The Osheaga Music and Arts Festival (french: Festival musique et arts Osheaga) is a multi-day indie

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, that is held every summer at

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 ...

Île Sainte-Hélène Saint Helen's Island (french: Île Sainte-Hélène) is an island in the Saint Lawrence River, in the territory of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It forms part of the Hochelaga Archipelago. It is situated immediately offshore from Old Mont ...

. 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.h

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/ref> The 2006 festival attracted a crowd of around 25,000 people. The 2012 festival reached its 40,000 attendance capacity each day.

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

. The name is first attested in written records by

Jacques Cartier Jacques Cartier ( , also , , ; br, Jakez Karter; 31 December 14911 September 1557) was a French-Breton maritime explorer for France. Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of th ...

, one of the first European settlers there, when he communicated with the local

St. Lawrence Iroquoian The St. Lawrence Iroquoians were an Iroquoian Indigenous people who existed from the 14th century to about 1580. They concentrated along the shores of the St. Lawrence River in present-day Quebec and Ontario, Canada, and in the American states of ...

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. 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."Watchwords: Why our music fest is called Osheaga"
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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, as in the

Mohawk language Mohawk (; ''Kanienʼkéha'', " anguageof the Flint Place") is an Iroquoian language currently spoken by around 3,500 people of the Mohawk nation, located primarily in current or former Haudenosaunee territories, predominately Canada (southern O ...

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 Laurentian, or St. Lawrence Iroquoian, was an Iroquoian language spoken until the late 16th century along the shores of the Saint Lawrence River in present-day Quebec and Ontario, Canada. It is believed to have disappeared with the extinction ...

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.

History

The inaugural edition of Osheaga termed itself a "music and arts festival." It took place on

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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

’s newfound credibility among indie music 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

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, Feist, and the Arctic Monkeys. 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, Stars, Dumas,

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, Pawa Up First,

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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

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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

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, The Black Keys,

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, and

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. Osheaga 2008 occurred August 2–3 at

Jean Drapeau Park 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 ...

, Montreal. The fourth installation of the festival originally slotted Coldplay and the

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as the two-day event's leading performances. However, the

were forced to withdraw after Adam Yauch was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his salivary gland. Event organizers filled the opening with Yeah Yeah Yeahs, a then up and coming rock group from

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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, Jason Mraz, the Decemberists, Arctic Monkeys, and Vampire Weekend. In its fifth year, Osheaga welcomed

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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

, 20% from

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, and 12% from the

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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.

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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

’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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, M83,

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, Feist, Sigur Ros, and the Jesus and Mary Chain. 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

.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

was expanded to a 42,500-person capacity. The lineup slated Mumford & Sons,

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, and

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as the main attractions, followed by Phoenix,

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, Vampire Weekend, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, New Order,

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, Tegan and Sara, and Kendrick Lamar. 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

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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, Arctic Monkeys, Skrillex,

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and The Replacements.

Line-ups

2006

''River Stage''
Saturday:

The Magic Numbers The Magic Numbers are an English pop rock band consisting of two brother-and-sister pairs, from Hanwell in west London. The group was formed in 2002, releasing their debut album titled ''The Magic Numbers'' on 13 June 2005. Their follow-up alb ...

World Party World Party were a British musical group, which was essentially the solo project of its sole member, Karl Wallinger. He started the band in 1986 in London after leaving the Waterboys. Career After a stint as musical director of a West End pe ...

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 dru ...

, Malajube,

K-os Kevin Brereton (born February 20, 1972), better known by his stage name k-os (; "chaos"), is a Canadian alternative rapper, singer, songwriter and producer. His given name may also be cited as Kheaven, a spelling he later adopted. The alias "k ...

Amon Tobin Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin (born February 7, 1972), known as Amon Tobin (), is a Brazilian electronic musician, composer and producer. He is noted for his unusual methodology in sound design and music production. He has released eight ...

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 ...

Sunday: Islands,

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 ...

, G. Love & Special Sauce, Damian Marley,

Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals Benjamin Chase Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk music, folk, Soul music, soul, reggae, and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing ski ...

''Mountain Stage''
Saturday:

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 ...

, Joseph Arthur,

Vulgaires Machins Vulgaires Machins is a French Canadian punk rock group from Granby, Quebec. The group consists of Guillaume Beauregard (vocals, guitars), Marie-Ève Roy (vocals, guitars), Maxime Beauregard (bass) and Patrick Landry (drums). Their lyrics de ...

