Festival Recaps

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  Drake and 50 Cent's Surprise Sets Saved Montreal's Festival Metro Metro

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2022

  Festival season was back in full swing in Montreal with the kickoff of Festival Metro Metro, the weekend-long outdoor hip-hop festival that...

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  FIMAV Returned to Push the Boundaries of Music Once Again

  PUBLISHED May 24, 2022

  After taking 2020 off and then featuring a slightly smaller and geographically limited version in 2021, it seems that securing the "Interna...

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  Treefort Music Festival Had All the Jitters and Thrills of the First Day of School

  PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2022

  "You gotta bear with me, 'cause I'm scared." These were some of the first words that left Lindsey Jordan's mouth — after a fear-belying "Wh...

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  Osheaga Took a Gamble That Paid Off with Its Get Together Festival

  PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2021

  Scheduling an outdoor festival in Montreal on the first weekend of October was a risky move for Osheaga Get Together, a scaled-down version...

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  Quebec's FME 2021 Offered a Glimpse of the Future of Music Festivals

  PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2021

  "I don't know if a town this size in Ontario would ever book an act like myself or Backxwash or Pantayo," says Lido Pimienta during a round...