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Palomosa reveals its 2026 lineup

This year's edition's headliners include MGMT, fakemink, Xaviersobased and Hannah Diamond.

Palomosa reveals its 2026 lineup
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By Guglielmo ScrittoreFeb 20, 2026
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Palomosa Festival will kick off Montreal’s summer season from May 14 to 16, 2026, at Parc Jean-Drapeau. For its third edition, the event is moving up its usual schedule and settling into the spring, with three days focused on today’s alternative scenes.

The lineup brings together artists from experimental rap, hyperpop, and electronic music. Among the announced names are MGMT, who will perform a DJ set, as well as fakemink, Xaviersobased, Sofia Stel, POiSON GiRL FRiEND, DJ Smokey, and Kinji00.

Festivities will begin on Thursday, May 14, with an outdoor opening night led by X-Coast and his collective Deejay Academy. Tommy Holohan and Chippy Nonstop will also take part in this first evening, centered on techno and rave culture.

On Friday, MGMT will revisit its catalog in DJ set form. Xaviersobased and POiSON GiRL FRiEND will present their respective worlds, blending alternative rap and lo-fi electronic sounds. Montreal’s Sofia Stel and producer Ouri will round out the bill.

On the Banque Nationale stage, Hannah Diamond will deliver a DJ set, joined in particular by Doss, yaego, and Montreal producer CFCF.

The closing day, Saturday, May 16, will spotlight fakemink and Thaiboi Digital on the Fizz stage, alongside Lucy Bedroque, ear, and Kinji00. On the other stage, Dylan Brady, half of the duo 100 gecs, will share the bill with DJ Smokey and Umru.

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