Montreal scene guide
Montreal scene guide — find your venue by sound. Techno lands at Société des arts technologiques. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Montreal’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- Techno — if you like A Guy Called Gerald: Société des arts technologiques, Quartier Des Spectacles, La Récré
- House — if you like Dana Ruh: Société des arts technologiques, Salon Daomé, MTELUS
- Electro — if you like Steve Angello: Village au Pied-du-Courant, Société des arts technologiques, Bar Le Ritz PDB
- Pop — if you like NVST: Société des arts technologiques, Système, Esplanade Tranquille
- Tech House — if you like AYMÉ: Société des arts technologiques, Le Red Room, Newspeak
- Experimental — if you like A Guy Called Gerald: Quartier Des Spectacles, Société des arts technologiques, Maison Symphonique de Montréal
- Bass — if you like A Guy Called Gerald: Barbossa, Société des arts technologiques, Esplanade Tranquille
Busiest venues
How big is Montreal’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 2,745 club nights across 239 venues in Montreal, featuring 1,941 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Montreal tonight.
Which Montreal venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
What time do Montreal club nights actually start and end?
From the 2,745 listings publishing door times: the median Montreal night opens at 22:00 — 40% open before 22:00, 60% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 416 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 03:00, 22% run past 04:00 and 16% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Montreal cost?
Across the 210 listings publishing prices (8% of all nights): the median advance ticket is null 10, with half of all nights between null 7 and null 25. 20% of listed nights are free.
When does Montreal go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (34% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 66% of the week. The busiest month of the year is August.
What does Montreal sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: Techno 31% · House 30% · Electro 9% · Tech House 8% · Afro House 7% · Disco 6%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.
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