Montreal's annual Taverne Tour festival has unveiled the preliminary lineup for its 2023 edition.
Running from February 9 through 11, the festival will welcome listeners back to the many bars and music venues of Avenue du Mont-Royal, Boulevard St-Laurent and Rue St-Denis for the first time since 2020, following last year's virtual edition.
Taverne Tour's 2023 programming spans myriad genres, with Of Montreal, the King Khan & BBQ Show, Adam Green, Lydia Lunch Retrovirus, Choses Sauvages, the Sadies and Backxwash atop the bill. Sophia Bel, Odonis Odonis, Julie Doiron & Dany Placard, Le Ren, Dreamcrusher, Laura Niquay, Hua Li, Nicholas Craven, Jodie Jodie Roger, Boyhood, Alicia Clara,Nora Kelly Band, Ellemetue, Radiant Baby, Kaya Hoax, Blesse, Debate Club, DEAR-GOD, DoFlame, Laura Krieg, TRUCK, the Crooks and more will also perform.
Venues participating in Taverne Tour's 2023 edition include festival HQ le Ministère, le Verre Bouteille, le Pontiac, Taverne Saint-Sacrement, Casa Del Popolo, Quai de Brumes, La Sala Rossa and La Tulipe.
On the festival's opening evening, Exclaim! presents a bill blending "postmodernism, innovation and a whole lot of decibels," featuring Toronto noise rockers Gloin who delivered debut album We Found This in October. They'll be joined by Thisquietarmy x Away — an experimental collaboration between drone artist Eric Quach and Voivod leader Michel "Away" Langevin — and Montreal mainstays Yoo Doo Right.
Ahead of further lineup additions and artist reveals, tickets for individual Taverne Tour 2023 shows are available via the festival's official website.
Get a taste of the 2023 festival lineup via the playlist below, ahead of revisiting Exclaim!'s recap of Taverne Tour's 2020 edition.
Running from February 9 through 11, the festival will welcome listeners back to the many bars and music venues of Avenue du Mont-Royal, Boulevard St-Laurent and Rue St-Denis for the first time since 2020, following last year's virtual edition.
Taverne Tour's 2023 programming spans myriad genres, with Of Montreal, the King Khan & BBQ Show, Adam Green, Lydia Lunch Retrovirus, Choses Sauvages, the Sadies and Backxwash atop the bill. Sophia Bel, Odonis Odonis, Julie Doiron & Dany Placard, Le Ren, Dreamcrusher, Laura Niquay, Hua Li, Nicholas Craven, Jodie Jodie Roger, Boyhood, Alicia Clara,Nora Kelly Band, Ellemetue, Radiant Baby, Kaya Hoax, Blesse, Debate Club, DEAR-GOD, DoFlame, Laura Krieg, TRUCK, the Crooks and more will also perform.
Venues participating in Taverne Tour's 2023 edition include festival HQ le Ministère, le Verre Bouteille, le Pontiac, Taverne Saint-Sacrement, Casa Del Popolo, Quai de Brumes, La Sala Rossa and La Tulipe.
On the festival's opening evening, Exclaim! presents a bill blending "postmodernism, innovation and a whole lot of decibels," featuring Toronto noise rockers Gloin who delivered debut album We Found This in October. They'll be joined by Thisquietarmy x Away — an experimental collaboration between drone artist Eric Quach and Voivod leader Michel "Away" Langevin — and Montreal mainstays Yoo Doo Right.
Ahead of further lineup additions and artist reveals, tickets for individual Taverne Tour 2023 shows are available via the festival's official website.
Get a taste of the 2023 festival lineup via the playlist below, ahead of revisiting Exclaim!'s recap of Taverne Tour's 2020 edition.