MUTEK Montréal reveals final music program, new additions for its 27th edition

MUTEK, the international festival of digital creativity and electronic music, has revealed the majority of the lineup for its 27th edition, taking place Tuesday, August 25 to Sunday, August 30, 2026, in the heart of Montréal.

Across six days and six nights, MUTEK will bring artists, audiences and digital culture communities from around the world into the Quartier des spectacles for a citywide programme of live electronic music, audiovisual performance, immersive works and open-air gatherings.

The esplanade Tranquille remains the center of the free programme, with outdoor performances every evening from 5 p.m. Indoors, the 2026 edition expands its footprint across the Society for Arts and Technology [SAT], MTELUS, the Maison symphonique and, for the first time, Les Grands Ballets’ Studio-Theatre.

This year’s programming has been built around the way each space can shape the work presented inside it. The Maison symphonique, with its scale and acoustic precision, will host three evenings moving between contemporary instrumentation and electronic composition. Les Grands Ballets’ Studio-Theatre becomes a new venue for the returning Play series, giving audiovisual artists a focused environment for performance, image-making and experimentation.

“The only time MUTEK has taken over the Maison symphonique was back in 2013, during a memorable evening featuring Nils Frahm and Pantha du Prince & The Bell Laboratory. It is a moment that still resonates with festivalgoers and with our team. Returning to this exceptional venue, while opening a new chapter at Les Grands Ballets with the Play series, reflects our commitment to expanding the MUTEK experience and the ways audiences can encounter it,” says Alain Mongeau, executive co-director and artistic director of MUTEK.

The 27th edition is built around amplification: more context, more spaces and more ways to answer the question of what can happen where sound, image, technology and performance meet. With nearly 120 artists from 28 countries across 18 programmes, most of them Montréal premieres, MUTEK continues to frame the city as a meeting point for the future of digital creativity and electronic culture

A broad overview of contemporary sound and visual art

From live performance and immersive audiovisual work to dancefloor systems, hybrid creation and open-air discovery, this year’s musical programme is organized into five series that each offer a different relationship to sound, image and space.

Nocturne Series at Society for Arts and Technology

The backbone of the festival, Nocturne takes over both Espace SAT and the Satosphere dome with a late-night programme that connects future-facing voices with essential pioneers. The series brings together live electronic music, immersive cinema, spatial sound and visual performance inside one of Montréal’s key venues for digital art and A/V.

A Guy Called Gerald [UK], Alan Harman [CA/QC], Arbor and Tzu Ni [CATW/NL], Barker [UK], con secuencias Milo Reinhardt [MX/QCCA/QC], Cry (Kilbourne & Relaxer) [US], Dana Ruh [DE], Dave Huismans (ex_libris) [NL], Debit [MX/US], ebb [CA/QC], El Ángel Exterminador & Anastasiia Vorobiova [MX/CAUA/CA], ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS! [JP], Elsewhere in India ft. Murthovic & Thiruda [IN], Evicshen [US], Florence-Delphine Roux [CA/QC], gyrofield [HK/NL], Hermanos Riffo Gómez [CL/CACL/DE], Honeydrip [CA/QC], Jump Source [CA/QC], Korea Town Acid & Ajeebsir [KR/CABD/QC], M Salaciak [CA/QC], Marc-Antoine Barbier [CA/QC], Matthew Herbert [UK], Matthew Herbert & Julian Sartorius [UKCH], Mia Koden [UK], MOORE SALAS [CA/QCMX/QC], Nazar[AO], Nelly-Eve Rajotte [CA/QC], Noémi Büchi [CH], Poirier [CA/QC], Purelink with Mika Oki [USBE], Sara Persico & Mika Oki [ITBE], Violent Magic Orchestra [JP]

X/Visions Series at Maison symphonique

Across three evenings at the Maison symphonique, X/Visions places contemporary instrumental composition, avant-garde electronica and immersive listening inside a concert hall designed for detail. The programme has been selected around the venue’s acoustic character, giving space to texture, restraint, scale and gradual transformation.

Ah! Kosmos and Hainbach [TR/DEDE], Fennesz & Lillevan [ATIE], Kali Malone [US], Kara-Lis Coverdale [CA], Tristan Perich & James McVinnie [USUK], Voices From The Lake [IT]

Métropolis Series at MTELUS

Métropolis returns to MTELUS for two all-night sessions built for collective immersion. The series moves through rhythm, pressure and scale, supported by a stage design from BelleyFERRIS that turns the room into a high-impact environment for late-night performance.

Ben UFO [UK] (DJ set), Cleo Leigh [CA], CUERPOS [CA/QCEC/QC], Facta [UK], JakoJako [DE], Jeff Mills [US], Patche [CA/QC], Polygonia [DE], Rival Consoles [UK]

Play Series at Les Grands Ballets’ Studio-Theatre

Returning after several years, Play focuses on audiovisual performance in the afternoon. The series brings together projects where image, sound and technological staging carry equal weight, moving through analogue experiments, DIY interfaces, digital environments and performance formats that are direct, accessible and visually driven.

Estelle Schorpp & charline dally [FR/QC], Jenn Mong & Trevor Van de Velde [CA/QCUS], JS Baillat & Mateo Murphy [CA/QC], Paul Vivien [FR], pliq [CA/QCFR/QC], Super Galaxy Meow Meow[TWCA/UKNZ/UK]

Experience Series at Esplanade Tranquille

Every day from 5 p.m., the free outdoor stage turns the esplanade Tranquille into a public gathering space for discovery, collaboration and celebration. Montréalers and visitors are invited into an open-air programme built around energy, connection and unexpected musical pairings, with further surprises to be announced in the coming months.

Abulzooz [PS/QC], aria [CA], ArtSaves [IR/CA], chiquitamagic [CO/CA], dustbunny [CA/QC], Hot Sleepers [UK/CACA], Ida Toninato [FR/QC], Istanbul Ghetto Club [DE], jamvvis YFBOB [UK/QCCA], Jordan Gardner [CA/QC], Julian Sartorius [CH], Marie Delprat [FR/CH], Matt & Mark Thibideau [CA], Monsieurmadam [MA/QC], NGL Flounce [FRMG/QC], NVST [CH], Pick a Piper [CA],Sarah Rossy [CA/QC], shn shn [CA], wetdogg [USCA/QC], 16:9 ratio [CA]

Tickets

Individual tickets for each programme and Day Passes for Friday and Saturday are now on sale via the MUTEK website. Festival and Forum Passes, Weekend Passes, student offers and group offers for four or more people remain available at special pricing until tomorrow evening.

Nocturne Series Society for Arts and Technology August 26–30, starting at 10 p.m. 40/45 (taxes and fees)

X/Visions Series Maison symphonique August 27–29, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 45 (taxes and fees)

Métropolis Series MTELUS August 28 and 29, from 11 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. (Friday) and 6 a.m. (Saturday) 50 (taxes and fees)

Play Series Grands Ballets’ Studio-Theatre August 29 and 30, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 25 (taxes and fees)

Expérience Series Esplanade Tranquille August 25–30, from 5 p.m. to midnight (until 11 p.m. on Tuesday) Free admission

More information: montreal.mutek.org

Further announcements will follow in the coming weeks, including the full MUTEK Forum lineup and the programme for the third edition of Village Numérique, co-presented by Xn Québec.