The second-last day of CityFolk 2026 brought a more international flavour to the TD Main Stage, with Icelandic indie folk-pop band Of Monsters and Men headlining the night. The lineup also featured Australian sibling duo Angus & Julia Stone and Montreal’s Ken Presse.
This was my first time seeing Of Monsters and Men live, and the band is currently out touring behind their 2025 album, All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade. Their set also included material from My Head Is an Animal, Fever Dream and more.
There was a big turnout for the Icelandic band, although there seemed to be quite a bit of chatting throughout their lovely and harmonious indie folk-pop set.
It wasn’t until they played their massive hit “Little Talks” that the crowd suddenly went quiet and everyone joined in singing along.
Still, I was glad to finally see Of Monsters and Men live and photograph their performance, even with the heavy smoke machine occasionally getting in the way.
Next up was Angus & Julia Stone, also a first for me. The Australian siblings delivered a lovely and captivating set of indie folk and pop. They performed some material from their recently released sixth album, Karaoke Bar, while mostly reaching back into their catalogue with songs from Down the Way, Angus & Julia Stone, Snow and more.
They were great live, with a relaxed and captivating performance that fit perfectly with the Saturday night atmosphere at CityFolk.
Opening the TD Main Stage was Montreal’s Ken Presse, who delivered a lovely set of indie folk rock. I wasn’t familiar with his music beforehand, and I also didn’t realize he had been a member of The Franklin Electric until he mentioned it on stage.
Over at the Westside Stage, the music took on more of a traditional folk, country and rock flavour with performances from Teilhard Frost, Jobi Riccio, Vicki Brittle and Pokey LaFarge.
TD Busker stage had Vicki Brittle.
Overall, it was a decent Saturday night at the festival, with CityFolk’s second-last day offering a nice mix of international indie folk, pop, country and rock.
Check out the gallery from Night Four.
