Top Montréal concerts and live-music events in 2026

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Jamie O'Meara

Jamie O'Meara

Montréal’s 2026 concert calendar is packed with superstar tours, legacy acts and homegrown icons performing at the city’s top venues, such as the downtown Bell Centre, Place des Arts in the Quartier des Spectacles and Place Bell in nearby Laval.

The next many months have top-tier artists as varied as the seasons in Montréal, and this year is shaping up to be musically monumental. Let the following be your guide to all the biggest, can’t-miss Montréal concerts and live-music events in 2026, and where to get tickets.

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Delivering a Five Finger Death Punch to downtown Montréal

Las Vegas multi-platinum, hard-rock powerhouse Five Finger Death Punch have been knocking it out for the last two decades, and their 20th Anniversary World Tour will offer a preview of heavy-duty tunes from their upcoming tenth album, due in the fall of 2026. Noteworthy: their extensive charitable work for suicide prevention, youth homelessness, assisting military veterans and more is well known, and Las Vegas has recognized their efforts by declaring November 1 “Five Finger Death Punch Day.” Special guests at their MTL show include Cody Jinks and Eva Under Fire.

The Bell Centre hosts a masterclass in the art of loving with Olivia Dean

British pop/soul singer and songwriter Olivia Dean’s career trajectory has been nothing short of meteoric. It was only in 2023 that Dean released her critically hailed debut album Messy. Also, in the “That’s Not Nuthin’ Department,” her recently released 2025 sophomore album, The Art of Loving, has seen her become the first British woman to have a number one album and number one single (Man I Need) simultaneously in the biggest opening week for a British female artist since Adele in 2021.

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Expect the epic when Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte rock the Bell Centre

Two gritty and creative rock powerhouses in their own right, Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte — close friends and allies since the very earliest days of their respective careers — have sold multi-millions of albums each and still regularly feature on Billboard charts. Now the two bands are teaming up for a tag-team, one-two punch tour that will hit Montréal this summer.

It’s a classic rock onslaught with Deep Purple, Kansas and Jefferson Starship

If you smell smoke on the water, it’s not wildfires. It’s because British hard rock institution Deep Purple — who’ve influenced everyone from Iron Maiden to Metallica since their 1968 formation — will be performing at Place Bell. Equally era-defining rockers Kansas (singles Dust in the Wind and Carry on Wayward Son appeared on the Billboard charts for more than 200 weeks combined) and Jefferson Starship round out the bill.

Iconic prog-rockers Rush ready to wow Montréal fans once again

All the world’s a stage, and they aren’t merely players. One of Canada’s most formidable musical exports, Rush, are on tour for the first time since the passing of drummer and lyricist Neil Peart in 2020. The much-loved, multiple-hall-of-fame inductees are taking 50 years of transformational music on the road as part of their rapidly selling out Fifty Something Tour (four sold out shows in each of the cities of New York, Toronto, Chicago and Fort Worth, Texas alone). Be there or be sad.

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Metal legends Iron Maiden, Megadeth and Anthrax set to shred Parc Jean-Drapeau

Three of the original monsters of metal are about to set foot in Montréal, led by the truly legendary Iron Maiden (and, of course, fearsome mascot Eddie the Head). As time certainly does fly, somewhat unbelievably the Maiden are celebrating their 50th anniversary on their Run for Your Lives World Tour 2026, and promise a setlist featuring the biggest songs of their lengthy career. Sweetening the deal, Iron Maiden will be accompanied by fellow metal pioneers Megadeth and Anthrax.

Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad… will make fans pretty happy

Everything she touches turns to gold. Or platinum, rather. All of which to say, multi-platinum artist Olivia Rodrigo has the musical Midas touch. Her 2021 earwormy single Drivers License — a scarily dead-on ode to teenage heartache — almost broke the internet, smashing a string of records along the way. Rodrigo is now back with her critically acclaimed third studio record, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love. The album charted at number one in over 20 countries with many reviewers calling it her best work yet. Judge for yourself when Rodrigo brings it to MTL with openers Wolf Alice.

For those about to rock, AC/DC salutes you as they Power Up

Formidable Aussie rockers AC/DC are among the most popular bands to grace the face of the planet. Ever. Their brilliant 1980 release Back in Black not only still stands the test of time, it’s the second best-selling LP in the history of recorded music, behind only Michael Jackson’s Thriller. AC/DC’s Power Up tour, named for their latest studio album (which reached number one in 21 countries), will leave Montréal concertgoers thunderstruck.

