Pop Montreal Announces Full Festival Lineup
Headlining this year’s festival are Arcade Fire, Karkwa, Chromeo, tUnE-yArDs, REDD KROSS, Girls, Asobi Seksu, Laura Marlings, Fucked Up, Yuck, Andrew WK, The Velvettes, Galaxie, Tahiti 80, Grimes, No Joy, Jean Leloup, Alessi’s Ark, Marie-Jo Therio, Plants & Animals, Liam Finn, The Planet Smashers, Peter Hook, Parlovr, Ohbijou, Tim Eriksen, The Raincoats, Moonface, Rich Aucoin, Miracle Fortress, R. Stevie Moore, Bass Drum of Death, Japandroids, Random Recipe, The Beauties, Les Breastfeeders, Socalled, Caroline Keating, Forest City Lovers, Shaydakiss, A K U A, Bishop Morocco, Kingdom, Kid Sister, Charlotte Cornfield, The Balconies, The Mountains & The Trees, Snailhouse, Snowblink, Frankie Rose, Mozart’s Sister, Jordan Dare, Purity Ring, Real McKenzies, The DarcysSean Nicholas Savage, Lunice, Vilify, Elfin Saddle, Little Tybee, Pree Holland Creek, Belgrave, Mavo, Ralph “Soul” Jackson, The Hellbound Hepcats, Holger, Allie Hughes, Shortpants Romance, Evening Hymns, Deep Dark Woods, The Breezes, Uncle Bad Touch, supperfossilpower, Hooded Fang, Hands & Teeth, Metz, Mood Rings, She’s Got A Habit, Pat Jordache, Jennifer Castle, Hexes & Ohs, Born Gold, The Hoof & The Heel, TOPS, Dirty Beaches, Adam & The Amethysts, Doldrums, Chocolate Robots, Amanita Bloom, David Martel, Duzheknew, TONSTARTSSBANDHT, Cotton Mouth and Matt Stern. This is only a few of the bands that will be playing this year’s fest. For the full lineup head over to popmontreal.com
If your head hasn’t exploded yet due to the sheer amazingness of all the bands and artists that will be in town for this year’s Festival we would like to let you in on a very special charity event that will take place during the fest that was set up by none other than Win Butler of Arcade Fire. Along with Dexter John of DJ Sports Club, Win Butler and Pop Montreal will put on the first annual Pop vs. Jock Charity Basketball Game. Butler and a team of musicians will face off against a team of current and graduated basketball players from the McGill Redmen and Concordia Stingers. To make this event even more special, Arcade Fire’s Regine Chassagne will be playing the organ during the game and Kid Koala will play the half-time show. All proceeds from the game will go to DJ Sports Club, a non-profit organization that offers sports programs to children aged 7 to 17. For tickets to this and all other Pop events head over to popmontreal.com
