The Osheaga Music and Arts Festival (french: Festival musique et arts Osheaga) is a multi-day
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music festival
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in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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, that is held every summer at
Parc Jean-Drapeau
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on
Île Sainte-Hélène
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. The festival takes place on six stages with various audience capacities. Translated from their French equivalents, they are called "River Stage," "Mountain Stage," "Green Stage," "Trees Stage," "Valley Stage," and "Zone Piknic Electronik." Each performance area is paired with a sponsor. Band set times fluctuate based on the status of the performer within the festival. Emerging artists play 30-minute sets, and headliners conclude each day with 90-minute plus sets.
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Description
Since 2006, the Osheaga Music and Arts festival has established itself as the most important festival of its genre in Canada. With its numerous outdoor stages located at parc Jean-Drapeau on Montreal's Sainte-Hélène's Island, Osheaga attracted 120 000 music lovers from North America and Europe last year. A huge celebration dedicated to music and visual arts, Osheaga has given itself the objective of discovering local and national emerging talent offering them the opportunity to play alongside some of the biggest international artists in the business including: Coldplay, The Killers, Iggy & The Stooges, Sonic Youth, The Roots, Rufus Wainwright, Arcade Fire, Weezer and Eminem. Over the course of several days, approximately 100 bands take to the various stages at parc Jean-Drapeau and across the city in the festive ambiance that only a Montreal summer can provide. Osheaga also holds a series of concerts and exhibitions in several locations around the city during the week leading up to the main event. For its ninth edition, the Osheaga Music and Arts festival, presented by Virgin Mobile, promises an exhilarating experience with, among others: Jack White, Outkast and Skrillex.
In the past 2 editions, the festival has introduced "Osheaga Play", an interactive play area and social media integrated photo system. The "play zone" features carnival games where festival goers can play games and accumulate points to cash in for prizes. Osheaga Play also features roaming photographers who can scan participants' RFID bracelets so the photos will be directly uploaded to their social media.
Etymology
Osheaga is a title given to the particular region of Canada now known as Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
. The name is first attested in written records by Jacques Cartier, one of the first European settlers there, when he communicated with the local St. Lawrence Iroquoian people, and recorded the name of their settlement as Hochelaga. Most linguists have ascribed the name to a francisation of either ''osekare'', meaning "beaver path" or "beaver dam", or ''osheaga'', meaning "big rapids" in reference to the nearby Lachine Rapids
The Lachine Rapids (french: Rapides de Lachine) are a series of rapids on the Saint Lawrence River, between the Island of Montreal and the south shore. They are located near the former city of Lachine.
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. An alternative explanation has been claimed in which "Osheaga" meant "people of the shaking hands", tricking Cartier into recording the settlement's name as a word that was actually a mocking comment directed at him; in some versions of this story, the Iroquoian people were bewildered by Cartier waving his hands wildly to attract their attention as he first approached the settlement in his boat, while in others they were bewildered by his European custom of greeting them with a handshake
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.["Watchwords: Why our music fest is called Osheaga"]
''Montreal Gazette
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'', July 28, 2014.
These latter explanations are favoured by the Mohawk people
The Mohawk people ( moh, Kanienʼkehá꞉ka) are the most easterly section of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy. They are an Iroquoian-speaking Indigenous people of North America, with communities in southeastern Canada and northern Ne ...
at Kahnawake
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, as in the Mohawk language
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the phrase "people of the hands" can be expressed as "O she ha ga" or "Oshahaka".[ They cannot, however, be easily confirmed or refuted, as the few known surviving remnants of the extinct ]Laurentian language
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that was spoken by the Iroquoian people at Hochelaga are only moderately similar to the distantly related Mohawk language, which was not spoken anywhere even remotely close to Hochelaga at the time of Cartier's contact.[
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History
The inaugural edition of Osheaga termed itself a "music and arts festival." It took place on Labour Day
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weekend, September 2–3, 2006. Nick Farkas, a concert buyer for Gillett Entertainment Group at the time, presented the event. Noticing a lack of similarly themed music venues on the East Coast, Farkas hoped to take advantage of Montreal
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’s newfound credibility among indie music
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listeners. "People love Montreal. Let's not kid ourselves—that makes it attractive (to bands), but it's hard for people to take a chance on a first year fest." Farkas attempted to establish a lineup of underground artists that would appeal to both discerning fans and the broader public. Organizers aspired to transform the festival into a destination event. "That's the goal—to get people talking about it, and coming from all over," said Farkas in 2006.
Osheaga's sophomore year began to take stride with the Smashing Pumpkins
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, M.I.A, Feist, and the Arctic Monkeys
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. Accordingly, organizers hoped to imitate the previous year's success by hosting an assortment of indie performers. "The fest offers an array of quality, mid-level alternative bands. But put them together—here's the key to Osheaga's success—and you have a headliner by committee."[Dunlevy, T (2007). "Osheaga; Sophomore jump last year's festival was a blast; now, the stakes are raised even higher." ''Montreal Gazette. ''Retrieved 11 August 2013.] In keeping with the festival's name, Osheaga organizers also incorporated several Montreal-based bands including the Sam Roberts Band
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albums. His debut EP '' The Inhuman Condition'', reached the Canadian charts in 2002. He and his bandmates have released three albums as Sam Roberts a ...
, Stars, Dumas, Sixtoo
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, Pawa Up First, Pony Up
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, the Royal Mountain Band, Sunday Sinners, and Pas Chic Chic.
Moving to the first weekend in August, the third Osheaga festival broadened its indie appeal by incorporating The Killers
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, a rock group, and Jack Johnson. Crowds initially complained that Johnson would muddle the festival's persona, but Farkas asserted, "…in (his) philosophy—everything fits." At this point in Osheaga's lifespan, the event was not a financial success. However, the inclusion of more recognizable headliners was intended to draw more expansive crowds. Secondary acts consisted of Metric
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, The Black Keys
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, Cat Power
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, and The Kills
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. Osheaga 2008 occurred August 2–3 at Jean Drapeau Park, Montreal.
The fourth installation of the festival originally slotted Coldplay
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and the Beastie Boys
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as the two-day event's leading performances. However, the Beastie Boys
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were forced to withdraw after Adam Yauch
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was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his salivary gland. Event organizers filled the opening with Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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, a then up and coming rock group from Brooklyn
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. 450 refunds were granted to attendees that requested them. Otherwise, reactions to the set change were positive. Despite these setbacks, the fourth Osheaga festival was the first edition to make a profit. Fifty acts performed on 4 stages from August 1–2, 2009, including Girl Talk, Lykke Li
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, Jason Mraz
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, the Decemberists
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, Arctic Monkeys
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, and Vampire Weekend
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.
In its fifth year, Osheaga welcomed Arcade Fire
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and a host of eclectic sets to its venues. The MEG stage was replaced by the Green stage—a wind and solar powered platform. In keeping with this environmental consciousness, free bike parking and public transit to Jean Drapeau Park was also offered. After the sale of Gillett Entertainment Group, Osheaga fell under the promotion of Evenko. However, Nick Farkas, the company's Vice President of Concerts and Events, continued to head the festival. Roughly 30% of ticket sales in 2010 came from Montreal
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, 20% from Ontario
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, and 12% from the United States
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.
The sixth annual Osheaga festival sold more than 81,000 tickets—more than any previous year. It was also the first three-day incarnation of the event. Eminem
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closed out the Friday performances, signifying a turning point in the festival's development. 38,000 attendees, the largest single-crowd seen since Osheaga's inauguration, stretched the venue's 35,000 capacity.[Dunlevy, T (2012). "Osheaga sells out; Despite the absence of an Eminem-level megastar this year, the festival crushed its attendance record set in 2011." Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 11 August 2013.] Despite the absence of a similarly high-profile performer, the seventh edition of Osheaga in 2012 sold out at 120,000 total attendees over the three-day weekend from August 3–5, 2012. Farkas credited the surge to 2011s big-name lineup and the festival's recognition outside Montreal
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. Eminem
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’s performance inflated the festival's presence among American and European markets, making it a destination on an international scale. Headliners in 2012 included The Black Keys
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, Snoop Dogg
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, Justice
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, M83, MGMT
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, Feist, Sigur Ros, and the Jesus and Mary Chain
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. However, the once intimate festival layout made for reportedly frustrating navigation among such massive crowds.
In 2013, the festival continued to out-do previous sales, selling out in record time with a total of 135,000 audience members. In fact, 70% of tickets were purchased from outside the Province of Quebec
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.[Dunlevy, T (2013). "A field trip for the masses; After years of building its brand, the three-day blowout has become a destination event for music lovers." ''Montreal Gazette. ''Retrieved 12 August 2013.] To accommodate these growing numbers, the site at Jean Drapeau Park was expanded to a 42,500-person capacity. The lineup slated Mumford & Sons
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, The Cure
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, and Beck
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as the main attractions, followed by Phoenix, Imagine Dragons
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, Vampire Weekend
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, Macklemore
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& Ryan Lewis
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, New Order, The Lumineers
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, Tegan and Sara
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, and Kendrick Lamar
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. Physical organization of the venue continued to present issues in light of foot traffic-prone crowds. "Adequate flow patterns are something we never thought of before," said Farkas. "We were always focusing on the lineup, and making it better than the last year."