Dinosaur Jr. Dinosaur Jr. is an American rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1984, originally simply called Dinosaur until legal issues forced a change in name. The band was founded by J Mascis (guitar, vocals, primary songwriter), Lou Barlow ( ...

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (sometimes abbreviated to CYHSY) is the musical project of American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Alec Ounsworth, active since the early 2000s in and out of Philadelphia. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have rel ...

Sunday: Starsailor, Ben Lee, DobaCaracol, Bedouin Soundclash,

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 ...

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 ...

''MEG Stage''
Saturday: Crystal Cliffs,

HushPuppies HushPuppies is a French garage rock and indie rock band influenced by the various bands of the 1960s. Members of the group live in Paris, France, although originate from Perpignan and Bordeaux. Members * Singer: Olivier Jourdan * Guitar: Cyr ...

Think About Life Think About Life is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed in 2005. Biography The group was founded by drummer Matt Shane and keyboardist Graham Van Pelt.Dunlevy, T'Cha. "Feckless abandon", ''The Gazette'', 2006-06-08, p. D3. ...

, Bush Tetras, Duchess Says,

We Are Wolves We Are Wolves are a Canadian indie rock band, based in Montreal, consisting of vocalist and bassist Alexander Ortiz, keyboardist/backing vocalist Vincent Levesque and drummer/vocalist Pierre-Luc Bégin. The band released their debut album, '' Non- ...

, James Chance, Brazilian Girls
Sunday:

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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 (music), Americana, and Alternative country. History Herman Dune was established a ...

, Call Me Poupée,

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, The Hidden Cameras,

Bell Orchestre Bell Orchestre is a six-piece instrumental band from Montreal. It was formed in 1999 by multi-instrumentalist Richard Parry and violinist Sarah Neufeld. Both also joined Arcade Fire. They were joined in Bell Orchestre by Michael Feuerstack (ste ...

, Lady Sovereign ''Trees Stage''
Saturday:

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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 le ...

, Dirty Tricks,

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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, Matt Mays & El Torpedo
Sunday: TAM, Shoot the Moon,

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Basia Bulat Barbara Josephine Bulat (born April 13, 1984), known as Basia Bulat (), is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter. She is known for performing with an autoharp. Early life and education Bulat grew up in Etobicoke, Ontario where her mother was a mu ...

, Patrick Watson, Land of Talk,

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, Holy Fuck ''Arts Lounge''
Saturday: Interactive Video, Vj Pillow, Hvw8, Solid State, Ckut, Intorchao
Sunday: Vj Pillow, Hvw8, Mark Robertson, Solid State, Intorchao, Interactive Video,

2007

''River Stage''
Saturday: Rahzel, Editors, Blonde Redhead, Stars, Dumas,

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Sunday: The Brand New Heavies, Paolo Nutini,

Martha Wainwright Martha Wainwright (born May 8, 1976) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She has released seven critically-acclaimed studio albums. Wainwright is the daughter of musicians Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III a ...

, Arctic Monkeys, Gotan Project,

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''Mountain Stage''
Saturday:

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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, Pascale Picard, Sam Roberts Band, Macy Gray,

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''MEG Stage''
Saturday: Donzelle,

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, The Clientele, Santogold, Adam Kesher, Explosions in the Sky,

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:

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, Peter von Poehl, Pas Chic Chic, Au Revoir Simone,

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, M.I.A. ''Trees Stage''
Saturday: Lesbo Vrouven, Ohbijou, Ideal Lovers,

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, The Nymphets, Panthers, Fucked Up, CPC Gangbangs, The Heights, Hank Pine and Lily Fawn
Sunday: Dragonette,

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, Krief,

Sunday Sinners ''Sunday Sinners'' is a 1940 drama, comedy, musical and religious race film directed by and co-produced by Arthur Dreifuss and Jack Goldberg starring his wife Mamie Smith, Norman Astwood, Edna Mae Harris and Earl Sydnor. Plot The Club Harlem is ...

, 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 C ...

, Elsiane,

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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 ...

, 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:

, 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 (producer), Ted ...

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,

Duffy Duffy may refer to: People *Duffy (surname), people with the surname Duffy or Duffey *Duffy (nickname) *Duffy (singer) (born 1984), Welsh singer, born Aimee Ann Duffy Places *Duffy, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Duffy, Ohio ...

