“POP Montreal is turning 25. This year’s festival has some surprises from the past, a few legends, some up-and-coming artists. I can’t wait to celebrate with everyone.

Daniel Seligman,
Creative Director

Along with the news, the legendary Divan Orange will come back to life for three special nights, including two with the band Plants & Animals.

2026 Pop Montreal artists, features, and showcases (first wave)

A Winged Victory for the Sullen
Luna
Uffie
High Vis
Chad VanGaalen
Nardwuar the Human Serviette:
Infinity Song
Sabrina Raté and Roger Tellier Craig
Toujours Ensemble
La Sécurité
Les Hay Babies
Plants and Animals
Julie Doiron
Think About Life
Spencer Krug
Automatic
Dune Rats
Hana Stretton
Squirrel Flower
ESPRIT 空想
Cutty Ranks
JayaHadADream
Lord Sko
Infinite Coles
Thunderheist
Lucrecia Dalt
Fred Frith
René Lussier

Secret City 20th Anniversary: A big emotional family reunion for one of Montreal’s defining indie labels featuring Klô Pelgag, Brad Barr, Basia Bulat, Antoine Corriveau, Unessential Oils, La Force, Shad, Bye Parula, and more.

Heated “POP” Rivalry: Join POP Montreal and Joie des Livres with a live and sexy Heated Rivalry live show and book launch on september 28 with special guests including Dumas, La Bronze, Phillipe B, Night Lunch, Peter Perter and other special guests.

I Am Trying To Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco
Directed by Sam Jones
USA / 2002 / 92 mins

Thursday, September 24, 6:30 pm at Cinema Moderne

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco (which screened at the first POP Montreal!) is a 2002 black-and-white documentary film by director/photographer Sam Jones, following the American alt-country rock band Wilco through the creation and distribution of their fourth studio album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Trailer here

We Are The Shaggs
Directed by Ken Kwapis
USA / 2026 / 98 mins

Friday, September 25, 6:30 pm at Cinema Moderne

Three sisters from rural New Hampshire formed a band in the late 1960s, but not by choice. Betty, Dorothy, and Helen Wiggin had no interest in playing music. In fact, they had no musical abilities at all. It was their father, Austin, inspired by a prophecy, who became convinced that his girls would become rock stars. He pulled his daughters out of school, bought them a pair of cheap guitars and a drum kit, dubbed them The Shaggs, and basically commanded them to make music. In 1969, he brought the girls to a storefront recording studio outside of Boston, and the result is one of the most head-scratching and polarizing albums ever committed to vinyl. “We Are The Shaggs” is their story.

Order tickets for Pop Montreal 2026 HERE