17 Photos and Videos from Calgary's X-fest 2016

Missed out on X-fest this weekend? Well hundreds of Calgarians braved the plummeting evening temperatures and went for you while documenting their experience on good old social media.

The two day festival brought in acts like Jake Bugg, Arkells, Vance Joy, The Lumineers,July Talk, Halsey and Twenty One Pilots to name a few.

Here’s a look at Calgary’s annual alternative music festival.

July Talk yesterday were amazing once again. 💕 #XFEST2016 pic.twitter.com/gZ7tSC5Bb8

— meg (@mmxniall) September 5, 2016

It's a @twentyonepilots @XFestCalgary party! #XFEST2016 #x929 pic.twitter.com/MRbmd4KWbo

— X92.9 (@X929) September 5, 2016

When @halsey makes the 12 hour wait in the FREEZING COLD & the numb body totally worth it 💓 #XFEST2016 pic.twitter.com/tiSYMpw9v5

— Ness ✨ (@NessaRaychel21) September 5, 2016

yeah u know what's up @halsey #XFEST2016 pic.twitter.com/y3wMyxOXml

— bailee wilson (@baileehwilson) September 5, 2016

#SONiCBOOM2016 today! @vancejoy hits the stage at 7:40 tonight. Here's a clip of Fire And The Flood at #XFEST2016 x pic.twitter.com/72wRgTNX72

— Vance Joy Fans (@vancejoyfans15) September 4, 2016

So that was pretty sweet #XFEST2016 @thelumineers @X929 ps props to the pianist who was legit playing w/his feet pic.twitter.com/AtJ5Qo9hrZ

— Samantha Matychuk (@SammyGraceM) September 4, 2016

That's a wrap for @thelumineers at #XFEST2016 on to #SONiCBOOM2016 tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/RaWs5jznbD

— ListenHarder (@ListenHarderPR) September 4, 2016

Oh hi @vancejoy #XFEST2016 pic.twitter.com/Hwd7CmAed0

— X92.9 (@X929) September 4, 2016

That's what we call an UNFORGETTABLE ending to #XFest2016! Cheers @[98049191147]! pic.twitter.com/fVngvYf1gp

— X-Fest Calgary (@XFestCalgary) September 5, 2016

Thank you @xfestcalgary and @sonicboomfest for all the fun this weekend! <3 #sonicboom2016 #XFest2016 📷 @xfestcalgary

A photo posted by Hannah Georgas (@hannahgeorgas) on Sep 4, 2016 at 10:18pm PDT

#twentyonepilots #twentyonepilotsconcert #tylerjoseph #joshdun #halsey #xfest2016 #indie #hiphop #rock #electropop #music #concert #calgary #yyc #yycevents #singers #songwriters #rapper #alternative #blurryface #vessel #emotionalroadshow #drums #guitar

A photo posted by Barbara🌴Brander (@zerob) on Sep 6, 2016 at 12:28pm PDT

Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers || X-Fest Day 1 || 09.03.16 Photos from Saturday are up on @undertherockies! Sorry for lying cause I'm sharing the Sunday photos tomorrow instead, as well as a recap, oops. Hope u are excited. #thelumineers #wesleyschultz #yyc #yycevents #yycmusic #yycnow #xfest #xfest2016 #vsco #nikon #concertphotography

A photo posted by josh platt (@jshpltt) on Sep 6, 2016 at 12:06pm PDT

The Lumineers played my favourite song and it was surreal #xfest2016 #thelumineers

A video posted by Catie Musgrave (@catieelou) on Sep 6, 2016 at 12:50am PDT

A nice B&W shot of @alisaxayalith from The Naked and Famous at X Fest on Sunday!

A photo posted by Amber McLinden (@ambermcli) on Sep 6, 2016 at 7:48am PDT

Silly Max, that's not the stage @arkellsmusic #xfest #calgary #xfest2016 #arkells #morningreport #alittlerain

A photo posted by Matt Shawchuk (@shawchuk) on Sep 6, 2016 at 10:19am PDT

(Last X-Fest post guys I promise) I've been a huge Arkells fan since 2008, after 8 years I finally got to see them live and I don't think I've ever been so excited. Definitely my favourite performance of the weekend, thanks @arkellsmusic for giving me the best day of my life! #xfest2016 #arkells

A photo posted by meags mcnaney (@meagsmcn) on Sep 6, 2016 at 10:39am PDT

Shaman's Harvest at X-fest 2016 @officialshamansharvest #photographer #concertphotography #musicphotographer #stage #livemusic #inthemoment #actionshot #concert #musician #guitar #guitarist #festival #boise #idaho #xfest2016

A photo posted by Katarzyna Cepek (@katarzynacepek) on Sep 6, 2016 at 12:10pm PDT