{"data":{"id":"584a3570-2dd3-4ab4-8070-502a6a8da6ae","originKind":"SYNDICATED","title":"54-40, Econoline Crush headline Taste of Edmonton July 16-26","summary":"Fresh and familiar sounds flavour Taste of Edmonton’s just-announced outdoor concert lineup, including CanCon legends 54-40 and Econoline Crush – the secret-sauce mwah! of the recent Live show at Rogers.\n\nThe latter, Vancouver band opens the first day at 8:30 p.m. (a Thursday) of the 11-day noshfest which runs July 16-26 on Churchill Square, rain or shine.\n\n54-40, with ample hits like One Gun, Walk in Line, I Go Blind and many more MuchMusic earworms, wrap the music up on the second Saturday (July 25) starting at 9 p.m.\n\nIn between the bigger-name Oreo wafers is a sweet mix of genres, starting with Calgary-based Saskatchewan country singer Brayden King July 17. Then, Saturday, July 18, it’s local cover-band Uptown, with over 400 songs in its roster. Set-list challenge: sing only songs involving food!\n\nThe thoughtful, deep-cut music lover John Hewitt & the New Americans is next up top on July 19. Then, warming up for their Edmonton Folk Music Festival performances, it’s the extremely danceable The Mbira Renaissance Band.\n\nLocal indie rock band King of Foxes headlines July 21, Journey tribute band Stone in Love helping the believing not stop the next night. (Actual Journey plays the downtown rink Sept. 24, if you want to enjoy these guys as an appetizer.)\n\nPulling into the closing weekend, B.C. country singer Tyler Shaw plays Thursday, July 23, with Edmonton rock band Whale and the Wolf blooping and howling the next night.\n\nAll of these concerts are, as always, free of charge.\n\nFriday and Saturday shows start at 9 p.m., all other days it’s 8:30 p.m. for headliners – though the music, dance and even taekwaondo demonstrations kick off on the central stage at 5 p.m. every day.\n\nThese earlier shows include pop-punk heroes The Real Sickies 7:15 p.m. July 20 and folk duo Jed and the Valentine up at 6 p.m. July 21, just to name a couple.\n\nFind your way to the full schedule at tasteofedm.ca.\n\nLast year saw Trooper, Big Sugar and Shawnee Kish among among its performers, so I’d say this year is comparable – and the price is certainly right.\n\nSpeaking of, through July 14, presale nom-nom food tickets are an earlybird $10 off for a sheet of 40 – which’ll get you roughly 10 items, depending – for $59.50, also at tasteofedm.ca.\n\nThe 49 food and drink vendors will be open 11 a.m. Sundays to Thursdays, an extra hour later on Fridays and Saturdays, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the final Sunday.\n\nWatch out for our category-driven Edmonton Journal reviews in this space as Taste of Edmonton gets going, see you out there at the gobblin’ tables!\n\nfgriwkowsky@postmedia.com\n\n@fisheyefoto.bsky.social\n\nRelated Aysanabee, Bedouin Soundclash to headline KDays' CKUA Radio Stage\n\nHudson Williams and 'Heated Rivalry' dominate Canadian Screen Awards\n\nBookmark our website and support our journalism: Don’t miss the news you need to know — add EdmontonJournal.com and EdmontonSun.com to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here.\n\nYou can also support our journalism by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribers gain unlimited access to The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. Support us by subscribing today: The Edmonton Journal | The Edmonton Sun.","url":"https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/local-arts/travel-edmonton/taste-of-edmonton-headliners-54-40-econoline-crush","imageUrl":"https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/edmontonjournal/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/0604-you-toe.jpg","publishedAt":"2026-06-02T16:12:02.000Z","sourceLabel":"Edmonton Journal Music","tags":["Festivals","Food","Music","Travel Edmonton"],"authorName":"Fish Griwkowsky","contentHtml":"\"54-40

Fresh and familiar sounds flavour Taste of Edmonton’s just-announced outdoor concert lineup, including CanCon legends 54-40 and Econoline Crush – the secret-sauce mwah! of the recent Live show at Rogers.

The latter, Vancouver band opens the first day at 8:30 p.m. (a Thursday) of the 11-day noshfest which runs July 16-26 on Churchill Square, rain or shine.

54-40, with ample hits like One Gun, Walk in Line, I Go Blind and many more MuchMusic earworms, wrap the music up on the second Saturday (July 25) starting at 9 p.m.

In between the bigger-name Oreo wafers is a sweet mix of genres, starting with Calgary-based Saskatchewan country singer Brayden King July 17. Then, Saturday, July 18, it’s local cover-band Uptown, with over 400 songs in its roster. Set-list challenge: sing only songs involving food!

The thoughtful, deep-cut music lover John Hewitt & the New Americans is next up top on July 19. Then, warming up for their Edmonton Folk Music Festival performances, it’s the extremely danceable The Mbira Renaissance Band.

Local indie rock band King of Foxes headlines July 21, Journey tribute band Stone in Love helping the believing not stop the next night. (Actual Journey plays the downtown rink Sept. 24, if you want to enjoy these guys as an appetizer.)

Pulling into the closing weekend, B.C. country singer Tyler Shaw plays Thursday, July 23, with Edmonton rock band Whale and the Wolf blooping and howling the next night.

All of these concerts are, as always, free of charge.

Friday and Saturday shows start at 9 p.m., all other days it’s 8:30 p.m. for headliners – though the music, dance and even taekwaondo demonstrations kick off on the central stage at 5 p.m. every day.

These earlier shows include pop-punk heroes The Real Sickies 7:15 p.m. July 20 and folk duo Jed and the Valentine up at 6 p.m. July 21, just to name a couple.

Find your way to the full schedule at tasteofedm.ca .

Last year saw Trooper, Big Sugar and Shawnee Kish among among its performers, so I’d say this year is comparable – and the price is certainly right.

Speaking of, through July 14, presale nom-nom food tickets are an earlybird $10 off for a sheet of 40 – which’ll get you roughly 10 items, depending – for $59.50, also at tasteofedm.ca .

The 49 food and drink vendors will be open 11 a.m. Sundays to Thursdays, an extra hour later on Fridays and Saturdays, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the final Sunday.

Watch out for our category-driven Edmonton Journal reviews in this space as Taste of Edmonton gets going, see you out there at the gobblin’ tables!

fgriwkowsky@postmedia.com

@fisheyefoto.bsky.social

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