, Jack Johnson ''Mountain Stage''
Saturday:

Sleepercar Sleepercar is the alternative country project of Jim Ward, a member of Sparta and former member of At the Drive-In. Regarding the band, Ward has noted that: "I think it will always be 'my' band. People can come and go as they please: I don’t wa ...

, Spiritualized, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings,

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, The Weakerthans,

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 ''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, DeVotchKa, Booka Shade,

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 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 Chromeo is a Canadian electro-funk duo from Montreal, formed in 2002 by musicians David "Dave 1" Macklovitch and Patrick "P-Thugg" Gemayel. Their sound draws from blue-eyed soul, dance music, rock, synth-pop, disco and funk. , the band has rele ...

''Trees Stage''
Saturday: The Wooden Sky,

La Patère Rose La Patère Rose was a Canadian francophone electro-pop group formed in 2003 in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The band was composed of keyboardist Roboto (Thomas Hébert), drummer Kilojules (Julien Harbec) and singer-pianist Fanny Bloom (Fanny Grosjean). ...

, The Tom Fun Orchestra,

Luke Doucet Luke Doucet (born June 9, 1973) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has written and performed as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock band Veal and the folk rock band Whitehorse. In 2006 and 2011, Doucet was nominated f ...

& The White Falcon, Le Husky, Chocolat, Payz Play,

Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains ''Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains'' is the debut solo album by Sebastien Grainger. The album was originally released in 2008. Track listing #"Love Can Be So Mean" – 3:26 #"Who Do We Care For?" – 2:28 #"By Cover of Night (Fire Fight)" – ...

, The National Parcs
Sunday: Esker Mica,

Chris Velan Chris Velan is a Montreal-based singer-songwriter and guitarist. Career While in college, he studied law. After passing the bar, he traveled to West Africa where he was the music producer of a documentary film about a group of refugee musicians ...

, Cœur de pirate, Robertson, Shawn Hewitt & The National Strike, Rock Plaza Central, The Enemy,

Radio Radio "Radio Radio" is a song written by Elvis Costello and performed by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. The song originated as a Bruce Springsteen-inspired song called "Radio Soul" that Costello had written in 1974. In 1977, Costello reworked ...

Bonjour Brumaire Bonjour Brumaire was a francophone indie pop band based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its members were Youri Zaragoza (vocals, guitar), Nathan Howard (guitar, vocals), Francois Lessard (drums), Karine Novelle (keyboards, vocals), Béatrice Martin ...

2009

''River Stage''
Saturday:

Kitty Daisy & Lewis Kitty, Daisy & Lewis are a British band fronted by the siblings of the Durham family. Their music is influenced heavily by R&B, blues, soul, punk, rock and roll, and West Indian music. They are all multi-instrumentalists playing guitar, piano, ...

, Josh Ritter,

Eagles of Death Metal Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998. Founded by Jesse Hughes (vocals, guitar) and Josh Homme (drums), the band also includes a wide range of other musicians who perform both on the band's ...

, Jason Mraz, Coldplay
Sunday:

The Honey Brothers ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

, Beast, Vampire Weekend, The Decemberists, Yeah Yeah Yeahs ''Mountain Stage''
Saturday: Donavon Frankenreiter, Caracol, Elbow,

The Roots The Roots are an American hip hop band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy F ...

Sunday: The Beatnuts, The Ting Tings, Rufus Wainwright, Arctic Monkeys ''MEG Stage''
Saturday: NLF3, La Roux,

K'naan Keinan Abdi Warsame (born 1 February 1978) ( so, Keynaan Cabdi Warsame, ar, كَينَان عَبدِ وَرسَمَ ''Kaynān ʿAbdi Warsama''), better known by his stage name K'naan (), is a Somali-Canadian musician. He rose to prominence ...

, Lykke Li, Girl Talk
Sunday: Yes Giantess,

Miike Snow Miike Snow (pronounced "Mike Snow") is a Swedish indie pop band formed in 2007. The band consists of producing team Bloodshy & Avant and American singer Andrew Wyatt. The band is often represented by a silhouette image of a jackalope. In their ca ...

