POP Montreal 2015 first wave artists revealed

Giorgio Moroder
 
Feast your eyes on the first wave of names playing POP Montreal Sept. 16-20, at venues across the city. The time to start losing your shit is now!
 
Babes in Toyland – Barbara Lynn – Bully – Built to Spill – Cairo Gang – Cannibal Ox – CE Schneider Topical – Coeur de Pirate – The Cribs – The Diodes – Fanfaraï – Giorgio Moroder – Godflesh – Heartless Bastards – Hartley C White – Jean Grae – Jerusalem in my Heart – Jib Kidder – Junglepussy – The Key Lites – Lil Buck Sinegal – Lyric Michelle – Lady – Macka Diamond – Mega Bog – Mikal Cronin – Murder by Death – Ought – Thurston Moore – Anne Waldman – Fast Speaking Music – Jessie Smith – Rebecca Foon – AroarA – Bill Mckibben – Prurient – Pelvic Floor –  Stars of the Lid – Will Butler
 
A few details:

Disco legend Giorgio Moroder will be playing St-Jean Baptiste Church, which will be transformed into what POP calls “a psych disco palace.”

If you noticed former Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore in the list, he’ll be playing the Pathway to Paris concert to raise money and awareness on climate change for 350.org, alongside poet Anne Waldman, local cellist Rebecca Foon and many more artists to be announced.

Minnesota punks Babes in Toyland are reuniniting after 15 years apart, and Harlem hip hop duo Cannibal Ox is also on the comeback trail.

Big-time U.K. industrial band Godflesh and R&B legend Barbara Lynn will be playing their first ever Montreal shows at POP.

Dancehall queen Macka Diamond will play a late-night show with rappers Lady and Junglepussy.

Local chanteuse Coeur de Pirate will debut her forthcoming new record at the festival.

Will Butler will play Montreal for the first time since his pair of sold out record launch shows in March.
 
Show info:
 
Coeur de Pirate + guests
Wednesday, September 16th, 2015
Metropolis (59 rue St-Catherine East)
Doors 7 pm / Show 8 pm
Tickets $35 av and available here

POP Montreal, evenko and Greenland present
The Diodes + guests
Thursday, September 17th, 2015
Phi Center (407 rue Saint Pierre)
Doors 7 pm / Show 8 pm
Tickets $20 av / $25, on sale May 8th at noon and available here

POP Montreal presents:
Ought + guests
Thursday, September 17th, 2015
Ukrainian Federation (5213 rue Hutchison)
Doors 7pm / Show 8pm
Tickets $15, on sale May 8th at noon and available here

POP Montreal and Blue Skies Turn Black present:
Mikal Cronin + Cairo Gang + guest
Thursday, September 17th, 2015
Théâtre Fairmount (5241 Parc)
Doors 8pm / Show 9pm
Tickets 16$ av / $20 door, on sale May 8th and available here

POP Montreal presents:
Cannibal Ox + Jean Grae + Lyric Michelle + guests
Friday, September 18th, 2015
Club Soda (1225 St-Laurent)
Doors 7pm / Show 8pm
Tickets $25 av / $30 door, on sale May 8th and available here

POP Montreal presents:
Will Butler + guests
Friday, September 18th, 2015
Théâtre Rialto (5723 Parc)
Doors 7pm / Show 8pm
Tickets $25, on sale May 8th and available here

POP Montreal presents:
OSR Tapes showcase with Hartley C White + CE Schneider Topical + Jib Kidder + guests
Friday, September 18th, 2015
Casa del Popolo (4871 St-Laurent)
Doors 8pm / Show 9pm
Tickets $15, on sale May 8th at noon and available here

POP Montreal and I Love Neon present:
Giorgio Moroder + guests
Friday, September 18th, 2015
Église St-Jean Baptiste (309 rue Rachel East)
Doors 8pm / Show 9pm
Tickets $45 av / $50 door / $60 golden circle, on sale May 8th at noon and available here

POP Montreal and Suoni per il Popolo present:
Godflesh + Prurient + Pelvic Floor + guest
Friday, September 18th, 2015
Le National (1220 rue St-Catherine East)
Doors 7pm / Show 8pm
Tickets $25 av / $30 door, on sale May 8th at noon and availablehere

POP Montreal presents:
Babes in Toyland + guests
Saturday, September 19th, 2015
Théâtre Rialto (5723 Parc)
Doors 7pm / Show 8pm
Tickets $27, on sale May 8th at noon door and available here

POP Montreal presents:
Stars of the Lid + guests
Saturday, September 19th, 2015
Ukrainian Federation (5213 rue Hutchison)
Doors 7pm / Show 8pm
Tickets $25 av / $30 door, on sale May 8th at noon and availablehere

POP Montreal and Blue Skies Turn Black present:
Build To Spill + guests
Saturday, September 19th, 2015
Club Soda (1225 St-Laurent)
Doors 7pm / Show 8pm
Tickets $22 av / $25 door, on sale May 8th at noon and availablehere

POP Montreal, evenko and Greenland present
Murder by Death + guests
Saturday, September 19th, 2015
Bar le Ritz (179 Jean-Talon West)
Doors 8pm / Show 9pm
Tickets $18 av / $20 door, on sale May 8th at noon and availablehere

POP Montreal, The Phi Center and Eyesteel Films presents:
Ponderosa Stomp Revue, with Barbara Lynn + Lil Buck Sinegal + The Key Lites
Saturday, September 19th, 2015
Phi Center (407 rue St-Pierre)
Doors 8pm / Show 9pm
Tickets $30, on sale May 8th at noon and available here 

POP Montreal, evenko and Greenland present
Heartless Bastards + guests
Saturday, September 19th, 2015
Petit Campus (57 Prince-Arthur East)
Doors 8:30pm / Show 9pm
Tickets $15 av / $20 door, on sale May 8th at noon and availablehere

POP Montreal presents:
Bully + guests
Sunday, September 20th, 2015
Divan Orange (4234 St-Laurent)
Doors 8pm / Show 9pm
Tickets $15, on sale May 8th at noon and available here

POP Montreal presents:
Stars of the Lid + guests
Sunday, September 20th, 2015
Ukrainian Federation (5213 Hutchison)
Doors 7pm / Show 8pm
Tickets $25 av / $30 door, on sale May 8th at noon and available here

POP Montreal presents:
Pathway to Paris, with Thurston Moore + Anne Waldman and Fast Speaking Music (Ambrose Bye, Devin Brahja Waldman) + Jessie Smith + Rebecca Foon + AroarA + Bill Mckibben + guests
Sunday, September 20th, 2015
Théâtre Rialto (5723 Parc)
Doors 7pm / Show 8pm
Tickets $25, on sale May 8th at noon and available here