June doesn’t mess around. The month kicks off with Napalm Death and A$AP Rocky sharing a single Monday night across two very different rooms, and it closes with Evanescence unveiling their first new album in years at the Bell Centre — that’s a lot of ground covered in thirty days.
In between, Montreal gets Bleachers and Tash Sultana on the same Wednesday, Amyl and the Sniffers and Arkells on the same Friday, Black Country, New Road launching their North American run right here, and RÜFÜS DU SOL turning Parc Jean-Drapeau into an open-air rave with Maribou State in tow. There’s French hip-hop royalty in OrelSan, a long-awaited reunion show from The Fiery Furnaces, a landmark anniversary run from Canada’s own Kittie, and co-headlining folk-pop via Rachel Bobbitt and Lia Pappas-Kemps at the Foufs.
It’s a sprawling, eclectic month with something for every corner of the city’s music scene. Here’s a glimpse of the outstanding concerts coming to Montreal this month. Which performances will you be attending?
Napalm Death
Napalm Death are among the most important bands in heavy music history — the Birmingham, UK outfit formed in 1981 and are widely credited as pioneers of the grindcore genre, blending crust punk and death metal into a ferocious, blast-beaten assault with ferociously sociopolitical lyrics. The current lineup — vocalist Barney Greenway, bassist Shane Embury, guitarist John Cooke, and drummer Danny Herrera — continues to make some of the most punishing live music anywhere on the planet. This is a rare Montreal appearance, and they bring Primitive Man along for a suitably crushing night.
with Primitive Man
Monday, 1 June @ Fairmount Theatre || BUY TICKETS HERE
A$AP Rocky
A$AP Rocky is bringing his Don’t Be Dumb World Tour — the first chance for North American fans to hear his latest album live — to the Bell Centre. His recent record features collaborations with Tyler The Creator, Gorillaz, and others, and his live show is a spectacle that fills arenas with ease. If you’ve been sleeping on Rocky as a live performer, this is your wake-up call.
Monday, 1 June @ Bell Centre || BUY TICKETS HERE
Audrey Hobert
Audrey Hobert is one of the most exciting voices in the alt-pop space right now. Her debut album Who’s the Clown?, released on RCA Records in 2025, fuses synth-pop, dance-punk, and hyperpop with a sharp, diaristic wit — and it’s made her one of the most talked-about new artists on both sides of the Atlantic. This is her first time performing in Montreal, and if the songs translate to the stage the way the record suggests, it’ll be a memorable one.
Tuesday, 2 June @ MTelus || BUY TICKETS HERE
5 Seconds of Summer
5 Seconds of Summer are headlining arenas on their EVERYONE’S A STAR! World Tour, supporting their sixth studio album Everyone’s A Star! — their first record under Republic Records, released in November 2025. The Australian pop-rock quartet has always delivered for their fans live, and this is a stadium-calibre show in a stadium-calibre room.
Wednesday, 3 June @ Bell Centre || BUY TICKETS HERE
Holly Humberstone
British singer Holly Humberstone brings her Cruel World North American Tour to the Beanfield in support of her sophomore album Cruel World, released on Polydor Records in April 2026. Humberstone came up through the festival circuit and has been winning over audiences everywhere she plays — her mix of confessional songwriting and lush indie-pop production translates beautifully to an intimate club setting.
Thursday, 4 June @ Théâtre Beanfield || BUY TICKETS HERE
Amyl and the Sniffers
Amyl and the Sniffers swept the 2025 ARIA Awards — Album of the Year, Best Group, and Best Rock Album among their four trophies — for Cartoon Darkness, their third studio album, released in October 2024. The Melbourne foursome’s pub-rock-meets-punk fury is the kind of thing that makes sense only when you hear it at full volume, and vocalist Amy Taylor is one of the most electrifying front people working today. Coming to Place Bell — which makes this a bigger room than they’ve typically played here — this is a milestone show for one of the most exciting bands on Earth.
