Montreal Events: Music, Concerts and Live Shows By Venue
- Bell Centre
- Blue Dog Motel
- Cabaret du Musée Juste Pour Rire
The Cabaret has a nice roomy feel, can fit up to 1,000 guests, attracting acoustic as well as electronic acts. - Café Campus
A popular Plateau spot featuring all sorts of genres, from hip hop to rock. - Casa del Popolo / La Sala Rossa
Arguably the indie locale in Montreal, both spaces showcase mostly local bands itching for a break as well as bigger homegrown names as well as from abroad. Vegetarian restaurant on location as well. - Circus Afterhours
In additional to local aces, Circus manages to attract top international talent. - Club Soda
The chameleon of Montreal music venues, Club Soda books everything from top pop acts to goof metal. - Divan Orange
Another indie music space and bar with a vegetarian menu features local acts and bands from here and abroad. - Foufounes Électriques
Foufounes has been around for decades and is still rough around the edges, with an emphasis on booking punk/thrash acts. - Green Room / Salon Vert
Located in the oh-so-hip Mile-End neighborhood, the Green Room tends to attract a lot of acoustic acts and garage rock bands. - Il Motore
Fitting up to 250 people a show, Il Motore is one of the latest indie music venues to open in Montreal, already attracting some great emerging talent. - Club Lambi
Another small venue on the Montreal music circuit, Lambi books all sorts of live acts, from this to, uhm, this. - La Tulipe
La Tulipe offers a cabaret vibe and room for over 500 guests, booking top homegrown talent looking for a more intimate setting and emerging locals who can pack a room. - Le National
With room for up to 750, Le National attracts a variety of performers, from pop to ska and more. - Lion d'Or
A Montreal venue showcasing French song and emerging to established local musicians. - Metropolis
One of Montreal's most popular venues can hold over 2,000 fans per show, attracting big names and icons across genres, from pop to metal to trance and more. - Olympia
One of Montreal's lovelier theatres books musical acts of all kinds, from international to homegrown stars. - Place des Arts
Home to the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Montreal Metropolitain Orchestra and the Opéra de Montréal, Place des Arts is, without a doubt, Montreal's big ticket cultural centre. - Les Saints
One of Montreal's newer venue players, Les Saints has a knack for booking excellent on-the-fringe legends and hyper-talented emerging performers. - Telus Theatre
One of Montreal's newest musical venues can accommodate up to 1200 guests and so far has been attracting electronic acts more than anything other genre. - Tribe Hyperclub
Self-dubbed the "best clubbing experience in Canada," Tribe Hyperclub has attracted its fair share of celebrity attention and turntable talent, booking the occasional top 10 DJ. - Zoobizarre
An eccentric cave-like dive on Plaza St. Hubert, Zoobizarre features indie acts from Montreal and abroad.
The home of the Montreal Canadiens, the Bell Centre is an arena and ampitheatre, accommodating up to 22,000 spectators, attracting all sorts of big ticket musicians and bands.
This small, hole-in-the-wall dive run by Team Canada reels in the hipster crowd as well as some interesting guest DJs.