Ranked by Pollster as the #1 festival in Canada
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and the #11 festival in the world, Osheaga has grown significantly since its inauguration. Some have criticized the pronounced commercial presence at 2013's festival; however, those same reviewers admit that the lineup quality has been well maintained since 2006. In total, the festival has presented more than 600 performances to more than 400,000 audience members.
In 2014, the festival added a sixth stage, the Valley Stage. The lineup featured headliners such as OutKast, Jack White
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, Arctic Monkeys
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, Skrillex
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, Lorde
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and The Replacements.
Line-ups
2006
''River Stage''
Saturday: The Magic Numbers
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, World Party
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, The Stills
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, Malajube
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Formed by a group of friends in Sorel-Tracy, Québec, the band made itself known in 2004 with the release of its first album, '' Le Compte complet''. Critic ...
, K-os, Amon Tobin
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, Sonic Youth
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Sunday: Islands
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, Wolf Parade
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, G. Love & Special Sauce, Damian Marley
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, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
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''Mountain Stage''
Saturday: Grace Potter
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, Joseph Arthur
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, Vulgaires Machins
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, Dinosaur Jr.
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, Metric
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, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
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Sunday: Starsailor, Ben Lee
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, DobaCaracol, Bedouin Soundclash
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, Kid Koala
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, The Flaming Lips
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''MEG Stage''
Saturday: Crystal Cliffs, HushPuppies
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, Think About Life
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, Bush Tetras
Bush Tetras are an American post-punk band from New York City, formed in 1979. They are best known for the 1980 song "Too Many Creeps", which exemplified the band's sound of "jagged rhythms, slicing guitars, and sniping vocals".[Duchess Says
Duchess Says is a Canadian punk band from Montreal.] , We Are Wolves, James Chance
James Chance, also known as James White (born James Siegfried, April 20, 1953), is an American saxophonist, keyboard player, and singer.
A key figure in no wave, Chance has been playing a combination of improvisational jazz-like music and pun ...
, Brazilian Girls
Brazilian Girls is a band from New York, United States, known for their eclectic blend of electronic dance music with musical styles as diverse as tango, chanson, house, reggae and lounge (but no Brazilian rhythms at all). None of the member ...
Sunday: Zombie
A zombie (Haitian French: , ht, zonbi) is a mythological undead corporeal revenant created through the reanimation of a corpse. Zombies are most commonly found in horror and fantasy genre works. The term comes from Haitian folklore, in whic ...
, Herman Düne
Herman Dune is a Swedish-French act based in San Pedro, Los Angeles. The band has been described as Indie rock, Anti-folk, Folk rock, Alternative rock, Americana, and Alternative country.
History
Herman Dune was established as a trio with broth ...
, Call Me Poupée, Final Fantasy
is a Japanese video game, Japanese science fantasy anthology media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and developed and owned by Square Enix (formerly Square (video game company), Square). The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and ...
, The Hidden Cameras
The Hidden Cameras are a Canadian indie pop band. Fronted by singer-songwriter Joel Gibb, the band consists of a varying roster of musicians who play what Gibb once described as " gay church folk music". Their live performances have been elabora ...
, Bell Orchestre, Lady Sovereign
Louise Amanda Harman (born 19 December 1985), better known by the stage name Lady Sovereign, is a British rapper, best known for the songs "9 to 5" and "Love Me or Hate Me".
Early life and family
Lady Sovereign grew up in Chalkhill Estate in ...
''Trees Stage''
Saturday: Mission District
The Mission District (Spanish: ''Distrito de la Misión''), commonly known as The Mission (Spanish: ''La Misión''), is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. One of the oldest neighborhoods in San Francisco, the Mission District's name is ...
, Yoav
Joab (Hebrew Modern: ''Yōʼav'', Tiberian: ''Yōʼāḇ'') the son of Zeruiah, was the nephew of King David and the commander of his army, according to the Hebrew Bible.
Name
The name Joab is, like many other Hebrew names, theophoric - deri ...
, Major Maker
Major Maker is a Canadian indie rock band, formed in Toronto, Ontario in 2006 by Bulgarian-born Todor Kobakov and singer-songwriter Lindy Vopnfjörð.
History
Founding
Their track "Rollercoaster" was used in a Maynards candy commercial, which led ...
, Dirty Tricks, The Colour
''The Colour'' is a 2003 novel by Rose Tremain, which was nominated for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction. It is set in New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists ...
, The Shys
The Shys were a five piece indie rock band from Southern California, Their line-up consisted of Kyle Krone, Chris Wulff, Riley Stephenson, and Ryan Hansen. Their debut CD, titled ''Astoria'', was released on Sire Records on July 11, 2006.
R ...
, Wintersleep
Wintersleep is a Canadian indie rock band formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2001.Heidi Ulrichsen"Wintersleep offers 'sneak peeks' of new album at Boreal" ''Sudbury Star'', June 30, 2014. The band's original lineup consisted of vocalist and gui ...
, Born Ruffians
Born Ruffians are a Canadian indie rock band based in Toronto. Officially founded in 2004 in the Georgian Bay town of Midland, Ontario, the band is composed of frontman Luke Lalonde, bassist Mitch DeRosier, and drummer Steve Hamelin. During the ...
, Matt Mays & El Torpedo
Matt Mays (born August 10, 1979) is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter and was the lead singer of Matt Mays & El Torpedo, a rock music group based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and New York City. Previously, Mays was a member of a Canadian in ...
Sunday: TAM, Shoot the Moon, Tokyo Police Club
Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2005, it consists of vocalist and bassist Dave Monks, keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook, and drummer Greg Alsop. The band found early success with the ...
, The Meligrove Band
The Meligrove Band is a Canadian indie rock band, based in Toronto, and consisting of Jason Nunes on vocals, guitar and piano, Darcy Rego on vocals and drums, Brian O'Reilly on guitar and synthesizer, and Michael Small on bass guitar.
History
T ...
, Basia Bulat, Patrick Watson, Land of Talk
Land of Talk is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band is led by singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell.
History
Before becoming the front-person for Land of Talk, Elizabeth Powell began her career as a ...
, The Mongrels, Holy Fuck
Holy Fuck is a Canadian electronica band from Toronto. They were a part of Dependent Music, a music label and artist collective that began in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 2004 until its closing. They were then a part of the Young Turks label and in ...
''Arts Lounge''
Saturday: Interactive Video, Vj Pillow, Hvw8, Solid State, Ckut, Intorchao
Sunday: Vj Pillow, Hvw8, Mark Robertson, Solid State, Intorchao, Interactive Video, Kid Koala
Eric San (born December 5, 1974), aka Kid Koala, is a Canadian scratch DJ, music producer, theatre producer, film composer, multimedia-performer and visual artist. His career began as a scratch DJ in 1994. Kid Koala works with genres as eclectic ...
2007
''River Stage''
Saturday: Rahzel
Rozell Manely Brown (born October 6, 1964) is an American beatboxer and rapper, formerly a member of the Roots.
Rahzel is known for an ability to sing or rap while simultaneously beatboxing, as evidenced in his performances of "Iron Man" and his ...
, Editors
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, or ...
, Blonde Redhead
Blonde Redhead is an American alternative rock band composed of Kazu Makino (vocals, keys/rhythm guitar) and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace (drums/keys and lead guitar/bass/keys/vocals, respectively) that formed in New York City in 1993. ...
, Stars
A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night, but their immense distances from Earth ma ...
, Dumas, The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins (also referred to as simply Smashing Pumpkins) are an American alternative rock band from Chicago. Formed in 1988 by frontman and guitarist Billy Corgan, bassist D'arcy Wretzky, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamb ...
Sunday: The Brand New Heavies
The Brand New Heavies is an acid jazz and funk group formed in 1985 in Ealing in west London. Centered around songwriters/multi-instrumentalists Simon Bartholomew and Andrew Levy, the core members of the group since its founding, Brand New He ...
, Paolo Nutini
Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January 1987) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley. Nutini's debut album, ''These Streets'' (2006), peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. Its follow-up, ''Sunny ...
, Martha Wainwright, Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. The group consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Jamie Cook (guitar, keyboards), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Matt Helders (drums, back ...
, Gotan Project
Gotan Project is a musical group based in Paris (France), consisting of musicians Eduardo Makaroff (Argentine), Philippe Cohen Solal (French) and Christoph H. Müller (Swiss), a former member of Touch El Arab.Madlen Albrecht ''Le développemen ...
, Bloc Party
Bloc Party are an English Rock music, rock band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, sampler), Russell Lissack (lead guitar, keyboards), Justin Harris (bass guitar, keyboards, saxophones, backing vocals) and Loui ...
''Mountain Stage''
Saturday: Apostle of Hustle
Apostle of Hustle was a Canadian indie rock group, formed as a side project in 2001 by Andrew Whiteman, who has been in such groups as Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, Que Vida and plays as the lead guitarist for the indie supergroup Broken Social Sc ...
, Jamie T
Jamie Alexander Treays (born 8 January 1986), better known by his stage name Jamie T, is an English singer, songwriter, rapper, guitarist and record producer from Wimbledon, South London.
Jamie T released his debut album, '' Panic Prevention'' ...
, Xavier Caféine, Patrick Watson, Feist, Damien Rice
Damien George Rice (born 7 December 1973) is an Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He began his career as a member of the 1990s rock group Juniper, who were signed to Polygram Records in 1997. The band enjoyed moderate success i ...