Friday, 5 June @ Place Bell || BUY TICKETS HERE
Arkells
Arkells are the all-time record holders of the JUNO Award for Group of the Year and one of Canada’s most beloved live rock acts. The Hamilton, Ontario outfit released their latest album Between Us on April 17, 2026 — an 11-track record produced with Grammy Award-winning producer John Congleton — and they’re bringing it on the road. Catch them at the Beanfield on the same Friday Amyl plays Place Bell — a hell of a choice to have to make.
Friday, 5 June @ Théâtre Beanfield || BUY TICKETS HERE
The Fiery Furnaces
The Fiery Furnaces — the sibling duo of Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger, originally from Oak Park, Illinois — reunite for a special run of shows centred on their 2004 album Blueberry Boat, which got a vinyl reissue in 2025 for its 20th anniversary. The band are among the most inventive and challenging voices in American indie rock and art pop, and these reunion shows are a rare opportunity to hear that record performed live. Bar le Ritz is exactly the right venue.
Saturday, 6 June @ Bar le Ritz || TICKETS
Don Toliver
Don Toliver‘s album OCTANE, released on Cactus Jack/Atlantic in January 2026, debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 — his first chart-topper. He brings his Octane Tour to the Bell Centre with an all-star lineup in support. OCTANE‘s melodic, sample-heavy sound has connected with fans in a big way, and a Bell Centre show on a Sunday night is a statement.
Sunday, 7 June @ Bell Centre || BUY TICKETS HERE
Tash Sultana
Tash Sultana is one of the more remarkable stories in contemporary music — the Melbourne multi-instrumentalist went viral in 2016 with a bedroom recording of “Jungle,” built a global fanbase from there, and has been filling rooms and festivals ever since. Their 2025 EP Return to the Roots reconnects with the raw, one-person-band energy that first caught people’s attention. Daisy the Great opens. A Tuesday at MTelus, but it’s going to feel like a special night.
with Daisy the Great
Tuesday, 9 June @ MTelus || BUY TICKETS HERE
Rachel Bobbitt + Lia Pappas-Kemps
Two of the most compelling indie singer-songwriters on the Canadian scene share the stage at Foufounes for a co-headlining show to close out their spring tour. Rachel Bobbitt, from the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia and now based in Toronto, released her debut full-length Swimming Towards the Sand in October 2025 on Fantasy Records, produced by Chris Coady — the producer behind records by Beach House, Future Islands, and DIIV. Her melodic indie rock weaves dream pop textures and folk instincts into something genuinely distinctive. Don’t sleep on this one.
Wednesday, 10 June @ Foufounes Électriques || TICKETS
Bleachers
Bleachers — the New Jersey rock band led by Jack Antonoff — released their fifth album everyone for ten minutes on Dirty Hit on May 22, 2026. The lead single “you and forever” is a soaring love anthem, and the record continues the band’s run of emotionally expansive, arena-ready rock. This is a rare chance to see Bleachers in a mid-size room before the album cycle inevitably takes them somewhere bigger.
with Momo Boyd
Wednesday, 10 June @ MTelus || BUY TICKETS HERE
OrelSan
OrelSan is a phenomenon in francophone hip-hop — the Normandy rapper sold 300,000 tickets in 24 hours when he announced his current tour in support of La Fuite en Avant, released in November 2025. The album — with production from his long-standing collaborators and features including Thomas Bangalter — is an ambitious, cinematic record that extends the storytelling universe of his film Yoroï. A Bell Centre show from OrelSan is a full-scale event.
