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îLESONIQ 2026 Reveals Daily Schedule for August 8 and 9
The countdown to îLESONIQ 2026 is officially on. With less than two months until thousands of electronic music fans descend on Parc Jean-Drapeau, the festival has unveiled its full daily schedule for the weekend of August 8 and 9, giving attendees their first look at set times and inevitable schedule conflicts.
Returning for its 11th edition, Montreal’s premier electronic music festival will once again transform the island into a massive dance floor spread across three stages. This year’s lineup leans heavily into house, bass, techno, trance, and EDM, with major names filling nearly every time slot from the early afternoon through late evening.
Before the main festival weekend begins, îLESONIQ will once again bring the party into the city on Friday, August 7, through its annual “îLESONIQ in the City” programming. Kicking things off will be Adventure Club, who are set to headline a special event at New City Gas.
Saturday, August 8
Saturday’s programming offers one of the strongest opening days the festival has assembled in recent years, with major artists spread strategically across all three stages.
The Bell OASIS Stage serves as the centerpiece of the day. After early performances from MVNGO, Tomas Grey, Matt Sassari, Sidepiece, and Sub Focus, things take an interesting turn with a mystery artist currently occupying the 7:05 PM slot. Festival organizers have yet to reveal who will fill the surprise position, making it one of the biggest talking points surrounding the schedule announcement.
Once the secret set concludes, legendary Canadian producer deadmau5 takes over from 8:10 PM to 9:10 PM before house music heavyweight Chris Lake closes the stage with a lengthy headlining performance running until 10:55 PM. His appearance is particularly noteworthy as festival organizers have promised a unique Canadian-exclusive production featuring surprise guests.
Over at the MIRAGE Stage, Saturday caters heavily to fans of melodic house, techno, and deep electronic sounds. Riordan, KREAM, and Boris Brejcha headline a lineup that steadily builds throughout the afternoon. Two exclusive back-to-back performances stand out as potential highlights of the entire weekend: Cassian B2B Yotto and Boys Noize B2B Tiga. Both collaborations are rare bookings that should attract large crowds throughout the evening.
The Coca-Cola NEON Stage becomes bass music headquarters on Saturday. Artists such as LYNY, OGUZ, Layz B2B Kompany, and ATLiens deliver a much heavier sonic experience compared to the festival’s other stages. The run from OGUZ into Layz B2B Kompany and finally ATLiens creates one of the most intense closing stretches anywhere on the grounds.
Of course, the schedule announcement also reveals several difficult decisions for attendees. Deadmau5 overlaps significantly with the Boys Noize B2B Tiga set, while Chris Lake’s closing performance conflicts with Boris Brejcha and ATLiens. Those late-night choices will likely divide crowds across the site.
Sunday, August 9
Sunday offers a completely different personality, blending melodic festival favourites with some of the weekend’s heaviest bass and techno programming.
The Bell OASIS Stage opens with Tom Duno B2B Yurie before moving through performances from Hayla, Ayybo, and Chris Lorenzo. The evening stretch is especially loaded, featuring Gryffin, Above & Beyond, and Dom Dolla in succession.
Above & Beyond‘s sunset-adjacent set from 7:35 PM to 8:50 PM feels perfectly positioned and could become one of the emotional high points of the festival. Meanwhile, Dom Dolla receives one of the weekend’s most coveted slots, closing the main stage from 9:00 PM until 10:30 PM.
Sunday’s MIRAGE Stage shifts away from Saturday’s house and techno focus and embraces bass music. Fans of heavier sounds will find plenty to enjoy from Hedex, Level Up B2B Infekt, Dabin, Wooli, and Seven Lions. The sequence of Wooli directly into Seven Lions creates a powerful finale that should keep the area packed until the festival’s closing moments.
The Coca-Cola NEON Stage takes the opposite approach by dedicating much of the day to techno. Rising and established names including KI/KI, Holy Priest, and ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U headline a stage expected to become a destination for fans seeking harder underground sounds. Combined with the waterfront setting and views of the Montreal skyline, the NEON Stage continues to offer one of the festival’s most distinctive atmospheres.
Sunday’s toughest scheduling conflicts arrive during the final hours. Above & Beyond overlaps with Dabin and KI/KI, while Dom Dolla competes directly against Seven Lions and Holy Priest. Fans will likely find themselves bouncing between stages to catch portions of multiple performances.