Sunday: We Are Scientists
We Are Scientists is a New York City-based rock band that formed in Berkeley, California, in 1999. It consists primarily of guitarist and vocalist Keith Murray and bass guitarist Chris Cain, with drummer Keith Carne joining the band in the studi ...
, Pascale Picard
The Pascale Picard Band is a Canadian rock group from Quebec City, formed by Pascale Picard (vocal and guitar), Philippe Morissette (bass), Marc Chartrain (drums) and Mathieu Cantin (guitar).
History
The band first made a small appearance during ...
, Sam Roberts Band
Sam Roberts (born October 2, 1974) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has released seven
albums. His debut EP '' The Inhuman Condition'', reached the Canadian charts in 2002. He and his bandmates have released three albums as Sam Roberts a ...
, Macy Gray
Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967), known by her stage name Macy Gray, is an American R&B and soul singer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday.
Gray ha ...
, Interpol
The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...
''MEG Stage''
Saturday: Donzelle, Thunderheist
Thunderheist was an electronic music duo from Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec in Canada. Thunderheist was made up of producer Graham Bertie (Grahmzilla) and Omolola Isis Salam (Isis). The two began collaborating before they had ever met in p ...
, The Clientele
The Clientele is a London-based indie pop band, formed in 1991. The band is currently composed of lead singer/guitarist Alasdair MacLean, drummer Mark Keen and bassist James Hornsey. Since its inception, the Clientele has released eight full-l ...
, Santogold, Adam Kesher, Explosions in the Sky
Explosions in the Sky is an American post-rock band from Texas. The quartet originally played under the name Breaker Morant, then changed to the current name in 1999. The band has garnered popularity beyond the post-rock scene for their elabora ...
, Mike Relm
Michael Wong (born 1978), better known by his stage name Mike Relm, is an American disc jockey, turntablist, Music video director, director, and VJ (video performance artist), VJ from San Francisco, California.
Biography
He has performed with no ...
Sunday: Gray Kid, Peter von Poehl
Peter von Poehl (born 31 March 1972) is a Swedish singer-songwriter, composer, musician and director
Career
Poehl was born in Malmö. In the early 2000s he collaborated extensively with Bertrand Burgalat and his label Tricatel, notably on Mic ...
, Pas Chic Chic, Au Revoir Simone
Au Revoir Simone is an American indie pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2003. The group is composed of Erika Forster (vocals/keyboard), Annie Hart (vocals/keyboard/bass) and Heather D'Angelo (vocals/drum machine/keyboard ...
, Miracle Fortress
Miracle Fortress is a Canadian indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec. The band's studio work is primarily a solo, project of songwriter Graham Van Pelt, who is accompanied by the rest of the band during live shows.
Band history
Van Pelt, a m ...
, The Besnard Lakes
The Besnard Lakes ( ) are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Formed in 2003 by the husband and wife team of Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas, the band also includes Kevin Laing (drums), Richard White (guitar), Sheenah Ko (keyboa ...
, M.I.A.
''Trees Stage''
Saturday: Lesbo Vrouven, Ohbijou
Ohbijou was a Canadian indie pop band that was based in Toronto, Ontario. The music of Ohbijou draws on pop, folk and bluegrass influences.
History
Ohbijou began as the solo project of Brantford singer-songwriter Casey Mecija.Sayej, Nadja. "Un ...
, Ideal Lovers, The Veils
The Veils are an English/New Zealand indie rock band fronted by singer and songwriter Finn Andrews.
History Early years, ''The Runaway Found'' (2001–2004)
Finn Andrews was born in London but spent his teenage years at high school in A ...
, The Nymphets, Panthers
Panther may refer to:
Large cats
*Pantherinae, the cat subfamily that contains the genera ''Panthera'' and ''Neofelis''
**''Panthera'', the cat genus that contains tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards.
***Jaguar (''Panthera onca''), found in Sout ...
, Fucked Up
Fucked Up is a Canadian hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2001. The band consists of Damian Abraham (vocals), Mike Haliechuk (guitar, vocals), Josh Zucker (guitar), Sandy Miranda (bass), and Jonah Falco (drums, vocals). From ...
, CPC Gangbangs, The Heights, Hank Pine and Lily Fawn
Sunday: Dragonette
Dragonette is the stage name of Canadian singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara. Originally an electronic music band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2005, the band consisted of Sorbara with her husband Dan Kurtz as bassist and producer (also in The ...
, The Most Serene Republic
The Most Serene Republic is a Canadian indie rock music group formed in 2003 in Milton, Ontario. The band takes its name from the sobriquet of Venice under the Doges, which was regarded as " The Most Serene Republic of Venice".
Members Curre ...
, Krief, Sunday Sinners, Pony Up
Pony Up is an all-woman Canadian indie pop band based in Montreal, Quebec. They are known for their guitar-and-keyboard based upbeat music and their personal and sometimes sexually suggestive lyrics.
History
Pony Up! was formed on New Year's Ev ...
, The Royal Mountain Band, Harvee, You Say Party! We Say Die!
You Say Party (formerly You Say Party! We Say Die!) is a Canadian four-piece dance-punk new-wave band from Abbotsford, British Columbia.
Their first album '' Hit the Floor!'' was released in September 2005, and the band completed their second ...
, Elsiane, Plaster
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''Salon Des Arts''
Saturday: Justin Nozuka
Justin Tokimitsu Nozuka (born September 29, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. His debut album ''Holly'' has been released in Europe, Canada, Japan and the United States. He has licensed the album to indie label Coalition Enterta ...
, Sixtoo
Sixtoo was the main project of Canadian underground hip hop DJ, producer and rapper Vaughn Robert Squire between 1996 and 2007. He has since retired the Sixtoo name, and is pursuing other directions in electronic music, with a large genre shift ...
, Maxime Robin, Tony Ezzy, Daft Punk's Electroma
''Daft Punk's Electroma'' (also known as ''Electroma'') is a 2006 avant-garde science fiction film directed by the French electronic music duo Daft Punk. The story revolves around the quest of two robots (the band members, played by Peter Hurteau ...
(film screening)
Sunday: Sixtoo
Sixtoo was the main project of Canadian underground hip hop DJ, producer and rapper Vaughn Robert Squire between 1996 and 2007. He has since retired the Sixtoo name, and is pursuing other directions in electronic music, with a large genre shift ...
, Pawa Up First, 011
2008
''River Stage''
Saturday: Louis XIV
, house = Bourbon
, father = Louis XIII
, mother = Anne of Austria
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
, death_date =
, death_place = Palace of Vers ...
, N.E.R.D
N.E.R.D. (stylized as N⋆E⋆R⋆D and N.E.R.D, a backronym of No-one Ever Really Dies) is an American hip hop and rock band, formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1999. Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo were signed by Teddy Riley to Virgin Recor ...
, Metric
Metric or metrical may refer to:
* Metric system, an internationally adopted decimal system of measurement
* An adjective indicating relation to measurement in general, or a noun describing a specific type of measurement
Mathematics
In mathem ...
, Cat Power
Charlyn Marie "Chan" Marshall ( ; born January 21, 1972), better known by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and model. Cat Power was originally the name of her first band, but has become her stage name as a ...
, The Killers
The Killers are an American rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingd ...
Sunday: Neil Halstead
Neil Halstead (born 7 October 1970) is an English musician, widely known as singer, primary lyricist, and guitarist of shoegaze band Slowdive. He has been hailed by AllMusic as "one of Britain's most respected songwriters", and '' Time Out'' as ...
, Matt Costa
Matthew Albert Costa (born June 16, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter from Huntington Beach, California, United States. He has 13 independent releases: 7 self-recorded EPs, 6 complete LPs, 4 of which are released via Brushfire Records. H ...
, The Black Keys
The Black Keys are an American rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). The duo began as an independent act, recording music in basements and self-producing their ...
, Duffy, Jack Johnson
''Mountain Stage''
Saturday: Sleepercar, Spiritualized
Spiritualized (stylised as Spiritualized®) are an English rock band formed in 1990 in Rugby, Warwickshire, by Jason Pierce (often known as J. Spaceman), formerly of Spacemen 3. After several line up-changes, in 1999, the band centered on Pi ...
, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings were an American funk and soul band signed to Daptone Records. They were part of a revival movement of mid-1960s to mid-1970s style funk and soul music. They released their debut album ''Dap Dippin in 2002, the fir ...
, Iggy & The Stooges
The Stooges, originally billed as the Psychedelic Stooges, also known as Iggy and the Stooges, was an American rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1967 by singer Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott Asheton, and bassist Dav ...
Sunday: Rogue Wave
Rogue waves (also known as freak waves, monster waves, episodic waves, killer waves, extreme waves, and abnormal waves) are unusually large, unpredictable, and suddenly appearing surface waves that can be extremely dangerous to ships, even to lar ...
, The Weakerthans
The Weakerthans are an award-winning and Juno-nominated Canadian indie rock band from Winnipeg. The band, led by John K. Samson, has released four studio albums and is currently inactive.
History
The band was formed in 1997 in Winnipeg, Manito ...
, Gogol Bordello
Gogol Bordello is an American punk rock band from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, formed in 1999 by musicians from all over the world and known for theatrical stage shows and persistent touring. Much of the band's sound is inspired by Ro ...
, Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed by Kevin Drew (vocals, guitar) and Brendan Canning (vocals, bass) in 1999. Alongside Drew and Canning, the oth ...
''MEG Stage''
Saturday: Beast, Plants and Animals
Plants and Animals are a Canadian indie-rock band from Montreal (featuring two members originally from Nova Scotia) which comprises guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woody Woodley. The trio began playin ...
, Duchess Says
Duchess Says is a Canadian punk band from Montreal. , DeVotchKa, Booka Shade
Booka Shade is a German House music, house duo. It is made up of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt electronic music scene. They have released 7 studio albums including Memento (2004) Movements (2006), T ...
, Sébastien Tellier
Sébastien Tellier (; born 22 February 1975) is a French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with his song "Divine". He has also produced songs for Dita Von Teese and composed m ...
Sunday: Jamie Lidell
Jamie Alexander Lidderdale (born 18 September 1973, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England), known professionally as Jamie Lidell, is an English musician, soul singer and podcast host living in Nashville, Tennessee. Lidell was formerly a part of ...
, The Kills
The Kills are an English-American rock duo formed by American singer Alison "VV" Mosshart and English guitarist Jamie "Hotel" Hince. They are signed to Domino Records. Their first four albums, '' Keep On Your Mean Side'', '' No Wow'', ''Mid ...
, MGMT
MGMT () is an American indie rock band formed in 2002 in Middletown, Connecticut. It was founded by multi-instrumentalists Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser. Alongside VanWyngarden and Goldwasser, MGMT's live lineup currently consists of ...
, The Go! Team
The Go! Team are an English six-piece band from Brighton, England. The band initially began as a solo project conceived by Ian Parton; however, after the unexpected success of The Go! Team's debut album, '' Thunder, Lightning, Strike'', Parton r ...
, CSS
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language such as HTML or XML (including XML dialects such as SVG, MathML or XHTML). CSS is a cornerstone techno ...
, Chromeo
''Trees Stage''
Saturday: The Wooden Sky, La Patère Rose, The Tom Fun Orchestra, Luke Doucet & The White Falcon, Le Husky, Jimmy Hunt (musician), Chocolat, Payz Play, Sebastien Grainger, Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains, The National Parcs
Sunday: Esker Mica, Chris Velan, Cœur de pirate, Robertson, Shawn Hewitt & The National Strike, Rock Plaza Central, The Enemy (UK rock band), The Enemy, Radio Radio (band), Radio Radio, Bonjour Brumaire
2009
''River Stage''
Saturday: Kitty Daisy & Lewis, Josh Ritter, Eagles of Death Metal, Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz (; born June 23, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), which spawned the single " The Remedy (I Won't ...
, Coldplay
Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey. They met at University Col ...
Sunday: The Honey Brothers, Beast, Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 2006 and currently signed to Columbia Records. The band was formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Ezra Koenig, multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij, drummer Chris Tomson, ...
, The Decemberists, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O (born Karen Lee Orzolek), guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complem ...
''Mountain Stage''
Saturday: Donavon Frankenreiter, Carole Facal, Caracol, Elbow (band), Elbow, The Roots
Sunday: The Beatnuts, The Ting Tings, Rufus Wainwright, Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. The group consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Jamie Cook (guitar, keyboards), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Matt Helders (drums, back ...
''MEG Stage''
Saturday: NLF3, La Roux, K'naan, The Stills
The Stills were a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 2000 and disbanded in 2011.
History
The band's original lineup consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Tim Fletcher, guitarist Gregory Paquet, bassist Olivier Corbeil and dr ...
, Lykke Li
Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson (born 18 March 1986), known as Lykke Li (), is a Swedish singer. Her music often blends elements of indie pop, dream pop and electronic. Her debut studio album, ''Youth Novels'', was released in 2008, and has been fol ...
, Girl Talk
Sunday: Yes Giantess, Miike Snow, Naïve New Beaters, Cursive (band), Cursive, Tiga (musician), Tiga, Crystal Castles (band), Crystal Castles
''Trees Stage''
Saturday: Jesca Hoop, Silver Starling, Parlovr, Gentleman Reg, Flash Lightnin', The Rural Alberta Advantage, Chinatown (band), Chinatown, Winter Gloves, Woodhands
Sunday: Le Volume Était Au Maximum, Lanan, Lil Andy, Arkells, Amazing Baby, Ladies of the Canyon (album), Ladies of the Canyon, Heartless Bastards, Hey Rosetta!, Hollerado
2010
''River Stage''
Saturday: The Walkmen, Sarah Harmer, Jimmy Cliff, Stars
A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night, but their immense distances from Earth ma ...
, Pavement (band), Pavement, Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, alongside Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara. The band's current touring line-up also includes former core member S ...
Sunday: Seu Jorge, The Gaslight Anthem, The Black Keys
The Black Keys are an American rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). The duo began as an independent act, recording music in basements and self-producing their ...
, The Cat Empire, Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth was an American rock band based in New York City, formed in 1981. Founding members Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the b ...
, Weezer
''Mountain Stage''
Saturday: Shane Murphy, Rich Aucoin, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, K'naan, Keane (band), Keane, The National (band), The National
Sunday: Galactic with Cyril Neville, Ian Kelly (songwriter), Ian Kelly, Ariane Moffatt, Charlie Winston, Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, " ...
, Metric
Metric or metrical may refer to:
* Metric system, an internationally adopted decimal system of measurement
* An adjective indicating relation to measurement in general, or a noun describing a specific type of measurement
Mathematics
In mathem ...
''Green Stage''
Saturday: Skip The Use, Owen Pallett, Dan Black, Japandroids, Jamie Lidell
Jamie Alexander Lidderdale (born 18 September 1973, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England), known professionally as Jamie Lidell, is an English musician, soul singer and podcast host living in Nashville, Tennessee. Lidell was formerly a part of ...
, Beach House, Robyn
Sunday: Sennheiser Winner, Still Life Still, Blitzen Trapper, The Antlers (band), The Antlers, We Are Wolves, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Devo
''Trees Stage''
Saturday: Daniel Isaiah Schachter, Ingrid Michaelson, Final Flash, Little Scream, Bahamas, Avi Buffalo, Marie-Pierre Arthur, Fran Healy (musician), Fran Healy, The Unsettlers
Sunday: Cotton Mouth (band), Cotton Mouth, Ariel (Australian band), Ariel, Hannah Georgas, Horse Feathers, Amanda Mabro, The Morning Benders, Pawa Up First, Frank Turner, Ra Ra Riot, Tim Barry
''Zone Piknic Electronik''
Saturday: E.S.L. with Sharivari and Skinny Bones, Roska, Mary Anne Hobbs, Hovatron, Lazer Sword, Dj Bus
Sunday: Fancyfhreek, Lunice, Major Lazer, Mossa (DJ), Mossa, Round Table Knights
2011
''River Stage''
Friday: Kid Koala
Eric San (born December 5, 1974), aka Kid Koala, is a Canadian scratch DJ, music producer, theatre producer, film composer, multimedia-performer and visual artist. His career began as a scratch DJ in 1994. Kid Koala works with genres as eclectic ...
, Charles Bradley (singer), Charles Bradley, Bran Van 3000, Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in middle America and is critically acclai ...
Saturday: The Midway State, Hey Rosetta!, John Butler Trio, Karkwa, Death From Above 1979, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Sunday: Typhoon, Eels (band), Eels, Cypress Hill, Beirut, The Tragically Hip, The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The band currently consists of Wayne Coyne (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steven Drozd (guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, vocals), Derek Brown (keyb ...
''Mountain Stage''
Friday: The Knux, Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed by Kevin Drew (vocals, guitar) and Brendan Canning (vocals, bass) in 1999. Alongside Drew and Canning, the oth ...
, Janelle Monáe
Saturday: The 222s, Manchester Orchestra, Tokyo Police Club
Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2005, it consists of vocalist and bassist Dave Monks, keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook, and drummer Greg Alsop. The band found early success with the ...
, Sam Roberts Band
Sam Roberts (born October 2, 1974) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has released seven
albums. His debut EP '' The Inhuman Condition'', reached the Canadian charts in 2002. He and his bandmates have released three albums as Sam Roberts a ...
, Lupe Fiasco, Bright Eyes (band), Bright Eyes
Sunday: The Sheepdogs, Frightened Rabbit, The Sounds, Malajube
Malajube is a Canadian francophone indie rock band formed in Montreal, Quebec.
History
Formed by a group of friends in Sorel-Tracy, Québec, the band made itself known in 2004 with the release of its first album, '' Le Compte complet''. Critic ...
, City and Colour, Death Cab For Cutie
''Green Stage''
Friday: Lights (musician), Lights, Glass Candy, Joseph Arthur
Joseph Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Akron, Ohio. He is best known for his solo material, and as a member of Fistful of Mercy and RNDM. Arthur has built his reputation over the years through ...
, Timber Timbre
Saturday: Passwords (band), Passwords, Oh Land, Braids (band), Braids, Twin Shadow, Sia, Ratatat, Bassnectar
Sunday: Sherlock (band), Sherlock, An Horse, Smith Westerns, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Ellie Goulding, White Lies (band), White Lies, Crystal Castles (band), Crystal Castles, MSTRKRFT
''Trees Stage''
Friday: Sweet Thing (band), Sweet Thing, Uncle Bad Touch, Ana Tijoux, El Ten Eleven, The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Barr Brothers
Saturday: Jesuslesfilles, The High Dials, Mother Mother, The Mountain Goats, Suuns, PS I Love You (band), PS I Love You, Anna Calvi, Sam Adams, Fucked Up
Fucked Up is a Canadian hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2001. The band consists of Damian Abraham (vocals), Mike Haliechuk (guitar, vocals), Josh Zucker (guitar), Sandy Miranda (bass), and Jonah Falco (drums, vocals). From ...
