Canadian Music Festivals
Thursday Aug 11
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Festival Musique du Bout du Monde
Gaspé, QC @ Multiple Venues (Gaspé) ; Aug 11 - Aug 14Ouri | Lisa LeBlanc | Franklin Electric | Les Louanges | les Deuxluxes | Odreii | Laura Niquay | Lido Pimienta | Zoon | Vieux Farka Touré | LA PATENTE | Kora Flamenca | Cha Wa | Flore Laurentienne | P’tit Belliveau | Sam Tucker | Habana Café | Mother of Cups | EMDE | Shaina Hayes | Ghetto Kumbé | Inbal Zadok | Claude Hurtubise | Valérie Ékoumè -
Friendzy Fest - The Year Of The Mushroom
Evansburg, AB @ Rangeton Park ; Aug 11 - Aug 15Balkan Bump Friday Aug 12
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Lasso Montréal
Montreal, QC @ Parc Jean-Drapeau ; Aug 12 - Aug 13Dierks Bentley | Old Dominion | Luke Bryan | Ashley McBryde | Tim Hicks | Kelsea Ballerini | Riley Green | Tenille Townes | BRELAND | Matt Lang | Robyn Ottolini | Five Roses | Lily Rose | Sara Dufour | BRITTANY KENNELL | LÉA JARRY -
Greenway Jam
Kingsville, ON @ Multiple Venues (Kingsville) ; Aug 12 - Aug 14Sarah Smith | Big Little Lions | Julian Taylor | Vaudevillain | Alfie Smith | Washboard Hank | Elliott BROOD | Suzie Vinnick | Slocan Ramblers | Eamon McGrath | Garnet Rogers | Tannis Slimmon and Lewis Melville | Steven Page | Ashley MacIsaac | Kathleen Edwards | Durham County Poets | Brendan Scott Friel | Mark Hargreaves Saturday Aug 13
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Implosion Explosion
Victoria, BC @ Phillips Brewery (Backyard) ; Aug 13 - Aug 14St. Paul and The Broken Bones | Carmanah | Charlotte Day Wilson | Andy Shauf | Zella Day | Sampa The Great | Bankes Brothers | Nicky MacKenzie Tuesday Aug 16
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Prince Edward County Jazz Festival
Picton, ON @ Multiple Venues (Picton) ; Aug 16 - Aug 21Manteca | Luanda Jones | Gord Sheard | Emilie-Claire Barlow | Brian Barlow Big Band | Laila Biali | Paco Luviano Trio | Alex Dean Quartet | Jocelyn Gould | Big Smoke Brass | Kalya Ramu Quartet | Howard Lopez Music Group | Bernie Senensky and the Moe Koffman Tribute Band | Jake Koffman | Jenica Rayne Jazz Trio | Jazz Van | Chameleon Jazz Band | Brian Legere Trio | Amanda Tosoff | Casa Royal Trio Thursday Aug 18
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Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival
Salmon Arm, BC @ Salmon Arm Fairgrounds ; Aug 18 - Aug 21Jann Arden | Snotty Nose Rez Kids | Tom Cochrane | William Prince | Witch Prophet | Tanika Charles | Le Ren | Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar | Antibalas | Ruthie Foster | Five Alarm Funk | Alex Cuba | Clerel | Colin Linden | PIQSIQ | Shaela Miller | Shred Kelly | Northern Cree | CJ Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band | Cedric Burnside | Cha Wa | Oral Fuentes Reggae Band Friday Aug 19
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Muskoka Music Festival
Gravenhurst, ON @ Multiple Venues (Gravenhurst) ; Aug 19 - Aug 21Whitehorse | Ahi | Devin Cuddy Band | Hayley Stark | Heavyweights Brass Band | I, the Mountain | James Gray | Jim Bryson | Lydia Persaud | Matthew Barber | Shawna Caspi | Steve Poltz | Alex Pangman & The Sweet Hots | Caroline Marie Brooks | Fred Schulz | Mimi O'Bansawin | Roslyn Witter | Section 53 | Tak Arikushi | Tania Joy | Zeegwon Shilling -
Summerfolk Music & Crafts Festival
