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POP Montreal announces the second wave of its 2023 lineup

by Lorraine Carpenter

Belgian duo Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, instrumental orchestral supergroup Bell Orchestre and “Montreal’s hottest new band” la Securité are among today’s lineup additions.

After announcing the first wave of their 2023 lineup back in March, POP Montreal has revealed the second wave artists who’ll be playing this year’s festival from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1.

Joining a lineup that includes Dr. Cornel West, Junglepussy, Bonnie Prince Billy and Candi Staton, POP Montreal will present the return of Montreal avant-garde instrumental supergroup Bell Orchestre, Belgian avant-pop duo Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, Jamaican dancehall innovator Gavsborg, the surrealist pop dancefloor experimentalist Kate NV, the act POP is calling “Montreal’s hottest new band,” la Securité, “perhaps the greatest band in all of Canada,” Bernice and the Montreal pop provocateurs Islands.

POP Montreal 2023 lineup

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.