Sunday: Elephant Stone (band), Elephant Stone, Jimmy Hunt (musician), Jimmy Hunt, Freedom or Death (band), Freedom or Death, The Luyas, Viva Brother, The Joy Formidable, The Low Anthem, Shad (rapper), Shad, Baths (band), Baths, Galaxie (band), Galaxie
''Zone Piknic Electronik''
Friday: Slim Jim (band), Slim Jim, Alaclair Ensemble, Comic Strip (band), Comic Strip, MC2 (band), MC2, DJ Cosmo
Saturday: DUVALL, Egyptrixx, DâM-Funk, Jacques Greene, Robot Koch, Robot Koch, Girl Unit
Sunday: A-Rock, Shaydakiss, Dillon Francis, Jeremy Ellis, Jamie xx, Claude Von Stroke
2012
Osheaga 2012 took place August 3, 4, and 5 at Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
's Parc Jean-Drapeau
Jean Drapeau Park (officially in French: ''Parc Jean-Drapeau'') (formerly called ''Parc des Îles'') is the third-largest park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises two islands, Saint Helen's Island and the artificial island Notre Dame Isla ...
.
The final lineup was announced on July 10, 2012, and includes:
''River Stage''
Friday: L.P. (singer), LP, Fun (band), Fun, Radio Radio (band), Radio Radio, Franz Ferdinand (band), Franz Ferdinand, Florence + The Machine, Justice
Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...
Saturday: The Dø, Portugal. The Man, Plants and Animals
Plants and Animals are a Canadian indie-rock band from Montreal (featuring two members originally from Nova Scotia) which comprises guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woody Woodley. The trio began playin ...
, Dumas, Garbage (band), Garbage, Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, " ...
Sunday: Zeus, Aloe Blacc, Common (rapper), Common, Passion Pit, City and Colour, The Black Keys
The Black Keys are an American rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). The duo began as an independent act, recording music in basements and self-producing their ...
''Mountain Stage''
Friday: Charli XCX, The Walkmen, Down With Webster, Amadou & Mariam, The Weeknd, Sigur Rós
Saturday: Kathleen Edwards, Calexico (band), Calexico, Young The Giant, Brand New (band), Brand New, Feist
Sunday: CHAPPO, Dan Mangan, Tame Impala, Santigold, The Shins, Metric
Metric or metrical may refer to:
* Metric system, an internationally adopted decimal system of measurement
* An adjective indicating relation to measurement in general, or a noun describing a specific type of measurement
Mathematics
In mathem ...
''Green Stage''
Friday: Hey Ocean!, Poliça, Bombay Bicycle Club, Of Monsters and Men, Gary Clark Jr., Classified (rapper), Classified, MGMT
MGMT () is an American indie rock band formed in 2002 in Middletown, Connecticut. It was founded by multi-instrumentalists Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser. Alongside VanWyngarden and Goldwasser, MGMT's live lineup currently consists of ...
Saturday: Memoryhouse, The Aggrolites, Cursive (band), Cursive, The Raveonettes, ASAP Rocky, Yeasayer, The Jesus and Mary Chain
Sunday: Peter Peter (Canadian musician), Peter Peter, The Airplane Boys, The Airborne Toxic Event, Austra (band), Austra, Woodkid, Bloc Party
Bloc Party are an English Rock music, rock band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, sampler), Russell Lissack (lead guitar, keyboards), Justin Harris (bass guitar, keyboards, saxophones, backing vocals) and Loui ...
, M83
''Trees Stage''
Friday: Solids, Yukon Blonde, Freelance Whales, The Jezabels, Dum Dum Girls, Atlas Sound, Wintersleep
Wintersleep is a Canadian indie rock band formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2001.Heidi Ulrichsen"Wintersleep offers 'sneak peeks' of new album at Boreal" ''Sudbury Star'', June 30, 2014. The band's original lineup consisted of vocalist and gui ...
, Half Moon Run, Les Breastfeeders
Saturday: Propofol, Karim Ouellet, Kandle (musician), Kandle, Black Lips, Young Galaxy, Arkells, Avec pas d'casque, The Death Set, The Sheepdogs
Sunday: Doe Paoro, Zola Jesus, Koriass, Michael Kiwanuka, James Vincent McMorrow, Sandro Perri, The Black Angels (band), The Black Angels, Asexuals (band), Asexuals, Keys N Krate
''Zone Piknic Electronik''
Friday: Funkyfalz, Prison Garde, Mak 10 & Hyper MC, Huoratron
Saturday: Simon Called Peter, Kaytradamus, Nosaj Thing, Brandt Brauer Frick, SBTRKT, Little Dragon,
Adventure Club,
Sunday: Vosper, Zombie Disco Squad, Le Matos, Buraka Som Sistema, Madeon, Wolfgang Gartner, Knife Party
The 2012 edition of the festival sold 120 000 tickets in total.
2013
Osheaga 2013 took place August 2 through August 4 at Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
's Parc Jean-Drapeau
Jean Drapeau Park (officially in French: ''Parc Jean-Drapeau'') (formerly called ''Parc des Îles'') is the third-largest park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises two islands, Saint Helen's Island and the artificial island Notre Dame Isla ...
.
''River Stage''
Friday: Capital Cities (band), Capital Cities, Oberhofer (band), Oberhofer, Ben Howard, Two Door Cinema Club, Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 2006 and currently signed to Columbia Records. The band was formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Ezra Koenig, multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij, drummer Chris Tomson, ...
, The Cure
The Cure are an English Rock music, rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith (musician), Robert Smith has re ...
Saturday: Raine Maida, The Heavy (band), The Heavy, Flogging Molly, Tegan and Sara
Tegan and Sara () are a Canadian indie pop duo formed in 1998 in Calgary, Alberta. The band is led by identical twin sisters Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin (born September 19, 1980). Both musicians are songwriters and multi-instrumenta ...
, Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons is an American pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, consisting of lead singer Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee and drummer Daniel Platzman. The band first gained exposure with the release of their sing ...
, Beck
Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi music, lo-fi style, and became ...
Sunday: Twin Forks (band), Twin Forks, Frightened Rabbit, Charles Bradley (singer), Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaries, Big Boi, Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Known for his Progressive rap, progressive musical styles and Social consciousness, socially conscious songwriting, he is often considered one of the most infl ...
, Mumford & Sons
Mumford & Sons is a British folk rock band formed in London in 2007. The band currently consists of Marcus Mumford (lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums), Ted Dwane (vocals, bass guitar, double bass), and Ben Lovett (vocals, key ...
''Mountain Stage''
Friday: k-os, Daughter (band), Daughter, Alt-J, Ellie Goulding, Phoenix (band), Phoenix
Saturday: Grouplove, Tokyo Police Club
Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2005, it consists of vocalist and bassist Dave Monks, keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook, and drummer Greg Alsop. The band found early success with the ...
, Jimmy Eat World, Stars
A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night, but their immense distances from Earth ma ...
, K-os, Macklemore
Benjamin Hammond Haggerty (born June 19, 1983), better known by his stage name Macklemore ( ; (formerly Professor Macklemore), is an American rapper and songwriter. A native of Seattle, Washington, he has collaborated with producer Ryan Lewi ...
& Ryan Lewis
Ryan Scott Lewis (born March 25, 1988) is an American record producer, DJ, videographer, photographer, graphic designer, music video director, rapper, and songwriter. Along with producing his own album, ''Instrumentals'', Lewis produced the alb ...
Sunday: Atlas Genius, Jessie Ware, Silversun Pickups, The Lumineers
The Lumineers are an American alternative folk band based in Denver, Colorado. The founding members are Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion, piano). Schultz and Fraites began writing and performing toge ...
, New Order
''Green Stage''
Friday: Majical Cloudz, Guards (band), Guards, DIIV, Lianne La Havas, Jake Bugg, The Gaslight Anthem, Beach House
Saturday: Wild Nothing, Yelawolf, Lou Doillon, Tricky (musician), Tricky, The Breeders, Explosions in the Sky
Explosions in the Sky is an American post-rock band from Texas. The quartet originally played under the name Breaker Morant, then changed to the current name in 1999. The band has garnered popularity beyond the post-rock scene for their elabora ...
