Discover the festival’s highlights
A moodboard of what to expect from our festival highlights! → CALENDAR
OVAH the Rainbow Kiki Ball: A Be!zarre Ball – This year we bring drag to POP! Follow the Yellow Brick Road and unlock the secrets of Oz, from the sparkling Emerald City to the dark woods of the Wicked Witch. Get ready for some cutesy, demure, fire.
Iris Dement + Nico Paulo – With a touch of folk, country, Gillian Welch, and some flavour of Lucinda Williams, Alison Krauss, Willie Nelson, Iris Dement’s music is her way of healing our broken inner and outer spaces. This concert embodies Montreal’s folk and roots music scene.
Beverly Glenn-Copeland and friends: The Salon Evening + Mimi O’Bonsawin – Amongst the most heartfelt music from our program, sharing label with bon iver, Jeremy Dutcher, arca, Julia holter. A sublime blend of new age & folk music.
Cecile Believe + Faux Real + Sineila – Calling out PC Music fans, if you’ve saved AG Cook & SOPHIE on your playlists, Cecile Believe is an add-on. With a touch of EBM, Faux Real’s Duran Duran typa energy assure a perfect program.
Ouri + Astrid Sonne + Nabihah Iqbal (DJ set) – Similar to the music of Jaques Greene, Kaytranada, Helena Deland, ML Buch, Sofie Birch, Tirzah, Mica Levi; delicate and soft sounds with an electronic touch.
Mannie Fresh + Egyptian Lover + Sydanie + THOT SQUAD – The real classics not to be missed of the festival, fans of N.W.A, Juvenile, Cash Money Records, Dr Dre, Ice-Tea, Lil Wayne, Flyana Boss, you know what’s up.
The Fleshtones + Los Bitchos + Karneef + OMBIIGIZI – Yep Roc Records sweaty dancefloors; The Cramps, The Gruesomes, Iggy Pop, Chuck Berry, La Luz, Shonen Knife, Franz Ferdinand, Altin Gun, sounds of City Slang Records.
SAM.IITO + Dawn Cadence – An electronic intersection, similarities are L’Rain, Poirier (actual producer of SAM.IITO), SPRLUA, Loraine James, Sudan Archives, Serpentwithfeet.
Edith Nylon + Alix Fernz + Laura Krieg – French new wave, Mothland records, Analogue Addiction, Les Rita Mitsouko, Sparks, Starshooter, Serge Gainsbourg.
Jane Penny + Ura Star & Fireball Kid + Naomi + Elan Noon – From Montreal’s sweetest TOPS! Patrick Holland, Grimes, Marci, Arbutus Records, Stars, Metric, Sade & Coeur de pirate.
