Osheaga is a summer festival must!
One of Canada’s biggest outdoor summer music festivals, Osheaga Music and Arts Festival is one of the coolest festivals with the hottest lineup you’ll find all year. Past headliners include Green Day, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Dua Lipa, Sonic Youth, Lana Del Rey, Radiohead, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Snoop Dogg,The Flaming Lips and Chappell Roan, and each year the lineup prediction rumours go into overdrive with expectation. While 2025’s full roster won’t be announced until late February, there’s already some big names in the running to thrill audiences in Montréal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau on August 1 to 3, 2025.
Osheaga is one of the coolest festivals with the hottest lineup you’ll find all year.

Old favourites and new discoveries
2025 marks the 18th edition of Osheaga, whose programming has long spanned the genres of rock, indie, hip-hop, electronica and more, in many cases also offers up-and-comers their first festival stage in front of an eager sold-out audience. And who doesn’t like a bit of ‘I saw them first’ cred once those side stage newbies hit the big time? Osheaga has also been a long-time supporter of the local Montréal music scene, so you’re sure to catch some local favourites in front of some of their biggest crowds yet.
While nothing is confirmed as of yet, Reddit predictors and lineup pools are holding out for the likes of Nine Inch Nails, Tyler the Creator, Charli XCX and Foo Fighters as very real possibilities given their current touring schedules. It’s no wonder Osheaga brings music fans from all over North America for a packed weekend of unforgettable experiences and unbeatable performances.



A full service festival experience
But more than just a music festival, Osheaga brings interactive art installations, local food trucks and local vendors together to keep everyone refuelled, reenergized and ready for more.
The tasty food vendors on site feature a mouthwatering variety of cuisine, including vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. Foodies won’t want to miss the YUL EAT Gardens, featuring local chefs serving up signature dishes for the masses.
Throughout the festival site, arts installations both big and small guarantee a surprise around every corner. Working with a curated group of local artists, Osheaga’s festival grounds look as good as they sound. And better yet, it’s a family friendly all-ages event with play spots for the kids (and shady spots for their parents to take a rest too).
And if that weren’t enough, Osheaga regularly present concerts throughout the year at some of Montréal’s biggest and most iconic music venues. Keep informed on everything they’re up to through the off-festival months on their website.
Now let’s gosheaga!

Mark Hamilton
Mark Hamilton is the community director for QueerMTL, an internationally-touring musician with his projects Woodpigeon and Frontperson and a graduate studies student of history researching LGBTQ+ activism in the city. He’s lived in Montréal since 2015, during which time he’s most often spotted atop a BIXI bike usally running a few minutes late.