, C2C
Sunday: MNDR, Bad Things (band), Bad Things, Little Green Cars, Icona Pop, Holy Ghost!, Father John Misty, Misteur Valaire, Hot Chip
''Tree Stage''
Friday: Ponctuation (band), Ponctuation, Hyphen Hyphen, Wild Belle, The Head and the Heart, Palma Violets, Xavier Caféïne, Cafeine, Diamond Rings (musician), Diamond Rings, Rich Aucoin
Saturday: Corb Lund, Groenland, Deap Vally, Loud Lary Ajust, Frank Turner, Bob Mould, We Are Wolves, Angel Haze
Sunday: Nightbox (band), Nightbox, Les sœurs Boulay, Shovels & Rope, Hannah Georgas, Dusted (Canadian band), Dusted, Hollerado, The Neighbourhood, Death Grips
''Zone Piknic Electronik''
Friday: Millimetrik, EC Twins, Carnage, Kidnap Kid, Rudimental, Vilify & Henward, Jets, Baauer, A Tribe Called Red
Saturday: Humans, Rone (musician), Rone, Amtrac (musician), Amtrac, Cajmere, Soul Clap, Azari & III, Bonobo (musician), Bonobo, Style of Eye, Jacques Lu Cont, Porter Robinson
Sunday: DVBBS, Odezenne, Robert DeLong, Floating Points, Jackmaster, The Knocks, Gramatik, Tommy Trash, Disclosure (band), Disclosure, Pretty Lights
2014
Osheaga 2014 took place August 1 through August 3 at Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
's Parc Jean-Drapeau
Jean Drapeau Park (officially in French: ''Parc Jean-Drapeau'') (formerly called ''Parc des Îles'') is the third-largest park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises two islands, Saint Helen's Island and the artificial island Notre Dame Isla ...
.
''River Stage''
Friday: Bleachers (band), Bleachers, Old Crow Medicine Show, Sam Roberts Band
Sam Roberts (born October 2, 1974) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has released seven
albums. His debut EP '' The Inhuman Condition'', reached the Canadian charts in 2002. He and his bandmates have released three albums as Sam Roberts a ...
, Foster the People, Outkast
Saturday: Kevin Drew, Against Me!, Local Natives, Haim (band), HAIM, J. Cole, Jack White
John Anthony White (; born July 9, 1975), commonly known as Jack White, is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo the White Stripes. White has enjoyed consistent critical and popular success and is widely c ...
Sunday: Matt Mays, Bombay Bicycle Club, Portugal. The Man, Kodaline, The Replacements, Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. The group consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Jamie Cook (guitar, keyboards), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Matt Helders (drums, back ...
''Mountain Stage''
Friday: The Royal Streets, Manchester Orchestra, Awolnation, Childish Gambino, Skrillex
Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ and music producer. Growing up in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he joined the post-hardcore band From First to Last as the lead sing ...
Saturday: Kongos (band), Kongos, Serena Ryder, Volcano Choir, Modest Mouse, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Sunday: Hey Rosetta!, The Kooks, CHVRCHES, Half Moon Run, Lorde
Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor (born 7 November 1996), known professionally as Lorde ( ), is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. Taking inspiration from aristocracy for her stage name, she is known for her unconventional musical styles and i ...
''Valley Stage''
Friday: Dear Frederic, The Beaches (band), The Beaches, Mahaut Mondino, Von Pariahs, White Denim
Saturday: The Belle Game, Reuben and the Dark, Courtney Barnett, Bas, The Dismemberment Plan
Sunday: Joëlle Saint-Pierre, Joywave, Cherub, Royal Blood (band), Royal Blood, Wild Cub
''Green Stage''
Friday: The Mowgli's, Motel Raphaël, Pusha T, London Grammar, Chromeo, Band of Horses
Saturday: Wildlife, St. Lucia (band), St. Lucia, Ingrid Michaelson, Phantogram, Basia Bulat, Danny Brown (rapper), Danny Brown, SBTRKT
Sunday: Wake Owl, Travis Scott, AFI (band), AFI, The Temper Trap, Cut Copy, Gogol Bordello
Gogol Bordello is an American punk rock band from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, formed in 1999 by musicians from all over the world and known for theatrical stage shows and persistent touring. Much of the band's sound is inspired by Ro ...
, Lykke Li
Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson (born 18 March 1986), known as Lykke Li (), is a Swedish singer. Her music often blends elements of indie pop, dream pop and electronic. Her debut studio album, ''Youth Novels'', was released in 2008, and has been fol ...
''Trees Stage''
Friday: Le Trouble, July Talk, Hospitality, Alex Nevsky (musician), Alex Nevsky, Bear Mountain (band), Bear Mountain, The Men, Mac DeMarco
Saturday: Royal Canoe, Wild Child, Jimmy Hunt (musician), Jimmy Hunt, Reignwolf, !!!, Young & Sick, Joey Bada$$
Sunday: Foxtrott, Vance Joy, Kate Nash, Temples, Kid Ink, Jagwar Ma, Dead Obies
''Piknic Electronik Stage''
Friday: Dream Koala, Odesza, Ryan Hemsworth, Shlohmo, Bro Safari, Clockwork, Flume (musician), Flume, Jacques Greene, Jacques Green, Chase & Status
Saturday: Beat Market, Savoy, Kaytranada, Breach, Four Tet, Jon Hopkins, Gesaffelstein, Laurent Garnier
Sunday: Henry Krinkle, Basecamp, Tom Trago, Cyril Hahn, Duke Dumont, Tchami, Tiga (musician), Tiga, Zomboy, The Glitch Mob
2015
Osheaga 2015 took place July 31 through August 2 at Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
's Parc Jean-Drapeau
Jean Drapeau Park (officially in French: ''Parc Jean-Drapeau'') (formerly called ''Parc des Îles'') is the third-largest park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises two islands, Saint Helen's Island and the artificial island Notre Dame Isla ...
.
''River Stage''
Friday: Catfish and the Bottlemen, Iron & Wine with Ben Bridwell, Angus & Julia Stone, The Decemberists, The Avett Brothers, Florence + The Machine
Saturday: The Rural Alberta Advantage, Arkells, St. Vincent (musician), St. Vincent, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Patrick Watson, Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Known for his Progressive rap, progressive musical styles and Social consciousness, socially conscious songwriting, he is often considered one of the most infl ...
Sunday: X Ambassadors, James Bay, Father John Misty, The War on Drugs (band), The War on Drugs, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Black Keys
The Black Keys are an American rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). The duo began as an independent act, recording music in basements and self-producing their ...
''Mountain Stage''
Friday: Grace Potter
Grace Evelyn Potter (born June 20, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who formed Grace Potter and the Nocturnals in 2002. Potter released her debut solo record ''Original Soul'' on 2004 via Grace Potter Music. Potter and her b ...
. George Ezra, Marina and The Diamonds, Stars
A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night, but their immense distances from Earth ma ...
& Friends, Of Monsters and Men
Saturday: X Prime, Young the Giant, Milky Chance, Interpol
The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...
, Weezer
Sunday: Ryn Weaver, Gary Clark Jr, Future Islands, Hot Chip, Alt-J
''Valley Stage''
Friday: Strand of Oaks, Shakey Graves, Bahamas, Twenty One Pilots, G-Eazy, Young Fathers
Saturday: Leikeli47, Seoul, Pierre Kwenders, Alvvays, Desaparecidos, Ariane Moffatt
Sunday: Cordelia & The Buffalo, Glass Animals, Sylvan Esso, First Aid Kit (band), First Aid Kit, Broods, Banks (singer), Banks
''Green Stage''
Friday: John Jacob Magistery, The Franklin Electric, Run The Jewels, The Kills
The Kills are an English-American rock duo formed by American singer Alison "VV" Mosshart and English guitarist Jamie "Hotel" Hince. They are signed to Domino Records. Their first four albums, '' Keep On Your Mean Side'', '' No Wow'', ''Mid ...
, Chet Faker, FKA Twigs, Schoolboy Q
Saturday: Bernhari, carte blanche to Karim Ouellet, Narcy (rapper), Narcy with Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), Christine and the Queens, Nas, Kygo, Daniel Snaith, Caribou
Sunday: SZA (singer), SZA, Raury, MS MR, Charli XCX, Brand New (band), Brand New, Tove Lo, Tyler, The Creator
''Trees Stage''
Friday: PONI, DMA's, Guster, Milk & Bone, Thurston Moore, The Thurston Moore Band, Viet Cong,
Saturday: Leisure Cruise, The OBGMs, Lion Babe, Bishop Nehru, Anamanaguchi, Nothing (band), Nothing
Sunday: Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas, Coasts, San Fermin (band), San Fermin, Toro y Moi, Philip Selway, Klô Pelgag, EZ3kiel
''Piknic Electronik Stage''
Friday: CRi, Skylar Spence, Sango (musician), Sango, Tommy Kruise, Hermitude, Cashmere Cat, Brodinski, Good Times Ahead, GTA, RL Grime, A Tribe Called Red
Saturday: Das Mörtal, Peking Duk, Slow Magic, Klangkarussell, Daphni (musician), Daphni, Oliver Heldens, What So Not, Hudson Mohawke, Art Department, Robin Schulz
Sunday: Boundary (band), Boundary, Thylacine, Bob Moses (band), Bob Moses, N'TO, Goldroom, The Black Madonna, Dusky, Zhu (musician), Zhu
2016
Osheaga 2016 took place July 29 through July 31 at Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
's Parc Jean-Drapeau
Jean Drapeau Park (officially in French: ''Parc Jean-Drapeau'') (formerly called ''Parc des Îles'') is the third-largest park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises two islands, Saint Helen's Island and the artificial island Notre Dame Isla ...
.
''River Stage''
Friday: Banners (musician), Banners, Kaleo (band), Kaleo, Silversun Pickups, Beirut (band), Beirut, Half Moon Run, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Saturday: Night Riots, July Talk, The Barr Brothers, The Arcs, Haim (band), HAIM, Lana Del Rey
Sunday: MØ, The Cat Empire, Leon Bridges, M83, Radiohead
''Mountain Stage''
Friday: Dragonette
Dragonette is the stage name of Canadian singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara. Originally an electronic music band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2005, the band consisted of Sorbara with her husband Dan Kurtz as bassist and producer (also in The ...
