Mötley Crüe, Kx5 to headline FIFA Fan Festival Vancouver

LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 19: Recording artist Vince Neil of the band Motley Crue performs onstage during the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 19, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

Rock band Mötley Crüe and DJ duo Kx5 will headline the FIFA Fan Festival Vancouver that will coincide with this summer’s 2026 World Cup.

Dozens of other artists were also announced Thursday as organizers say multiple performances will held each day of the 28-day festival celebration, billed as one of the largest live music events in the city in years.

The ticketed concerts will be held in Hastings Park in East Vancouver, while announcements about free park performances are expected in the coming weeks.

Joining Mötley Crüe for the first of the festival’s two signature concerts on July 12 will be specials guests Finger Eleven and Toque.

The second signature concert, scheduled for July 17, will be a co-headlined show from Kaskade and Deadmau5, performing together as Kx5.

Tickets for the FIFA Fan Festival Vancouver concerts will be available through presale beginning at 10 a.m. on March 31 until 10 p.m. on ​April 1.

Fans are encouraged to register to access presale tickets before sales open to the general public on April 2.

Other artists scheduled to perform during the tournament as part of the ticketed concert series at the PNE amphitheatre are:

• Alan Doyle
• Bob Moses
• Chromeo
• Down With Webster
• Jade Eagleson
• Johnny Reid
• Metric
• Shakey Graves
• Simple Plan
• The Dead South
• The Glorious Sons
• Thievery Corporation
• Ziggy Marley
• Arkells
• Cameron Whitcomb
• Dallas Smith
• Flo Rida
• John Butler with Band
• Kaytranada
• Our Lady Peace
• Shawn Desman
• Snotty Nose Rez Kids
• The Funk Hunters
• The Revivalists
• Walk off The Earth
• Bedouin Soundclash
• Crystal Shawanda
• Dawson Grey
• Elisapie
• FIONN
• Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer
• Indian City
• JJ Wilde
• Los Dorados
• Lou Phelps
• Mazacote
• Rêve
• The Blue Stones
• The Heels
• The Washboard Union
• Boy Golden
• Current Swell
• Dr. Strangelove
• Famous Players
• Five Alarm Funk
• Iam Tongi
• Jesse Roper
• Lazy Syrup Orchestra
• Los Duendes
• Mariachi Tabasko
• Ozomatli
• Shawn Hook
• The Boom Booms
• The Sadies
• Tyson Venegas