Owen Sound, ON @ Kelso Beach Park ; Aug 19 - Aug 21Raine Maida | Chantal Kreviazuk | Le Vent Du Nord | Matt Andersen | Leela Gilday | Irish Mythen | My Son The Hurricane | Connie Kaldor | Steve Poltz | OKAN | Danny Michel | Rick Fines | Andrea Ramolo | Twin Flames | Birds of Bellwoods | Ambre McLean | Leaf Rapids | RPR | RedFox | Boogát | Beppe Gambetta | Emily Jean Flack | Mimi O'Bonsawin | Bywater Call | Moskitto Bar | Aysanabee | PUULUUP | Morgan X Barrie | Mélisande | Aleksi Campagne | Emilee Ann Pitawanakwat | Rob Elder Trio | Treasa Levasseur | David Newland -
Riverfest Elora
Elora, ON @ Bissell Park ; Aug 19 - Aug 21Mother Mother | Rheostatics | Blue Stones | Jessia | Omega Mighty | Loviet | Pineo & Loeb | Softcult | PONY | Safe As Milk | Alessia Cara | Strumbellas | Ria Mae | Dizzy | Kimmortal | The Planet Smashers | Rose Cousins | DijahSB | My Son The Hurricane | Nimkish | Command Sisters | Orson Wilds | Wine Lips | Revive The Rose | The Glorious Sons | Paul Cauthen | Bran Van 3000 | Charmaine | OBGMs | Ruby Waters | Justin Rutledge | B.A. Johnston | Luca Fogale | Anna Sofia | Aysanabee | Eekwol | Cots | Boo Radley Project | I, the Mountain | Marie-Gold | Nosbic & Flawless | Fellow Camper | Madison Galloway | Excuse Me. | Diner Mints | Junglecat | Royal Castles | Edwin "The Cat" | Uncle Harry & The Kickstands -
Canadian National Exhibition (CNE)
Toronto, ON @ Exhibition Place ; Aug 19 - Sep 05Bruce Cockburn | Hawksley Workman | Marianas Trench | iskwē | Monowhales | Command Sisters | Glass Tiger | Lighthouse | Altameda | David Wilcox | Busty and the Bass | Gordon Lightfoot | Tom Cochrane | Anslem Douglas | Conor Gains | Courtney Gilmour | Crush | Dave Murphy Band | Fleetwood Nicks | Practically Petty | grandson | Greg Wyard | Groovestone | Jake Clemons | Jay Douglas | JJ Wilde | Jocelyn Alice | Johannes Linstead | Johnny Reid | Kallitechnis | Kasador | Keep The Faith | Lemon Cash | Marshall Dane | Pat Temple | Paul James Band | Practically Hip | Double Cuts | Third World | Two for the Show | Ty Baynton | Bryce Vine | Bad To The Bone | Five Roses | Elko | Fraser Melvin Band | High Court County | John Anderson | Johnson's Creek | Just Heart | Kenny V | Lost Patients | Mackenzie Leigh Meyer | Matt Morson | Neon Nostalgic | One Ugly Cowboy | Scarecrow | Shawnee Kish | Southern Fried | Summer of 69 | Tom Barlow Saturday Aug 20
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Summerlight Festival
Vancouver, BC @ Vancouver ; Aug 20Zolas | Desirée Dawson | Sleepy Gonzales | Jins | Jenny Banai | IAMTHELIVING | Johnny Payne | dwi Tuesday Aug 23
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MUTEK
Montreal, QC @ Multiple Venues (Montreal) ; Aug 23 - Aug 28Loraine James | Koreless | Aquarian | Caterina Barbieri | Dauwd | Nicola Cruz | Nicolas Bougaïeff | Planetary Assault Systems Friday Aug 26
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Wavelength Summer Thing
Toronto, ON @ Lithuanian House ; Aug 26 - Aug 27Cadence Weapon | Backxwash | Absolutely Free | Yoo Doo Right | James Baley | Ouri | Dreamcrusher | Morgan-Paige Melbourne | LaFHomme -
Purple City Music Festival
Edmonton, AB @ Multiple Venues (Edmonton) ; Aug 26 - Aug 28Shannon and the Clamz | Basement Revolver | Dilly Dally | Mas Aya | A Place to Bury Strangers | Garrys | Actors | Death Valley Girls | Sister Ray | Priyanka | Papercuts | Pearl Charles | !!! | Petunia | Blue Moon Marquee | Vagina Witchcraft | Mitch Davis | Michael Rault | Archaics | Faith Healer | Velvetiens | Motorbike James | The Radiation Flowers | Black Mastiff | Real Sickies | Glaare | Stillwaves | Body Lens | Ghostwoman | Uncanny Valley | Total Chroma Thursday Sep 01