A Weekend Built Around Variety
What stands out most from the newly released schedule is how carefully the festival has balanced genres across its three stages. The Bell OASIS Stage remains the home for mainstream EDM, house, and festival anthems. MIRAGE offers a more immersive experience that changes direction each day, moving from melodic house and techno on Saturday to bass music on Sunday. Meanwhile, the NEON Stage continues serving fans of underground sounds, splitting its weekend between bass-heavy programming and hard-hitting techno.
With headliners including Chris Lake, Dom Dolla, deadmau5, Above & Beyond, Boris Brejcha, Seven Lions, Gryffin, and Wooli, festival-goers have no shortage of must-see sets to circle on their schedules.
Now comes the hard part: figuring out where to be when the inevitable conflicts arrive.
îLESONIQ 2026 takes place August 8 and 9 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, with îLESONIQ in the City events beginning on August 7. Head to îLESONIQ’s website for more information.
Festivals
Barnside Harvest Festival 2026 Brings Three Days of Music and Community to Ladner
Barnside Harvest Festival returned to Paterson Park in Ladner from September 11 to 13, 2026, bringing three days of live music, local vendors, food, family-friendly activities, and plenty of reasons to stick around all weekend. Now in its fourth year, the festival continued to build on its community-focused atmosphere while putting a major spotlight on Canadian music and some familiar names from the Canadian and international music scenes.
Friday kicked things off with a full evening of music on the Barnside Brewing Main Stage. Tsawwassen First Nation artist Bryce Williams opened the day before Uncle Strut and Hotel Mira took the stage. JJ Wilde followed, leading into the first of the weekend’s major headliners, Marianas Trench. The Vancouver band closed out Friday with a set filled with songs familiar to longtime fans and brought a strong finish to the festival’s opening night.
The Dueck Cadillac Stage gave festivalgoers another place to discover local and emerging talent throughout the weekend. Friday’s lineup included Clare Twiddy, Bealby Point and Fake Shark, giving audiences a mix of singer-songwriter, alternative and rock sounds alongside the Main Stage performances.
Saturday expanded the festival into a full day of music. The Main Stage lineup began with HB Wild and The Heels before Jake Vaadeland & The Sturgeon River Boys brought their roots and bluegrass-inspired sound to the afternoon. The Washboard Union followed, setting the stage for Saturday night’s headliners. Big Wreck took the stage at 7 p.m., followed by Smash Mouth, who closed out the night.
There was plenty happening on the Dueck Cadillac Stage throughout Saturday as well, with Annika Catharina, Three Nines Fine, Jackson Hollow, Imogen Clark and Daniel Wesley keeping the music going between Main Stage sets. With several styles represented throughout the day, Saturday offered one of the festival’s broadest musical lineups.
Sunday brought another full day of music and wrapped up the festival with two major Canadian headliners. The Main Stage schedule included DJ Larry Hennessey, the Delta Police Pipe Band, All the King’s Men and Imogen Clark before Limblifter and The Grapes of Wrath took the audience through the afternoon. Kim Mitchell followed at 7 p.m., bringing some classic Canadian rock to the festival, before Tom Cochrane closed the weekend at 8:30 p.m.
The Dueck Cadillac Stage continued the Sunday lineup with Marlie Collins, Daryl Burgess, Miina and Kim Churchill. It gave festivalgoers plenty of options throughout the afternoon and evening, whether they wanted to catch a familiar headliner or spend some time exploring another stage.
Music was only part of the Barnside experience. The festival grounds were filled with vendors and makers, giving attendees a chance to browse local goods between sets. There were also food options, festival activities, and plenty of spaces to hang out with friends and family. Free Chapman’s ice cream was another popular festival treat, while 50/50 draws added another bit of fun throughout the weekend.
For those looking for a more relaxed festival experience, the VIP Lounge offered covered seating, a private bar, complimentary non-alcoholic drinks, snacks, appetizers and desserts, along with views close to the Main Stage.
The festival also continued to highlight local food and drink, with the BC Craft Beer Corner featuring breweries from around the province on Sunday.
From Marianas Trench and JJ Wilde opening the weekend to Smash Mouth and Big Wreck taking over Saturday, and Kim Mitchell and Tom Cochrane closing things out Sunday, Barnside Harvest Festival 2026 offered a little bit of everything across three days. With its mix of established artists, emerging performers, local vendors, and community-focused activities, the festival once again turned Paterson Park into a busy weekend gathering place for music fans in Ladner and beyond!
