MUCK POOL NEWS: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FESTIVAL 2026 – FULL LINEUP UNVEILED (FESTIVAL, MULTI-GENRE)

The Capital Punishment Festival has announced its full lineup for 2026. The event returns to Ottawa's ByWard Market from November 26 to 29, 2026, across four cornerstone live music venues: 27 Club, Dominion Tavern, Rainbow Bistro, and Avant-Garde Bar. Presented by Chord Productions and supported by Ottawa Tourism, the festival features more than 80 artists from across Canada spanning metal, punk, hardcore, rock, alternative, and extreme music. An all-access festival pass is priced at $50.

"Events such as Capital Punishment play an important role in strengthening Ottawa's profile as a dynamic cultural destination," says Michael Crockatt, President & CEO of Ottawa Tourism.

"Ottawa Tourism supports this unique music experience through its Nightlife Tourism Development Fund for its efforts in attracting visitors, animating our ACE District, and drawing music enthusiasts from across the region and beyond to enjoy our diverse music ecosystem. By bringing together acclaimed underground artists and local talent, the festival creates opportunities for visitors to explore the city, discover local businesses and venues, and contribute to the economic activity that helps sustain a vibrant and welcoming downtown experience," adds festival organizer Christina Kasper of Chord Productions.

Headliners & Key Info:

• Headliners: Beyond Creation (progressive death metal), The Creepshow (psychobilly), The Damn Truth (rock), and Hellripper (blackened speed metal).

• Tickets: Passes are $50, with individual show tickets available via Eventbrite.

• Perks: Passes include 15% off guitar repairs from Pitty Lake Guitar Repairs and 15% off at Tredici.

• Vendor Market: A free meat market will take place at St Brigid's Cultural and Event Centre on Saturday, November 28, from 1–4 p.m.


FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:


THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26

• Rainbow Bistro (6 PM, All Ages + parent/guardian) – Tickets: $25

Bad Waitress, The Divetones, Pop Culture Icons, Goat

• Dominion Tavern (6 PM, 19+) – Tickets: $20

BornBroken, Insanity of Sorrow, Nature Plead Revenge, Ghost of A King, Bury The Past


FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27

• Dominion Tavern (7 PM, 19+) – Tickets: $35

Hellripper, Warsenal, The Scepter, Shroud, Dismal Aura

• Avant-Garde Bar (7 PM, 19+) – Tickets: $20

Gun Twei, Rat Piss, Jetsam, The Vanishing Act, Acid Rot

• The 27 Club (8 PM, 19+) – Tickets: $30

Lost, Sociably High, Glom

• The 27 Club (11 PM, 19+) – Tickets: $15

Mindreader, Touched Fables, Glom


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28

• Dominion Tavern (6 PM, 19+) – Tickets: $30

DBC, Entropy, Reanimator, Global Holocaust, Thunderkok, Drowning In Blood, Dr. Bob's Wrestling

• The 27 Club (6 PM, 19+) – Tickets: $25

The Damn Truth, The Creepshow, Feral Union, The Space Between, Rising Flame, Refuse

• Avant-Garde Bar (7 PM, 19+) – Tickets: $20

Duskwalker, Human Compost, Mortuary Slab, Abysmal Whore, Dethrone


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29

• The 27 Club (5:30 PM, 19+) – Tickets: $30

Beyond Creation, Insurrection, Gland, Hatred Reigns, Last Reich, Dissentient, Bitter

• The Dominion Tavern (6 PM, 19+) – Tickets: $30

BARF, Ghoulunatics, Raider, A Scar For The Wicked, Catastrophic Hemorrhage, Dr. Bob's Wrestling

• The Rainbow Bistro (6 PM, All Ages + parent/guardian) – Tickets: $20

Scarfold, Soulthief, Northwalk, Peer Pressure, This Disaster, This Hell With You

• Avant-Garde Bar (7 PM, 19+) – Tickets: $15

Drofnosura, Rotual, Hempress, Backyard Witchcraft


https://www.chordproductions.com/capital-punishment.html



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