Thursday, 11 June @ Bell Centre || BUY TICKETS HERE
Black Country, New Road
Black Country, New Road launch their North American tour right here in Montreal — fitting, given how warmly the city has embraced the Cambridge band’s singular brand of art rock. Their third studio album Forever Howlong, released on Ninja Tune in April 2025 and produced by James Ford, is their strongest statement yet as a post-Isaac Wood band: whimsical, melancholy, and surprisingly beautiful. Horsegirl opens. This is a genuinely special night to be at MTelus.
with Horsegirl
Tuesday, 16 June @ MTelus || BUY TICKETS HERE
Kurt Vile and The Violators
Kurt Vile is on the road behind Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me, his tenth studio album, released on Matador Records in May 2026 — and he’s bringing The Sadies along for the ride, which is an inspired pairing. Vile’s laid-back, guitar-hero sprawl paired with The Sadies makes for a lineup that feels tailored for a warm June night at the Beanfield.
with The Sadies
Wednesday, 17 June @ Théâtre Beanfield || BUY TICKETS HERE
Lambrini Girls
Brighton punk duo Lambrini Girls — Phoebe Lunny and Selin Macieira-Boşgelmez — are back after a difficult period that saw their North American tour rescheduled following Lunny’s serious injury. Their debut album Who Let the Dogs Out, released on City Slang Records in January 2025, landed to near-universal acclaim (Metacritic 83), and its riot grrrl, queercore, and punk energy earned them a spot at Glastonbury and a touring schedule that would’ve kept most bands busy for years. Catch them at the Beanfield on what promises to be a cathartic, high-energy night.
with Big Girl
Friday, 19 June @ Théâtre Beanfield || BUY TICKETS HERE
RÜFÜS DU SOL
RÜFÜS DU SOL bring their massive live show to Parc Jean-Drapeau for an outdoor night that’s already shaping up to be one of the summer’s biggest events. The Sydney trio of Tyrone Lindqvist, Jon George, and James Hunt have been running what’s described as the biggest-selling single-artist electronic music world tour in history behind their Grammy-nominated album Inhale / Exhale, released in October 2024. Maribou State opens. An open-air setting, warm June night, and RÜFÜS at the top of their game — that’s a combination.
with Maribou State
Saturday, 20 June @ Parc Jean-Drapeau || BUY TICKETS HERE
Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band
Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band are from Jeffersonville, Indiana, and their 2025 album New Threats from the Soul on Sophomore Lounge earned a Metacritic score of 89 — one of the most acclaimed roots-rock records of the year. Davis’s epic-length Americana songs, steeped in classic country and off-kilter indie rock, are exactly the kind of thing that feels right at Bar le Ritz. Elizabeth Moen opens. A Wednesday night with real heat.
with Elizabeth Moen
Wednesday, 24 June @ Bar le Ritz || BUY TICKETS HERE
Ne-Yo & Akon
Two of the biggest R&B names of the 2000s reunite for the Nights Like This Tour — a co-headlining run packed with era-defining hits. Ne-Yo brings “So Sick,” “Closer,” and “Miss Independent”; Akon brings “Smack That,” “Lonely,” and “Right Now (Na Na Na).” This is unapologetic nostalgia done right, and the Bell Centre is going to be singing every word.
Friday, 26 June @ Bell Centre || BUY TICKETS HERE
Kittie
Kittie — the Canadian heavy metal band formed in London, Ontario in 1996 by sisters Morgan Lander (vocals/guitar) and Mercedes Lander (drums) — are celebrating their 30th anniversary with the Legacy of Fire Tour: 30 Years of Kittie, their first full North American headline run in over a decade. Their seventh album Fire, released on Sumerian Records in June 2024, hit number 13 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums chart and confirmed the band’s remarkable resurgence. This is the final date of the entire tour, which makes the Montreal Beanfield show something genuinely historic. Kingdom of Giants and Gore support.
with Kingdom of Giants, Gore
Saturday, 27 June @ Théâtre Beanfield || TICKETS
Evanescence
Evanescence close out the month at the Bell Centre with the 2026 World Tour, supporting Sanctuary — their new album on BMG, released June 5. The lead single “Who Will You Follow” arrived in May, and Amy Lee’s extraordinary voice remains as compelling as it was when Fallen (2003) sold over 17 million copies and made Evanescence one of the defining rock acts of their era. With Spiritbox and Nova Twins opening, this is a stacked bill and a massive night to end June on.
with Spiritbox, Nova Twins
Tuesday, 30 June @ Bell Centre || BUY TICKETS HERE
Photo – Kieron Yates
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