There are two ways to get VIP area access!

1) The first 100 people to make a 200$ + donation to KANPE will receive 2 passes to the VIP area at the show and a copy of the book Soulever les montagnes. To participate visit kanpe.org. :: SOLD OUT::

2) ALL SUPER PASSES PUCHASED THROUGH POPMONTREAL.COM GIVE YOU VIP AREA ACCESS. Look for the red “Super Pass” button on our home screen.

Like a Be-In, but with bi-ikes. At the McAuslan brewery in Montreal's sud-ouest. MORE INFO

For pedestrians at the annual St. Laurent Street Fair, POP’s beer tent is always a highlight.

A quarterly curated POP series at Toronto’s fanciest boutique hotel stage.

Spring promotion tours in Canada, East Coast USA and beyond!

September 19-23, 2012

Popsesh is a made-up word combining "pop" and "listening session." #popsesh is how we gossip on Twitter at listening sessions. We also have a Popsesh Pick O The Week on our website.

The Super Pass will get you priority access into all events, depending on capacity, so please arrive early for shows that are expected to fill-up or for bands that you really want to see. If an event is full, you will have to wait until people leave before you are able to get in.

We sell tickets to our events at a variety of different vendors in Montreal, as well as online. Click here for tickets currently available online, or, if you'd like physical tickets, Cheap Thrills, L'oblique, Atom Heart and Phonopolis are usually a safe bet. If a show is taking place at either Casa del Popolo or Sala Rossa, tickets for that event will also be available at Casa del Popolo, as well as the aformentioned vendors.

If a show is not listed on the Tickets page, this means that tickets to that specific event are only available at the door.

Tickets to FILM Pop events are available at the port, and admission to most Kids, Symposium, Puces and Art POP events are free unless otherwise specified.

We love volunteers, and are always looking for help in a variety of areas, especially during festival time. Click here for more information on how to get involved.

Reserve your flights and book your hostels, POP Montreal will be back September 19-23, 2012! Early-bird submissions open November 1, 2011 on Sonicbids so fluff your EPK and take some new Instamatics of your band, it's not a music festival without your awesome project in the mix! Submissions made prior to January 2, 2012 are only $20 (fee raises to $25 after that date).

Early Bird Rate: $20 - November 1, 2011 - January 2, 2012

Regular Rate: $25 - January 3, 2012 - May 20, 2012

We will notify all artists of our decision via e-mail, whether or not you have been selected, by mid-August. Please be patient as there are thousands of submissions!

Each year we receive a large number of electronic and physical applications for POP. We then conduct months of listening sessions where our jury of music enthusiasts, producers, musicians, media, promoters, etc help us decide which acts are best suited to play the festival. We do several rounds of this to give each band a fair chance and to make sure that we bring you only the best of programming!

We consider many different styles of music to be "pop", and every year program a wide range of artists and genres -- "pop" or not. Metal, old-school funk, punk, soul, electronic... send it our way!