{"id":840555,"date":"2026-08-01T14:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T14:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/840555\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T14:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T14:49:10","slug":"surprise-angine-de-poitrine-will-perform-at-osheaga-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/840555\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise! Angine\u00a0de Poitrine\u00a0will perform at Osheaga on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lightning will strike twice for Angine de Poitrine. <\/p>\n

Osheaga stunned festivalgoers Saturday morning, announcing a surprise main stage act: Angine de Poitrine, a Quebec math rock band that became an international sensation seemingly overnight, will be performing at Montreal\u2019s largest pop music festival on Saturday afternoon. <\/p>\n

In the apex of their fame, the Chicoutimi natives will be performing at their second Montreal festival of the summer. Angine de Poitrine headlined the Montreal Jazz Festival<\/a> just over one month ago, delivering an electric performance to a raucous crowd of 150,000.<\/p>\n

Angine de Poitrine reached international acclaim after a Seattle radio station shared a video of their performance at France\u2019s Trans Musicales festival in February, which went viral. Their oversize, black and white polka-dot masks caught the attention of millions online.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The pair\u2019s second album, Vol. II, was released April 3, with the track Fabienk topping Spotify\u2019s Viral 50 Global chart. The song has been streamed nearly 14 million times.<\/p>\n

While Osheaga didn\u2019t need to push for more ticket sales Saturday \u2014 which is fully sold out \u2014 Evenko VP Nick Farkas said they\u2019re hoping to surprise their audience. <\/p>\n

\"9999Angine de Poitrine perform at the Montreal jazz festival, in Montreal, on Saturday, June 27, 2026. (Allen McInnis \/ MONTREAL GAZETTE) Allen McInnis \/ Montreal Gazette<\/p>\n

\u201cWith social media, people are looking for that \u2018wow\u2019 factor, that edge. And I think going forward, it\u2019s probably the sort of thing we\u2019re going to keep doing,\u201d Farkas said in an interview on Thursday prior to the announcement. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf you announce it before, sometimes people are disappointed that it\u2019s not something else. So we didn\u2019t really focus on it, but it\u2019s kind of a fun thing that happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

lschertzer@postmedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Profile<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tLeora Schertzer is a reporter at the Montreal Gazette who thrives on the chase. Whether it\u2019s producing a documentary about sewage or investigating a Nazi gold scandal, it\u2019s the novelty and adrenaline that keep her in this challenging industry. Send her tips at lschertzer@postmedia.com.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tlschertzer@postmedia.com
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