Gorillaz climb The Mountain in new foray into uncharted territory 

While it’s no longer accurate to call Britain’s Gorillaz a purely “virtual” band, they aren’t strictly a live band either (though they do tour with a large ensemble of musicians). Formed by Blur frontman Damon Albarn and artist/Tank Girl co-creator Jamie Hewlitt, the alt-rock/art-pop/hip-hop phenomenon that combines cartoon imagery with collaboration-heavy compositions are no less, well, phenomenal on their latest mind bender, The Mountain. Joining them are openers Little Simz and Deltron 3030.

Teddy Swims is looking good on The Ugly Tour

Multi-genre musician Teddy Swims is hauling his hefty stylistic toolbox — packed with crafty R&B, pop, soul, country and more — back to Montréal, stepping it up a notch from Place Bell in 2025 to the Bell Centre this fall. The ascendant Swims (an acronym for Someone Who Isn’t Me Sometimes) has been steadily marching up international charts, so don’t miss out on a second chance to catch him when he brings his new Ugly Tour to town with special guest Freak Freely.

The Smashing Pumpkins unleash Rats in a Cage at Bell Centre

It’s hard to imagine the ’90s without The Smashing Pumpkins. Thankfully, you can leave the imagining to them. The Pumpkins’ The Rats in a Cage Tour will see the quintessential alt-rockers performing two distinct sets: one celebrating the recent 30th anniversary of smash-hit, 1995 double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, and one a career-spanning retrospective of nearly four decades of signature hits, deep cuts and fan faves.

The Black Keys serve up Peaches ’N Kream

Don’t let the name of The Black Keys’ new album Peaches! fool you. It’s raw, visceral rock’n’roll that singer Dan Auerbach describes as the band’s “most natural record” since their 2002 debut, The Big Come Up. Incredibly, Peaches! is also the duo’s fourteenth album overall. The project was born in the wake of Auerbach’s late father’s diagnosis of cancer. “We weren’t making a record. We were just jamming,” says Auerbach. “Really primal, in a moment when all the nerves were raw.” Opening is guest Jeremie Albino.

Styx flows back into Place Bell

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto. Thank you very much indeed to longstanding prog/pop/soft rockers Styx, whose catalogue spans 44 years and now 18 albums with their most recent LP, 2025’s Circling from Above. Including original members James “JY” Young (lead vocals, guitars), Tommy Shaw (lead vocals, guitars) and Chuck Panozzo (bass, vocals), the band behind classic radio hits like Come Sail Away, Babe and Mr. Roboto will take the stage with Montréal rock royalty Sass Jordan, who will open the show.

KATSEYE will electrify MTL with global girl power

It’s no accident that nascent, six-member pop powerhouse KATSEYE are taking the world by storm. Featuring members from four countries (the Philippines, South Korea, Switzerland and the United States), the LA-based KATSEYE was formed via the 2023 reality competition series Dream Academy. In 2025, they had a breakout year that saw them crowned TikTok’s Global Artist of the Year and earn two GRAMMY nominations for Best New Artist and Best Pop Duo/Group. More accolades are, doubtless, on the way.

Catch a cool, pop-rap Doja Cat in Montréal this fall

Not everyone can parlay an internet meme into a massive music career, but that’s exactly what L.A. rapper, singer and songwriter Doja Cat did with her 2018 novelty single Mooo!, on which she portrays herself as a cow. Like, an actual cow. Fast forward to 2025, and the “Queen of Pop-Rap,” or the “Queen of Memes” as she is alternately known, is taking her massive, year-long, 62-city Tour Ma Vie World Tour to no less than five continents.

Romance is in the air on Andrea Bocelli 30th Anniversary Tour

One of the most beloved and recognized musical voices in the world, Maestro Andrea Bocelli is celebrating three decades since his 1997 breakthrough album Romanza. Romanza was an almost instant global phenomenon when it was released, selling more than 20 million copies worldwide and becoming both the best-selling Italian-language album and the best-selling predominantly non-English language album of all time. And now it’s time to fall in love all over again.

Pop star Hilary Duff has chart-topping Roommates on new tour

It’s been over a decade since Hilary Duff — the titular star of the Disney Channel blockbuster Lizzie McGuire who kicked off her music career with 2003’s four-times platinum album Metamorphosis — has released new music, but it’s been worth the wait. Propelled by the hit single Roommates, Duff’s sixth studio album, luck… or something, will see her embarking on a worldwide tour for most of the next year with a highly anticipated stop in la belle ville with special guest Lauren Spencer Smith.

Jamie O'Meara

Jamie O'Meara

Jamie O'Meara was the Editor-in-Chief at C2 Montréal and the former Editor-in-Chief of alt-weekly newspaper HOUR Magazine.

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