Festival d'été de Québec

Beirut

Loto-Quebec Stage at Parc de la Francophonie, Quebec City QC July 13

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2012

Beirut's blend of modern indie pop and gypsy jazz would feel obnoxious -- befitting of France-bound elites discussing Derrida over wineskin...

Hey Rosetta!

Loto-Quebec Stage at Parc de la Francophonie, Quebec City QC July 14

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2012

If Seeds, the third album from Newfoundland orchestral collective Hey Rosetta!, had a single overarching imperfection, it was that it felt...

Metric

Loto-Quebec Stage at Parc de la Francophonie, Quebec City QC July 14

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2012

If nothing else, Emily Haines is a serious performer. Say what will of Metric's maximalist alt-indie, of Haines's penchant for teenage-poet...

Honheehonhee

Le Cercle, Quebec City QC July 15

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2012

On the day after the Offspring's bloated, uninspired performance, it was refreshing to see a band trending in decidedly different direction...

Skrillex

Bell Stage at Plains of Abraham, Quebec City QC July 11

PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2012

When Sonny Moore started his Skrillex project in 2008, he probably never imagined playing in front of almost 50,000 people atop an elaborat...

Major Lazer

Bell Stage at the Plains of Abraham, Quebec City QC July 11

PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2012

Jamaican dancehall crew Major Lazer brought the party to a hyped-up Quebec City festival crowd. Weaving their dancehall and reggae jams in...

Zedd

Bell Stage at the Plains of Abraham, Quebec City QC July 11

PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2012

German DJ/producer wunderkind Zedd is being hailed as the next Skrillex, which is a little misleading judging by his recent set in Quebec C...

Festival d'ete de Quebec Announces 2012 Lineup with Big Boi, Mastodon, Metric, Beirut

PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2012

It's hard to think of many high-profile Canadian festivals that have been running for longer than the Festival d'ete de Quebec. Founded in...