Montreal's annual five-day festival returns for another round of music from artists both big and burgeoning. Launched in 2002, POP Montreal is now entering its eighteenth year as a permanent fixture on the Montreal festival map and the international music circuit. POP takes over various venues throughout the city with over 400 artists, as well as talks, workshops, family activities, craft fairs, visual art, film screenings and more.
This year's line-up includes headliners Laurie Anderson, Mavis Staples, Tirzah, Aldous Harding, Weyes Blood and Kokoko!, plus Nick Cave, Shonen Knife, Xiu Xiu, Tinariwen and so many more.