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The ÎleSoniq Music Festival (French: Festival de musique ÎleSoniq) is the largest music festival in Canada for its genre, a 2-day major electronic dance music festival in Montreal, Quebec, that is held every summer at Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sainte-Hélène. The festival takes place on multiple stages with various audience capacities. The 2024 edition occurred from August 10–11, 2024.
| ÎleSoniq Music Festival | |
|---|---|
 2017 edition logo | |
| Genre | Electronic Dance Music |
| Dates | August 12-13 (2023 dates) |
| Location(s) | Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Attendance | 195,000 (2023, 2 days total) |
| Capacity | 100,000 (all stages combined) |
| Website | Official website |
Growing from 105,000 attendees in its first year in 2014, ÎleSoniq's sixth edition (2019) marked a record of 270,000 over three days, a jump from 2018's 225,000 fans.[1]
History
editCreated in 2014, ÎleSoniq is located into the heart of Montreal, at Espace 67 of Parc Jean-Drapeau. For three days, the festival has welcomed some of the world's most successful EDM and urban music artists, including ILLENIUM, Swedish House Mafia, Skrillex, The Chainsmokers, Alesso, Adventure Club, Deadmau5, Above & Beyond, and MIGOS.[2]
See also
edit- Osheaga Festival, music festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau
- Heavy Montreal, music festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau
- Piknic Électronik, weekly electronic music festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau during summer
References
edit- ^ "From ÎleSoniq to Mutek, Montreal is an electronic music haven". May 29, 2022.
- ^ "Îlesoniq". May 29, 2022.