Check out our favourite photos of the festival below or head to our Facebook page for the full galleries of Friday, Saturday, Sunday!
BARNSIDE HARVEST FESTIVAL 2026
All Photo Credit: Heather Horncastle
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All Things Go NY Reveals Set Times for 2026 NY Edition
All Things Go NY has revealed the set times for its 2026 edition at Forest Hills Stadium, with three days of performances led by Zara Larsson, Brandi Carlile, Ethel Cain, MUNA, Lola Young and Carly Rae Jepsen.
The New York edition runs September 25–27, with each day featuring a curated mix of established names and emerging artists. Larsson will close Friday night with her first-ever headlining festival set, following Lola Young and Rebecca Black. Saturday brings Brandi Carlile to the top of the bill, with Ethel Cain appearing earlier in the evening for her final performance of 2026 on the Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour.
Sunday closes the weekend with Carly Rae Jepsen and MUNA, while The Beaches, Hemlocke Springs, CMAT, Jensen McRae, Cara Delevingne and Rebecca Black are among the other artists performing across the three days.
The festival is adding comedy to its New York programming for the first time, with actor and comedian Meg Stalter joining Saturday’s lineup. Stalter follows Natali Jinju and precedes Jensen McRae on the day’s schedule.
Friday gets underway at 2:15 p.m. with Chloe Qisha, followed by Blu DeTiger and Cara Delevingne. Rebecca Black takes the stage at 5:05 p.m., with Lola Young at 6:50 p.m. before Zara Larsson closes the night from 8:45 to 10 p.m.
Saturday starts with Natali Jinju before Stalter, Jensen McRae and CMAT. Ethel Cain performs from 6:50 to 7:50 p.m., setting the stage for Brandi Carlile’s 8:35 p.m. closing set.
Sunday features Cherry Bomb, Grace Ives and Hemlocke Springs early in the day before The Beaches take the stage at 5:30 p.m. Carly Rae Jepsen follows at 7 p.m., with MUNA closing the festival from 8:45 to 10 p.m.
All Things Go has built a following around its carefully selected lineups and strong connection between artists and fans. That community has even inspired unofficial festival nicknames such as “Gay-chella,” “All Things Gay” and “Lesbopalooza.”
Lorde summed up the festival’s appeal during this year’s All Things Go Toronto edition, joking that she was collecting festival appearances like Pokémon before calling it the coolest festival in North America.
Lola Young, who returns to the festival this year, shared her own excitement about coming back: “All Things Go, we have unfinished business. I feel blessed and ready to take it to the next level. Thank you for having me back.”
The New York festival is part of an expanded 2026 All Things Go schedule that includes editions in DC and Toronto. The DC festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion features Hayley Williams, Mitski, Brandi Carlile and Slayyyter, while Toronto‘s June 6–7 edition at RBC Amphitheatre featured Lorde, Kesha, The Beaches and Wet Leg.
Three-day tickets for all three New York dates are sold out. A limited number of single-day tickets and two-day combinations remain available through the official All Things Go website.
All Things Go @ Forest Hills
Friday, September 25
Gates: 2 p.m.
- 2:15–2:45 p.m. — Chloe Qisha
- 3–3:30 p.m. — Blu DeTiger
- 4–4:35 p.m. — Cara Delevingne
- 5:05–6:05 p.m. — Rebecca Black
- 6:50–7:50 p.m. — Lola Young
- 8:45–10 p.m. — Zara Larsson
Saturday, September 26
Gates: 2 p.m.
- 2:15–2:45 p.m. — Natali Jinju
- 3 p.m. — Meg Stalter
- 4:05–4:50 p.m. — Jensen McRae
- 5:20–6:05 p.m. — CMAT
- 6:50–7:50 p.m. — Ethel Cain
- 8:35–10 p.m. — Brandi Carlile
Sunday, September 27
Gates: 2 p.m.
- 2:15–2:45 p.m. — Cherry Bomb
- 3–3:30 p.m. — Grace Ives
- 3:45–4:30 p.m. — Hemlocke Springs
- 5:30–6:15 p.m. — The Beaches
- 7–8 p.m. — Carly Rae Jepsen
- 8:45–10 p.m. — MUNA
