Top Montréal concerts and live-music events in 2026 and 2027

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Jamie O'Meara

Jamie O'Meara

Montréal’s 2026 and 2027 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, Parc Jean-Drapeau and Place Bell in nearby Laval.

The next year has top-tier artists as varied as the seasons in Montréal, and 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 remaining in 2026 and planned for 2027.

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France’s DJ Snake lets it all uncoil in Place Bell

As a young’un in Paris, William Sami Étienne Grigahcine was so adept at slipping through the long arms of the law that it earned him the nickname “Snake.” When he started DJing, much to his chagrin, the name stuck. Now DJ Snake is a global phenomenon, having collaborated with the likes of Pitbull, Lady Gaga and Diplo, to name a few. His ability to bridge electro, trap, hip-hop, Latin music and more has made him a defining crossover dance artist, and his music has streamed more than 40 billion times.

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.

Montréal pop-punks Simple Plan are Bigger Than You Think!

It’s been 25 years since Simple Plan — one of the biggest and best-known bands ever to come out of Montréal — took the music world by storm with what would become an avalanche of SoCal punk-style anthems like I’m Just a Kid, Welcome to My Life and Summer Paradise. The band has extended their anniversary Bigger Than You Think! world tour to include their first Canadian headlining dates in 10 years. Joining them in their beloved Bell Centre are openers Yellowcard and Bowling for Soup.

Don Omar is the last king, and the Bell Centre is his throne

Dubbed “The King of Reggaeton,” Puerto Rico’s Don Omar could easily also be known as “The Multi Man”.  He’s a multiplatinum recording artist with multifaceted talent, having built himself an extraordinary career as a rapper, composer, producer, actor, entrepreneur and race car driver. Omar’s ongoing The Last King World Tour has garnered praise as one of the most significant Latin music events of the past year.

Pour some sugar on Def Leppard at the Bell Centre

If you still need proof that rock’n’roll will never die, look no further than Def Leppard. The U.K. hard rockers celebrated 50 years as a band in 2026 and, in defiance of the gravity of time, only appear to be getting bigger and even more popular. The 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, who are one of only five rock bands to have two RIAA-certified diamond albums (Pyromania and Hysteria), will put their guitar pedals to the metal in downtown Montréal with guests Goo Goo Dolls and The Struts.

Pop star Gracie Abrams will share a two-night “Look at My Life”

Every once in a long while, there emerges one of those rare pink diamond songwriters, the ones who make perfection look effortless and can find a way, however briefly, to soften even the hardest hearts. L.A.-based, bedroom pop singer/songwriter Gracie Abrams is one of those generational talents, a still-ascendant star with a little something for everyone. Over two nights in MTL, she’ll preview tunes from her third and latest album, Daughter from Hell, on The Look at My Life Tour with special guest Bella Kay.

Arena rockers Nickelback offer fans Everything Under the Sun

The title to the hit Netflix doc Hate to Love: Nickelback (which spent weeks in the platform’s global top 10) pretty much sums it up. Regardless, Canada’s Teflon rockers Nickelback keep on keepin’ on, and there’s no denying them their due. They’re one of the most successful (65 million albums sold) bands in the world, possess a catalogue built for massive rooms and massive moments, and are a live-in-concert force to be reckoned with. They’ll be playing songs from new album Everything Under the Sun.

Niall Horan is yet more proof that there is more than one direction

Irish singer, songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist Niall Horan — one fifth of massive British boy band One direction — is throwing a Dinner Party and everyone’s invited. His fourth critically acclaimed solo studio album, Dinner Party is more of the positivity-propelled, easy-on-the-ears listening that lands him at the top of the pop charts every three years without fail. Opening is up-and-coming, Canadian alt-country artist Cameron Whitcomb.

Calvin Harris brings record-breaking party résumé to MTL

Scottish DJ, singer and record producer Calvin Harris is living proof that records (not the vinyl kind) were made to be broken. The electronic dance and pop music specialist holds the Guinness World Record for the largest attendance at a DJ set by a single artist following a February 2026 performance in São Paulo, Brazil that drew an estimated 1.6 million souls. In 2027, he’ll embark on his first-ever North American arena headline tour.

Angèle’s European Instinct infuses Montréal

Breakout Belgian pop star Angèle has been enthralling European audiences with her take on “nouvelle chanson,” a contemporary excursion into the traditional French Chanson style popularized by artists like Jacques Brel, Serge Gainsbourg and Barbara. Riding a raft of hit singles dating back to 2018, Angèle will introduce her many Montréal fans to music from her recently released third album, Instinct.

Get (sic) with Slipknot at Parc Jean-Drapeau

Just when you need nine guys from Iowa, in trademark terrifying masks performing machine gun metal, to show up and share lived lessons about finding strength in the face of diversity, Slipknot reappears. It’s been over three years since the alt-metal icons have released music, and thunderous new tune Arsenal sets the tone for their re-emergence in typically twisted style. Hear more of what they have in store when their (sic)est Tour blasts its way into town this summer with openers Bring Me The Horizon, Kublai Khan TX and Vended.

  • Where: Parc Jean-Drapeau
  • When: July 21, 2027
  • Tickets: (sic)est Tour

Montrealer Charlotte Cardin takes to the big Bell Centre stage

Native Montrealer Charlotte Cardin’s ever-upward trajectory is a beautiful thing to watch (or more importantly, hear). Singing in both French and English, Cardin’s pop songwriting artistry thrives at the intersection of raw talent and fearless perseverance, and she has the accolades to show for it. In 2026, she took home the Female Artist of the Year award at the prestigious Victoires de la Musique in France, following up on two 2024 Junos (Pop Album of the Year and Album of the Year) for her sophomore record 99 Nights. Following the January 2027 release of her third album, Midnight, mon amour, Cardin will take the stage at downtown Montréal’s Bell Centre for the first time next fall.

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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