, Elle King, Passenger (singer), Passenger, Cypress Hill, The Lumineers
The Lumineers are an American alternative folk band based in Denver, Colorado. The founding members are Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion, piano). Schultz and Fraites began writing and performing toge ...
Saturday: MisterWives, Daughter (band), Daughter, Kurt Vile, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Bastille (band), Bastille, Death Cab For Cutie
Sunday: Melanie Martinez (singer), Melanie Martinez, BØRNS, Foals (band), Foals, Grimes (musician), Grimes, Gramatik
''Green Stage''
Friday: Caveboy, Jeremy Loops, GoldLink, Wolf Parade
Wolf Parade is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2003 in Montreal. The band released three full-length albums before taking a five-year hiatus in 2011. They announced their return in 2016, releasing a self-titled EP in May of that year, and a ...
, Bloc Party
Bloc Party are an English Rock music, rock band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, sampler), Russell Lissack (lead guitar, keyboards), Justin Harris (bass guitar, keyboards, saxophones, backing vocals) and Loui ...
, The Underachievers, Flume (musician), Flume
Saturday: Charlotte Cardin, Coleman Hell, Lucius (band), Lucius, Logic (rapper), Logic, Best Coast, The Last Shadow Puppets, Future (rapper), Future
Sunday: SonReal, The Paper Kites, St. Lucia (musician), St. Lucia, Skepta, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Tory Lanez, Mac Miller
''Valley Stage''
Friday: Elephant Stone (band), Elephant Stone, Jack Garratt, Oh Wonder, The Wombats, Years & Years, Vince Staples
Saturday: The Damn Truth, Frances (musician), Frances, Charlotte Cardin, Post Malone, Cœur de pirate, Jazz Cartier
Sunday: Alex G, The Struts, The Strumbellas, Nothing But Thieves, Koriass, Dead Obies
''Trees Stage''
Friday: La famille Ouellette, Safia Nolin, Dear Rouge, White Lung, Marian Hill (American duo), Marian Hill, Låpsley
Saturday: Noé, Hiatus Kaiyote, Foreign Diplomats, Cloves (singer), Cloves, Busty and the Bass, AURORA
Sunday: Israel Nash, Foy Vance, Dilly Dally (band), Dilly Dally, Little Simz, HÆLOS, Allie X
''Piknic Electronik Stage''
Friday: Haute, Classixx, Snakehips (band), Snakehips, Sophie (musician), Sophie, Hi-Lo (band), Hi-Lo, Boris Brejcha, Paul Kalkbrenner, Boys Noize
Saturday: Tennyson, Feder (DJ), Feder, Fakear, The Range, Mura Masa, Kaytranada, Todd Terje, Todd Terje & The Olsens
Sunday: Le Matos, Lane 8, RÜFÜS, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Keys N Krates, Baauer, Evian Christ
2017
Osheaga 2017 took place August 4 through August 6 at Montreal's Parc Jean-Drapeau. There were some cancellations because of inclement weather and travel difficulties:
''River Stage''
Friday: Barns Courtney, Angel Olsen, Glass Animals, Tove Lo, MGMT
MGMT () is an American indie rock band formed in 2002 in Middletown, Connecticut. It was founded by multi-instrumentalists Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser. Alongside VanWyngarden and Goldwasser, MGMT's live lineup currently consists of ...
, Lorde
Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor (born 7 November 1996), known professionally as Lorde ( ), is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. Taking inspiration from aristocracy for her stage name, she is known for her unconventional musical styles and i ...
Saturday: Heat, The Damn Truth, Dawes (band), Dawes, Cage the Elephant, Tory Lanez, Muse (band), Muse
Sunday: Cherry Glazerr, Bishop Briggs, Local Natives, Run the Jewels, Vance Joy, The Weeknd
''Mountain Stage''
Friday: Joseph (band), Joseph, MUNA (band), Muna, London Grammar, The Shins, Milky Chance, Justice
Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...
Saturday: Gordi, Plants and Animals
Plants and Animals are a Canadian indie-rock band from Montreal (featuring two members originally from Nova Scotia) which comprises guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woody Woodley. The trio began playin ...
, Jain (singer), Jain, Liam Gallagher, Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed by Kevin Drew (vocals, guitar) and Brendan Canning (vocals, bass) in 1999. Alongside Drew and Canning, the oth ...
, Major Lazer
Sunday: Middle Kids, Zara Larsson, Phantogram (band), Phantogram, Tegan and Sara
Tegan and Sara () are a Canadian indie pop duo formed in 1998 in Calgary, Alberta. The band is led by identical twin sisters Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin (born September 19, 1980). Both musicians are songwriters and multi-instrumenta ...
, Foster the People, Alabama Shakes
''Green Stage''
Friday: Grace Mitchell, BadBadNotGood, BadBadNotGood, Car Seat Headrest, Rag'n'Bone Man, Russ Vitale, Russ
Saturday: Heartstreets, Peter Peter (Canadian musician), Peter Peter, Yung Lean, Danny Brown, Arkells, Majid Jordan, Choir! Choir! Choir!
Sunday: Bibi Bourelly, The Districts, Denzel Curry, Little Dragon, Foxygen, Death from Above 1979
''Valley Stage''
Friday: Samito, Blaenavon, Sampha, Belle and Sebastian, 6lack
Saturday: Le Couleur, Beach Slang, Temples (band), Temples, Honne (band), Honne, Jon Bellion, Joshua Tillman, Father John Misty
Sunday: Rosie Valland, Ho99o9, Whitney (band), Whitney, Mick Jenkins (rapper), Mick Jenkins, Flatbush Zombies, Die Antwoord
''Tree Stage''
Friday: Vulvets, Andy Shauf, Leif Vollebekk, Geoffroy, Maggie Rogers (singer), Maggie Rogers, Hamilton Leithauser, Strand of Oaks, Choir! Choir! Choir!
Saturday: Olivia Swann, Men I Trust, The Sick Things, Daniel Caesar, Kroy, PUP (band), PUP, Cloud Nothings
Sunday: Skott, Jacob Banks (singer), Jacob Banks, Harrison Brome, The Lemon Twigs, Sohn (musician), Sohn, Lido (musician), Lido
''Island Stage''
Friday: Lophiile, The Geek x VRV, The Funk Hunters, Matoma, Sam Gellaitry, Mija (DJ), Mija, Griz (band), Griz, Snails (DJ), Snails, Zeds Dead
Saturday: Harrison, CRi (Live), River Tiber (musician), River Tiber, Sofi Tukker, Grandbudda (Live), Petit Biscuit, Rone (musician), Rone (live), Fritz Kalkbrenner (Live), Nicolas Jaar (Live)
Sunday: Bernardino Femminielli (Live), Bjarki (Live), Weval (Live), DJ Tennis, Kink (Live), Daniel Avery (musician), Daniel Avery, Crystal Castles (band), Crystal Castles, Nina Kraviz
''Perrier Greenhouse''
Friday: Rue de Bois, Shaydakiss B2B A-Rock, Sophie Jones, Pierre Kwenders, The Funk Hunters, Hoodies at Night
Saturday: DJ Psychology, Karim Ouellet, Future Shark, Harrison, Jillionaire, Young Galaxy (DJ Set), Teo Nio & CRSB
Sunday: Kyle Kalma, Brendan Canning, Shash'U, Tommy Kruise, Derek Wise ft. Yungshrimptempura, Beat Market
2018
Osheaga 2018 took place August 3 through August 5 at Montreal's Parc Jean-Drapeau.
''River Stage''
Friday: Sir Sly, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Jenny Lewis, St. Vincent (musician), St. Vincent, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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, Travis Scott
Saturday: Lights (musician), Lights, LANY, LP (singer), LP, Blondie (band), Blondie, Khalid (singer), Khalid, Arctic Monkeys
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Sunday: Alex Lahey, Lauv, The Neighbourhood, Dua Lipa, Post Malone, Florence and the Machine, Florence + The Machine
''Mountain Stage''
Friday: LÉON, Matt Holubowski, Manchester Orchestra, Chromeo, Portugal. The Man, Odesza
Saturday: Alice Merton, Bedouin Soundclash
Bedouin Soundclash is a Canadian band based in Toronto and consisting of vocalist and guitarist Jay Malinowski, bass player Eon Sinclair and drummer Chuck Treece. Their sound has been described as a combination of reggae and ska. Bedouin Soundc ...
