Pop Montreal 2008 is a go!

By Alex Young on July 23rd, 2008

With confirmed dates and a jaw-dropping initial lineup, the seventh edition of the Canadian music festival better known as Pop Montreal looks to be one of the more exciting year-end events. Scheduled to take place between October 1 and 5 throughout a number of Montreal’s music venues, this year’s festival will feature a mix of legends, famous natives, and acclaimed up-and-comers.

Pop Montreal 2008 Initial Lineup:

Burt Bacharach, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Hot Chip, The Persuasions, Dan Deacon, Cori Bishop (aka Elyse Weinberg), United Steel Workers of Montreal, The Dodos, Liam Finn, Wintersleep, Dark Meat, Headlights, Playdoe, Dabaaz, Kim, Eric Bélanger, The Veils, WIRE, Crystal Castles, Black Kids, The Saint Catherines, Vetiver, Silver Apples, T. Raumschmiere, Thomas Function, Julie Doiron, Chad VanGaalen, Dominique Grange & Jacques Tardi, Great Lake Swimmers, Katie Moore, Socalled, Woodhands, You Say Party! We Say Die!, Sam Shalabi, Gatineau, Jason Collett, Chocolat, Irma Thomas, The Wedding Present, Evangelicals, Beach House, Jana Hunter, Cex, Teeth Mountain, Teki Latex, The D’Urbervilles, Michie Mee, and so much more