, 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, Pavement (band), Pavement,

Sunday: Seu Jorge, The Gaslight Anthem, The Black Keys, The Cat Empire,

, Weezer ''Mountain Stage''
Saturday: Shane Murphy, Rich Aucoin, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros,

, Keane (band), Keane, The National (band), The National
Sunday: Galactic with Cyril Neville, Ian Kelly (songwriter), Ian Kelly, Ariane Moffatt, Charlie Winston,

''Green Stage''
Saturday: Skip The Use, Owen Pallett, Dan Black, Japandroids,

, Beach House, Robyn
Sunday: Sennheiser Winner, Still Life Still, Blitzen Trapper, The Antlers (band), The Antlers,

, 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:

, Charles Bradley (singer), Charles Bradley, Bran Van 3000,

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,

''Mountain Stage''
Friday: The Knux, Broken Social Scene, Janelle Monáe
Saturday: The 222s, Manchester Orchestra,

, Sam Roberts Band, Lupe Fiasco, Bright Eyes (band), Bright Eyes
Sunday: The Sheepdogs, Frightened Rabbit, The Sounds, Malajube, City and Colour, Death Cab For Cutie ''Green Stage''
Friday: Lights (musician), Lights, Glass Candy, Joseph Arthur, 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
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

. The final lineup was announced on July 10, 2012, and includes: ''River Stage''
Friday: L.P. (singer), LP, Fun (band), Fun,

, Franz Ferdinand (band), Franz Ferdinand, Florence + The Machine,

Saturday: The Dø, Portugal. The Man,

, Dumas, Garbage (band), Garbage,

Sunday: Zeus, Aloe Blacc, Common (rapper), Common, Passion Pit, City and Colour, The Black Keys ''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,

''Green Stage''
Friday: Hey Ocean!, Poliça, Bombay Bicycle Club, Of Monsters and Men, Gary Clark Jr., Classified (rapper), Classified,

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,

, M83 ''Trees Stage''
Friday: Solids, Yukon Blonde, Freelance Whales, The Jezabels, Dum Dum Girls, Atlas Sound,

, 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

. ''River Stage'' Friday: Capital Cities (band), Capital Cities, Oberhofer (band), Oberhofer, Ben Howard, Two Door Cinema Club, Vampire Weekend,

Saturday: Raine Maida, The Heavy (band), The Heavy, Flogging Molly, Tegan and Sara,

Sunday: Twin Forks (band), Twin Forks, Frightened Rabbit, Charles Bradley (singer), Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaries, Big Boi, Kendrick Lamar, Mumford & Sons ''Mountain Stage'' Friday: k-os, Daughter (band), Daughter, Alt-J, Ellie Goulding, Phoenix (band), Phoenix Saturday: Grouplove,

, Jimmy Eat World, Stars,

, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Sunday: Atlas Genius, Jessie Ware, Silversun Pickups,

, 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, 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,

, 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

. ''River Stage'' Friday: Bleachers (band), Bleachers, Old Crow Medicine Show, Sam Roberts Band, Foster the People, Outkast Saturday: Kevin Drew, Against Me!, Local Natives, Haim (band), HAIM, J. Cole, Jack White Sunday: Matt Mays, Bombay Bicycle Club, Portugal. The Man, Kodaline, The Replacements, Arctic Monkeys ''Mountain Stage'' Friday: The Royal Streets, Manchester Orchestra, Awolnation, Childish Gambino, Skrillex Saturday: Kongos (band), Kongos, Serena Ryder, Volcano Choir, Modest Mouse, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Sunday: Hey Rosetta!, The Kooks, CHVRCHES, Half Moon Run,

''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,

, Band of Horses Saturday: Wildlife, St. Lucia (band), St. Lucia, Ingrid Michaelson, Phantogram,

, Danny Brown (rapper), Danny Brown, SBTRKT Sunday: Wake Owl, Travis Scott, AFI (band), AFI, The Temper Trap, Cut Copy,

, Lykke Li ''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

. ''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 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 ''Mountain Stage'' Friday:

. George Ezra, Marina and The Diamonds, Stars & Friends, Of Monsters and Men Saturday: X Prime, Young the Giant, Milky Chance,

, 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,

, 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

. ''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, Elle King, Passenger (singer), Passenger, Cypress Hill,

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,

, 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,

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,

Saturday: Gordi,

, Jain (singer), Jain, Liam Gallagher, Broken Social Scene, Major Lazer Sunday: Middle Kids, Zara Larsson, Phantogram (band), Phantogram, Tegan and Sara, 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, Travis Scott Saturday: Lights (musician), Lights, LANY, LP (singer), LP, Blondie (band), Blondie, Khalid (singer), Khalid, Arctic Monkeys 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,

, Portugal. The Man, Odesza Saturday: Alice Merton, Bedouin Soundclash, 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 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,

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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,

, 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.

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, 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,

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 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 were announced as the headliners on December 14th. Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar to perform at Osheaga in Montreal
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