| POP Montreal International Music Festival | |
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| Genre | eclectic |
| Dates | Sept. 23–27, 2020 |
| Location(s) | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Founders | Daniel K. Seligman, Noelle Sorbara, Peter Rowan |
| Attendance | 50,000+ |
| Website | popmontreal.com |
POP Montreal is an annual music festival occurring in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the early fall, usually at the end of September or the beginning of October. More than 400 bands are scheduled to play in more than 50 venues across the city, mostly located in the Mile End area. Along with music, POP Montreal has music-related film (Film Pop), art events (Art Pop) as well as a conference (POP Symposium) and a cultural fair called Puces Pop.[1][2] The initial festival in 2002 saw 80 musical acts performing in 40 venues around Saint Laurent Boulevard.[3]
The name of the festival was inspired by the Halifax Pop Explosion.
Since its creation by Daniel Seligman, Noelle Sorbara, and Peter Rowan in 2002,[4][5] Pop Montreal has presented concerts of important rock, indie-rock, alternative, hip hop and folk artists from North America and Europe as Beck, Billy Childish, Interpol, TTC or Franz Ferdinand along with local favorites The Dears, Les Breastfeeders, We Are Wolves, Arcade Fire and The Unicorns.
Co-founder Daniel Seligman, whose brother Chris Seligman is the keyboardist of the band Stars, serves as the festival's creative director.[6][7][8]
- ^ Dunlevy, T'Cha (September 28, 2009). "A festival more fecund than ever: POP Montreal: New edition holds promise for young and old both", National Post, p. B16.
- ^ Dunlevy, T'Cha (September 30, 2006). "POP Montreal: 'Our festival is better.' Thus read the Pop Montreal poster cheekily displayed at the Osheaga Music and Arts Festival a few weeks back. Not that it's a competition, of course. Archived 2012-11-10 at the Wayback Machine", The Gazette. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ Knelman, Joshua (September 26, 2002).
- ^ Cernetig, Miro (September 27, 2003). "POP Montreal keeps it small: Indie managers launch festival: 'Pop has become a dirty word'", Toronto Star, p. J12.
- ^ Zivitz, Jordan (September 25, 2004). "For organizers, small is beautiful: Fest shines spotlight on overlooked indie bands", The Gazette, p. D3.
- ^ Brijbassi, Adrian (February 11, 2010). "Montreal's indie music scene sizzles", Toronto Star, p. T7.
- ^ Macfarlane, John (March 12, 2007). "Free beer, free bashes – oh, and some bands, too", The Gazette, p. D1.
- ^ Dunlevy, T'Cha (September 25, 2010). "POP Montreal: Unknown acts get along famously", Edmonton Journal. Retrieved May 30, 2011.