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Festival de Musique Émergente (FME)
Rouyn-Noranda, QC @ Rouyn-Noranda ; Sep 01 - Sep 04Paupière | Gayance | Pantayo | Pierre Kwenders | Lido Pimienta | No Joy | Laurence-Anne | Maky Lavender | Cadence Weapon | Backxwash | Animal Collective | Lisa LeBlanc | Les Hay Babies | Sarahmée | Koriass | Loud | CRi | Lou-Adriane Cassidy | Rich Aucoin | Hubert Lenoir | Bibi Club | Connaisseur Ticaso | Naya Ali | Magi Merlin | Balaklava Blues | La Bronze | Le Couleur | La Fièvre | Super Plage | Tallies | Kee Avil | Choses Sauvages | Sheenah Ko | Chad VanGaalen | Gus Englehorn | Gloin | Seulement | JOHNNY CLASH AND THE PORKYZ | Mr. Santé | Elizabete Balčus | P’tit Belliveau | DJ MATHIEU BEAUSÉJOUR | DJ ORANGEADE | Medicine Singers | AVALANCHE KAITO | Virginie B | Narcisse | JOHNNY PILGRIM | Grim Streaker | Gustaf | Lucill | BRAMA | Laure | Tamar Aphek | IXINDAMIX | NOUVELLE LUNE | LENTEUR | LATITUDE 45 | MNNQNS | GARGÄNTUA | THA RETAIL SIMPS | Killer Kin Friday Sep 02
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Denim on the Diamond
Kelowna, BC @ King's Stadium ; Sep 02 - Sep 03JJ Wilde | Boy Golden | Reklaws | Tebey | Coleman Hell | Matt Maeson | Delaney Jane | Wilderado Thursday Sep 08
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CityFolk Festival
Ottawa, ON @ Lansdowne Park ; Sep 08 - Sep 17JJ Wilde | Kathleen Edwards | White Buffalo | The Glorious Sons | T-Pain | Tim Hicks | Black Pumas | Matt Andersen | Record Company | Orville Peck | Whitehorse | Tré Burt | John Fogerty | Sarah Harmer | Shovels & Rope | Zach Bryan Friday Sep 09
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Rolling Loud Toronto
Toronto, ON @ Multiple Venues (Toronto) ; Sep 09 - Sep 11Future | Wizkid | Dave | Lil Uzi Vert | A Boogie wit da Hoodie | Rae Sremmurd | Roy Woods | Preme | Night Lovell | Smiley | Abra | PVRX | Tia Bank$ | Roddy Ricch | Skepta | Trippie Redd | Ski Mask the Slump God | Lil Yachty | Pressa | Oliver Tree | Aitch | Jazz Cartier | Mariah the Scientist | Burna Bandz | Robb Bank$ | BEAM | Haviah Mighty | Migos | NAV | Lil Tjay | Lil Tecca | Belly | AJ Tracey | Sheck Wes | Yung Bleu | Pouya | Xavier Wulf | Skiifall | RamRiddlz | SLM | BIGBABYGUCCI | Danny Towers | DOM VALLIE | BKTHERULA | Rubi Rose | Ka$hdami | $not | DDG | Kaycyy | Destroy Lonely | BABYSANTANA | K Camp | Mike Dimes | OHGEESY | Unknown T | Tay Money | Chromazz | NLE Choppa | Central Cee | FRVRFRIDAY | Shenseea | BIA | Rema | KILLY | $uicideboy$ | KAASH PAIGE | Baka Not Nice | Pengz | Arrdee | Lancey Foux | Rocco | Shakewell | Rob49 | Why G | Fivio Foreign | Fat Nick | Icewear Vezzo | Da Crook | Freddie Dredd | Duvy | zZz | Lil Skies -
Supercrawl
Hamilton, ON @ James Street North ; Sep 09 - Sep 11JJ Wilde | Altameda | Tim Baker | Tynomi Banks | Barettas | Blind Mule | Breeze | Nuela Charles | Dearly Beloved | Dirty Nil | Ellevator | Espanola | HPO Brass Quintet | Sarah Harmer | Hidden Cameras | Shawnee Kish | Loony | Loviet | Olivia Lunny | Eamon McGrath | OMBIIGIZI | Lydia Persaud | Lido Pimienta | Pleasure Craft | Amanda Rheaume | Tallies | Julian Taylor | TRP.P | Charlotte Day Wilson | Fame Cartel | Golden Feather | Sarah Good & The Bads | Nezqwik | Northern Cree Saturday Sep 10
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Super Friendly Fest