, Chronixx, Bahamas (musician), Bahamas, Future Islands, Anderson Paak, Anderson Paak & The Free Nationals
Sunday: Lewis Capaldi, A R I Z O N A, Trombone Shorty, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Tash Sultana, James Bay (singer), James Bay, The National (band), The National
''Green Stage''
Friday: Amy Shark, Quinn XCII, Sylvan Esso, Smokepurpp, Rae Sremmurd, James Blake (musician), James Blake
Saturday: John Jacob Magistery, Rymz, Alvvays, Allan Rayman, Lord Huron, Tyler, the Creator
Sunday: Cuco, Dermot Kennedy, GoldLink, Jungle (band), Jungle, Franz Ferdinand (band), Franz Ferdinand, Brockhampton (band), Brockhampton
''Valley Stage''
Friday: Birds of Bellwoods, Alex Cameron (musician), Alex Cameron, Bazzi (singer), BAZZI, Rex Orange County, Nav (rapper), NAV, Lykke Li
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Saturday: Paupière, Son Little, Milk & Bone, Kali Uchis, Calpurnia (band), Calpurnia, Billie Eilish, De La Soul
Sunday: Langston Francis, Kallitechnis, Noname (rapper), Noname, Børns, BØRNS, Dev Hynes#Blood Orange, Blood Orange, Dvsn, DVSN
''Tree Stage''
Friday: Ron Gallo, Jack Harlow, Julien Baker, Essaie Pas, Cigarettes After Sex, Killy (rapper), Killy
Saturday: luhx., Ponctuation, Terror Jr, The Beaches (band), The Beaches, Loud, Carpenter Brut,
Sunday: LaF, Saint Jhn, Dizzy (band), Dizzy, The Brooks, Slaves (UK band), Slaves, Rapsody
''Island Stage''
Friday: The Fitness, Jets, Walker & Royce, Billy Kenny, Yotto, LAFF TRAX, Leon Vynehall, Dixon (DJ), Dixon,
Saturday: Ducky, Parker, AC Slater, Tokimonsta, Ookay, A-Trak, San Holo, Alan Walker (music producer), Alan Walker, Rezz, REZZ
Sunday: Milu Milpop, Julia Gover, Feder (DJ), Feder, Gorgon City, Modeselektor, Rune RK, Kölsch, Chris Liebing,
''Perrier Greenhouse''
Friday: Future Shark, Milk & Bone, Machinedrum, Bonbon Kojak, Made of Oak, DJ YO-C
Saturday: Debbie Tebbs, Killa-Jewel, Heartstreets, Chippy Nonstop, Future Shark, Psychology
Sunday: Nadia Essadiqi, La Bronze, Adjust b2b DJ Manifest, Shash'U, Planet Giza, Voyage Funktastique, Lex & Wood
2019
Osheaga 2019 took place August 2 through August 4 at Montreal's Parc Jean-Drapeau.
''River Stage''
Friday: Dear Rouge, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Denzel Curry, Interpol
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, MSTRKRFT, The Lumineers
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Saturday: bülow, Ravyn Lenae, King Princess, ScHoolboy Q, City and Colour, The Chemical Brothers
Sunday: Mallrat, The Franklin Electric, Sigrid (singer), Sigrid, Mac DeMarco, Hozier (musician), Hozier, Donald Glover, Childish Gambino
''Mountain Stage''
Friday: Tom Walker (singer), Tom Walker, Dean Lewis, Rosalía (singer), Rosalía, Gucci Mane, Flume (musician), Flume
Saturday: U.S. Girls, Lennon Stella, Young the Giant, Janelle Monáe, Logic (musician), Logic
Sunday: Nilüfer Yanya, Alec Benjamin, Normani, Metric
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, Tame Impala
''Green Stage''
Friday: Naya Ali, JPEGMAFIA, Kodaline, Mick Jenkins (rapper), Mick Jenkins, Mitski, $uicideboy$
Saturday: Iaye, Saba (island), Saba, Young Thug, Grandson (musician), grandson, Rüfüs Du Sol, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
Sunday: Fontaines D.C., Anders (singer), Anders, Real Estate, Koffee, Kaytranada, The Glorious Sons
''Valley Stage''
Friday: Bayonne, Ryan Beatty, Sharon Van Etten, Gunna (rapper), Gunna, Joji (musician), Joji, Kurt Vile & The Violators
Saturday: Braids (band), Braids, MorMor, Bas (rapper), BAS, Two Feet, Sofi Tukker, Beach House
Sunday: Bad Child (musician), Bad Child, Taylor Bennett, Sam Fender, Rejjie Snow, Tierra Whack, Ski Mask the Slump God
''Tree Stage''
Friday: Roy Juno, We Are Monroe, TEKE::TEKE, NoMBe, Francis and the Lights, 070 Shake
Saturday: Munya (singer), Munya, Anemone, Sales, Les Louanges, Yellow Days, Reignwolf
Sunday: O.G.B., Sara Diamond (singer), Sara Diamond, FouKi, Bea Miller, Boy Pablo, Hayley Kiyoko
''Island Stage''
Friday: Laura Escudé, Beating Heart presents Saronde, Hito, Bob Moses (band), Bob Moses, Fisher (musician), Fisher, Ouri, Charlotte de Witte
Saturday: Radiant Baby, Robotaki, Dr. Fresch, Vladimir Cauchemar, Said The Sky, French Kiwi Juice, FKJ, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Louis The Child, GRiZ
Sunday: Jerico (DJ), Jerico, BAMBII, CRi, Monolink, DJ Koze, Agoria (musician), Agoria, The Black Madonna, SebastiAn
2020 (cancelled due to COVID-19)
Osheaga 2020, originally scheduled to take place from July 31 to August 2, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Musicians who had committed to appear at the show included the Foo Fighters, Lizzo, and Kendrick Lamar
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.
2021 (cancelled again due to COVID-19)
Osheaga 2021 was scheduled to take place from July 30 to August 1, initial musicians for the festival include Cardi B, Foo Fighters, Post Malone and possibly more to come. On April 22, 2021, it was announced that the 2021 edition of the festival was cancelled for the second year in a row due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
2021 - Osheaga Get Together
Evenko decided to host a mini Osheaga with Canadian artist from October 1 to October 3.
''River Stage''
* Friday: Ruby Waters, Soran (singer-songwriter), Soran, Odie, The Franklin Electric, Charlotte Cardin
* Saturday: Isabella Lovestory, Haviah Mighty, Zach Zoya, Faouzia, Roy Woods, Jessie Reyez
* Sunday: Les Shirley, AXLAUSTADE, Stars
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, Allan Rayman, Half Moon Run
''Mountain Stage''
* Friday: Magi Merlin, JJ Wilde, Jessia, Bülow, DVSN
* Saturday: Fernie (musician), Fernie, QCLTUR, Killy (rapper), Killy, LANY, Majid Jordan
* Sunday: Valence (band), Valence, The Damn Truth, July Talk, Geoffroy (musician), Geoffroy
2022
Osheaga 2022 took place between July 29 to July 31. Unfortunately, various artists from the original lineup were unable to attend this year's festival, including headliners Foo Fighters and ASAP Rocky, A$AP Rocky, therefore these performers are no longer included in the list.
''River Stage''
Friday: Tones and I, Dominic Fike, Charli XCX, Arcade Fire
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Saturday: Faouzia, Tove Lo, Arkells, Khruangbin, Future (rapper), Future
Sunday: Sam Fender, Chelsea Cutler, Royal Blood (band), Royal Blood, Glass Animals, Dua Lipa
''Mountain Stage''
Friday: Gus Dapperton, Ashe (singer), Ashe, The Kid LAROI, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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Saturday: MONOWHALES, LANY, Bleachers (band), Bleachers, Mitski, Burna Boy
Sunday: Boy Golden & the Church of Better Daze, Gracie Abrams, Ashnikko, Girl in Red, Machine Gun Kelly (musician), Machine Gun Kelly
''Valley Stage''
Friday: Fredz, PinkPantheress, Local Natives, Turnstile (band), Turnstile, Big Sean
Saturday: Magi Merlin, Sampa The Great, Tai Verdes, slowthai, Polo & Pan
Sunday: Coco & Clair Clair, Mahalia (singer), Mahalia, Tinashe, Lucy Dacus, Cordae
''Green Stage''
Friday: Group Project, Lolo Zouaï, Jacob Banks, Parcels (band), Parcels, 6lack, Kygo
Saturday: Luna Li, WizTheMc, Men I Trust, Freddie Gibbs, 100 gecs, Porter Robinson
Sunday: Genesis Owusu, Zack Zoya, Inhaler (band), Inhaler, Laylow, SAINt JHN, IDLES
''Tree Stage''
Friday: Brandon Harris, Robert Robert, King Hannah, Claudia Bouvette, Les Louanges, Pi'erre Bourne
Saturday: Edwin Raphael, Pierre Kwenders, Skiifall, Sophia Bel, Geoffroy (musician), Geoffroy, JP Saxe
Sunday: Emile Bourgault, La Doña, Sad Night Dynamite, Safia Nolin, Wet Leg, The Halluci Nation
''Island Stage''
Friday: Bolarinho, Miane, Evan Giia, John Summit, Malaa, Meduza (producers), Meduza, Chris Lake
Saturday: San Farafina, Qrion, Dan Snaith, Daphni, Sébastian Léger, Worakls, TSHA, Dan Snaith, Caribou
Sunday: Ceréna, LP Giobbi, MitiS, Giolì and Assia, Apashe, Alan Walker, Seven Lions
2023
Osheaga 2023 is scheduled to take place from August 4th through 6th. Rüfüs Du Sol, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Billie Eilish, and Kendrick Lamar
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were announced as the headliners on December 14th. Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar to perform at Osheaga in Montreal
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See also
* ÎleSoniq Music Festival, music festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau
* Heavy Montreal, music festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau
* Piknic Électronik, weekly electronic music festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau during summer
References
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External links
Osheaga Festival
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Rock festivals in Canada
Parc Jean-Drapeau
Music festivals in Montreal
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Pop music festivals in Canada