Goodbye April showers, welcome May flowers! The new month is already blooming with a stacked lineup of all of your live music wants and needs coming to Montreal this month.
Including a couple of hometown shows and the last chance to catch a Canadian rocker before his indefinite touring hiatus, here are 10 can't-miss concerts to look forward to this spring.
Check out the rest of Exclaim!'s Canadian concert listings and tour announcements here.
Saya Gray
Le National, May 1
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Toronto-born Japanese-Canadian pop experimentalist Saya Gray is emerging from her home in the mountains for a pair of Canadian dates on her upcoming limited North American tour following her new record SAYA on the first of the month.
Bells Larsen
Bar Le Ritz PDB, May 8
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Time will come to a standstill when Toronto-born, Montreal-based folk singer Bells Larsen steps out onto the stage to perform tracks from his sophomore record Blurring Time.
SASAMI
Bar Le Ritz PDB, May 9
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In a conversation with Exclaim!, SASAMI spoke to the unifying experience of pop music that allows the listener to feel like the main character. Tap into that energy at the artist born Sasami Ashworth's Montreal show this month.
Devin Townsend
MTELUS, May 13
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Devin Townsend recently announced that he will be taking a break from touring for the foreseeable future following his upcoming spring tour — however, he promises to make sure shows "feel like a celebration" on this last chance for fans to catch him live before his hiatus.
Half Moon Run and Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Maison Symphonique, May 13 and 14
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Montreal indie rockers Half Moon Run are "getting the band back together" with old friends the Montreal Symphony Orchestra for a pair of hometown shows this spring.
A Place to Bury Strangers
Bar Le Ritz PDB, May 15
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American rock trio A Place to Bury Strangers will bring the terror and the tunes on tour this spring in support of their recent seventh LP, Synthesizer.
Rachel Chinouriri
MTELUS, May 20
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After joining Sabrina Carpenter on the UK/European leg of the Short n' Sweet Tour, British singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri will be crossing the pond for a North American tour, making the second of two Canadian stops in Montreal this month.
Samia
Le Studio TD, May 25
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Samia just released her third studio album, Bloodless, at the end of April. It's a record that sees the singer-songwriter as an almost ghost-like entity, reflecting her ever-maturing catalogue that will be sure to leave you breathless.
The Halluci Nation
Bar Le Ritz PDB, May 27
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You're not just seeing things — the Halluci Nation are bringing the electronic bangers across Canada this spring, including new material from their recent Path of the Baby Face EP.
Sunny Day Real Estate
Théâtre Beanfield, May 28
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After previously skipping Canada on their 30th anniversary tour in celebration of 1994's Diary, emo combo Sunny Day Real Estate will finally be making the trek north, kicking off their 2025 tour plans at the end of May.