Edmonton, AB @ Union Hall ; Sep 10 - Sep 11Protest the Hero | Propagandhi | Comeback Kid | Flatliners | Good Riddance | Belvedere | Brutal Youth | Fire Next Time | Penske File | Misery Signals | Moneen | Choke | The Fullblast | Living With Lions | Calling All Captains | Carpenter | Drive By Punch | Compromise | MakeWar | Rest Easy | Bad Buddy | Norell | Nicolas Rage | Medical Pilot Tuesday Sep 13
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Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival
Fredericton, NB @ Multiple Venues (Fredericton) ; Sep 13 - Sep 18Nikki Yanofsky | Sheepdogs | Amanda Shires | Sugaray Rayford Band | Bettye LaVette | Terra Lightfoot | Celisse | Larkin Poe Thursday Sep 15
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Rifflandia Festival
Victoria, BC @ Multiple Venues (Victoria) ; Sep 15 - Sep 18Ibibio Sound Machine | Lorde | Charli XCX | Cypress Hill | Black Pumas | Lauv | Ben Harper | Bikini Kill | Pussy Riot | Cat Power | bbno$ | Funk Hunters | Allan Rayman | Bran Van 3000 | Chali 2na | Cut Chemist | Whipped Cream | Priyanka | Moontricks | Jessia | Ruby Waters | Boy Golden | Lex Leosis | Luca Fogale | Librarian | Art d'Ecco | Stickybuds | Astrocolor | Gold & Youth | Foxy Moron | Choir | DJ Diesel (Shaquille O'Neal) | DJ Shubb | Terror Jr | Rumpus | Vinyl Richie | Jessu & Pyka | Ikky | SABOTA | Joanna Magik | ALEXIS TUCCI | ASPEN KING -
Guelph Jazz Festival
Guelph, ON @ Multiple Venues (Guelph) ; Sep 15 - Sep 18Land of Kush | Natural Information Society | Ari Brown | Lido Pimienta | Eric Chenaux | Kee Avil | Bernice | Sarah Pagé | John Hollenbeck | James Brandon Lewis Trio | Pete Johnston’s Stranger Still | Collateral | Fanfare Pourpour | Nicole Rampersaud | Aimée Dawn Robinson | Chippewa Travellers | Ben Finley & Reza Yazdanpanah | Doug Tielli’s Imaginary Brass Band | Larry Graves’s Libation Street Band | Guelph Youth Jazz Ensemble Friday Sep 16
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Hollowfest
Lanark Highlands, ON @ Demoulin Acres ; Sep 16 - Sep 18 -
Harvest Moon Festival
Clearwater, MB @ Clearwater ; Sep 16 - Sep 18Cassidy Mann | Katie Tupper | Ego Spank | Georgia Harmer | Kris Ulrich | Haileys | JÉRÉMIE & THE DELICIOUS HOUNDS | Mason & Taylor Weselowski | FOWLER | Jacob Brodovsky | Those Folks | Superfun with James Culleton Saturday Sep 17
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Sandbanks Music Festival
Picton, ON @ Sandbanks Provincial Park ; Sep 17 - Feb 17Born Ruffians | Laurence-Anne | Matt Barber | CATL | Huaraches | Craig Foster -
Waterfront Festival Toronto
Toronto, ON @ Multiple Venues (Toronto) ; Sep 17 - Sep 18 Wednesday Sep 28
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POP Montreal
Montreal, QC @ Multiple Venues (Montreal) ; Sep 28 - Oct 02Allison Russell | Tortoise | Linda Lindas | Martha Wainwright | Priyanka | Julie Doiron | Gulfer | Born Ruffians | DJ Shub | Bambii | Magi Merlin | Caroline | Julien Sagot | Hollie Cook | Jonathan Personne | JayWood | Robert Robert | Jane Inc | Patrick Holland | Poolblood | Keeper E. | Scott Hardware | Sister Ray | PACKS | Deanna Petcoff | Sham Family | Cymande | Sister Nancy | Ata Kak | Haru Nemuri | Wayne Snow | Kali Malone | Medicine Singers | Fuji|||||||||||ta | Lydia Kepinski | L'Rain | Water From Your Eyes | TootArd | Bibi Club | Mallrat | Wild Black | Bells Larsen | Kxng Wooz | Shanii 22 | Niabi | Kaya Hoax Friday Sep 30
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FutureStops Festival
Toronto, ON @ Roy Thomson Hall ; Sep 30Raven Chacon | Sarah Svendsen | Rashaan Allwood | Amina Claudine Myers