Riley Green's headlining stint in PEI is the latest addition to his slew of Canadian shows, which were announced just after the release of his highest-charting album in Canada, That's Just Me, which reached No. 14 on the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart and No. 3 on the Billboard 200. He's already set to energize the crowd at McMahon Stadium in Calgary when he headlines the Grey Cup halftime show on Nov. 15, and he will return to Canada next spring with his That's Just Me tour, which will stop by arenas in Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon and Toronto.
Tim McGraw's inclusion is a full circle moment for Cavendish Beach Music Festival that calls back to one of the festival's biggest-ever editions and headliners in 2010: Taylor Swift. After serving as the namesake for her debut single in 2006, McGraw will be bringing over three decades worth of chart-topping and top 10 hits to Canadian soil, from recent chart successes like "Standing Room Only" (2023) to classics like "Felt It Good On My Lips" (2010).
Thelma & James have continued their rapid ascension since debuting last year, and they'll be taking one of the country's biggest country music stages next summer. This year, they embarked on one of the genre's biggest tours by opening for Luke Combs' North American stadium trek, played the inaugural Boots & Hearts West festival in Edmonton in August and notched another entry on the Billboard Canada Country Airplay chart with "Alternate Ending." Winnipeg singer-songwriter-producer Boy Golden, one of Billboard Canada's 2026 Artists to Watch, will also be bringing charting hits like the Billboard Canada Modern Rock Airplay chart-topper "Suffer," and his most recent entry, "Cowboy Dreams" with Ontario native Cat Clyde, to Cavendish Beach.
Cavendish Beach Music Festival continues to be one of Atlantic Canada's prime stops for live music, drawing nearly 30,000 festivalgoers to the PEI waterfront. Together with its sister festival, Sommo Festival, both festivals generate a $30 million economic impact in the province and welcome 80,000 fans.
Ben Murphy, the CEO behind both festivals' promoter Whitecap Entertainment, wants to make Cavendish Beach a thriving festival market outside of the usual tour circuit by offering festivalgoers big name artists, a prime view of the beach and top-notch food has to offer, all in one place, as explained in an interview with Billboard Canada.
Check out the current lineup for Cavendish Beach Music Festival 2027, which runs from July 8-10, 2027, below. Festival passes are on sale now via the festival's website.
