The Cobalt presents The Honest Heart Collective with Poor Sport, live in Vancouver.

The Honest Heart Collective (Thunder Bay, ON)

Born out of a life-changing moment at a Bruce Springsteen concert and forged through years of incessant coast-to-coast touring, The Honest Heart Collective are a rock band built the hard way. Led by brothers Ryan and Nic MacDonald out of Thunder Bay, Ontario, the band blends the urgency of punk, the drive of heartland rock, and the storytelling grit of folk into something that hits like a gut punch and stays with you after. Their LP Grief Rights was produced by Juno-nominated Derek Hoffman (Arkells, The Trews), and their forthcoming album drops in September 2026. This is their headline debut in Vancouver, and it's been a long time coming.

Poor Sport (Victoria, BC)

Emo pop-punk from Victoria with post-hardcore roots, catchy riffs, and lyrics that hit where it counts. The Zone @ 91-3's Band of the Month and veterans of the Victoria scene, Poor Sport draw comparisons to The Story So Far, Hot Mulligan, and Movements, with a live show that leaves rooms wanting to sing along and expel some demons. Their 2023 debut EP Apartments and 2024 singles have been building momentum steadily on the west coast.