2025 takes place September 24-28 in Winnipeg, MB, and includes a five-day music conference, three-night multi-genre music festival and special events. The 2025 Western Canadian Music Artistic Awards and Industry Awards will be announced in September.
WCMA’s head office is in Winnipeg. We recognize the ancestral lands, from Treaty One Territory, the original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and the homeland of the MeĢtis Nation.
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