Sylvan Esso, Sloan, Yard Act and 7 Other Concerts We Are in the Future Is Bringing to Toronto
We Are in the Future always has us looking forward to what's on the horizon with their forward-thinking concert curation — and the latest
Also featuring Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Medium Build, Tiny Habits, Ezra Collective, Skydiggers, the Jayhawks and Pomplamoose
We Are in the Future always has us looking forward to what's on the horizon with their forward-thinking concert curation, and the latest list of the upcoming shows it's bringing to Toronto is no exception.
Including Sloan (pictured above), Sylvan Esso, Yard Act, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and more, this is your reminder to get your hands on tickets while you still can.
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Je suis un ananas! Je suis un pomplamoose? Peut-être! The long-running viral husband-and-wife duo known for their covers of popular songs also released a French bossa-pop album, Photogénique , last year that's about as fun as their band name suggests. Which is all to say: no matter what language the songs are in, everyone will be singing along at the Concert Hall.
Yard Act with the Armed The Opera House , September 22 Buy tickets here
Rock is cool again! Meet two of the bands responsible for that shift: Yard Act are part of the UK's wave of great sing-speak post-punk bands, who'll be searching for their utopia here in Canada alongside the Armed, a mysterious Detroit collective whose pummelling hardcore punk album, THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED , was one of the best of 2025 .
Medium Build has collaborated on record with the likes of Julien Baker and Holly Humberstone, which ought to give you a sense of the poignant, emotionally attuned tunes Nicholas Carpenter specializes in.
The Jayhawks with Julian Taylor Danforth Music Hall , October 16 Buy tickets here
Celebrating more than four decades as a band and their new Bob Ezrin-produced album Sanctuary Park , the Jayhawks will be fondly looking back on their career, and facing the future with a fresh set of tunes, at the Danforth with special guest Julian Taylor.
Raise your hand if you're a "Hot Slob." Come find your people at the latest Toronto appearance from dreamy folktronica duo Sylvan Esso.
Ezra Collective The Concert Hall, November 16 Buy tickets here
Jazzy London genre-mashers Ezra Collective are wildly decorated back home in the UK, having won the Mercury Music Prize (a.k.a. the British Polaris) in 2023 and Group of the Year at the Brit Awards in 2025.
It's the 30th anniversary of Sloan's One Chord to Another , so come celebrate the occasion with Sloan as they play one of the most beloved, influential pieces of 1990s Canadiana front-to-back for two nights, the first of which is already sold out.
Tiny Habits, big harmonies. Since forming in their dorm room and going viral on social media just a few years ago, come see this folksy trio bringing their singing to the stage here in meatspace.
Skydiggers Danforth Music Hall, December 19 Buy tickets here
Toronto has changed a lot in the past 40-odd years, and Skydiggers' lineup has similarly shifted over the years. One thing that hasn't changed, however, is that this Toronto band has reliably delivered a new batch of timeless roots rock every few years. What better way to celebrate that, and the season, than with their annual holiday extravaganza?
Beverly Glenn-Copeland Danforth Music Hall, February 5 Buy tickets here
Fresh off of being shortlisted for the 2026 Polaris Music Prize with Laughter in Summe r , this point in the luminary Canadian singer-songwriter's career has been marked by reverent reevaluation as well as irreparable loss; in September 2024, Glenn-Copeland revealed that he had been diagnosed with dementia . This is very much one of your last chances to share a singular moment in song with a living legend and make a memory that will never fade.
