Twenty One Pilots, Sombr to headline P.E.I.’s Sommo Festival in 2026

PEIAlt-rock duo Twenty One Pilots and pop star Sombr will headline the fourth Sommo Festival on Prince Edward Island, according to the company behind the event.Festival’s 4th edition will be held Sept. 11 and 12 in CavendishThinh Nguyen · CBC News · Posted: Dec 02, 2025 1:00 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Twenty One Pilots will headline the first day of the Sommo Festival on Sept. 11, 2026, in Cavendish. (Sommo Festival)Alt-rock duo Twenty One Pilots and pop star Sombr will headline the fourth Sommo Festival on Prince Edward Island, according to the company behind the event.The food, drink and music festival will run Sept. 11 and 12, 2026, in Cavendish on the province’s North Shore, Whitecap Entertainment said in a news release Tuesday.“Landing Twenty One Pilots and Sombr is a massive moment for us and we can’t wait for fans to experience the energy they’re going to bring to the main stage,” the group’s CEO, Ben Murphy, was quoted as saying in the release.Twenty One Pilots will headline the first day. The Grammy-winning duo rose to global fame with their breakthrough album Blurryface, with its hit singles Stressed Out and Ride. Their set is expected to blend longtime fan favourites with tracks from their latest album, Breach, the release said.New York City-born pop star Sombr will headline the second day of the Sommo Festival. (Sommo Festival)Sombr will take the main stage on the second night. The New York City-born artist first broke through with his viral hit Caroline, the release said.He currently has more than 53 million monthly listeners on Spotify. His 2025 debut album, I Barely Know Her, debuted at No. 1 on Spotify’s Global Albums Chart and produced three Billboard Hot 100 hits, including back to friends and undressed.Sommo Festival was first held in July 2023, then moved to mid-September the following year. Organizers have continued with that fall schedule since.Whitecap Entertainment also stages the Cavendish Beach Music Festival, a country-focused event, while Sommo is billed as a music and culinary experience.Tickets are on sale now on the Sommo Festival website.