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The MUTEK Festival Guide

For the past 26 years, MUTEK has been the festival for electronic music and digital creativity in Montreal. It takes place at the end of summer in the heart of the city, in the Quartier des Spectacles.

This guide contains everything you need to know about the festival: the artists, events, venues, and practical information.

Artists

More than a hundred sonic and visual artists will be performing. They create using electronic instruments, innovating with modular synthesizers, old magnetic tape recorders, or artificial intelligence.

Schedule

MUTEK will take place from Tuesday, August 19, starting at 5:00 PM, until Sunday, August 24, 2025.

Venues

MUTEK will take place in the Quartier des Spectacles, in Montréal: Society of Arts and Technology, MTELUS, Place des Arts et l'esplanade Tranquille, ainsi qu'au Théâtre de Verdure

SPECIAL EVENTS

For the 26th edition of the MUTEK Montréal festival, British artist and composer Max Cooper presents his latest audiovisual experience, Lattice 3D/AV on August 21, 2025. This project is his most ambitious live system to date, offering a one-of-a-kind experience for audiences to engage with his experimental vision.

Max Cooper présente Lattice 3D/AV

Thursday August 21 | 7pm | Théâtre de Maisonneuve 

MÉTROPOLIS - MTELUS

Métropolis takes over MTELUS on Friday and Saturday nights, with two evenings dedicated to the most physical and hypnotic electronic music.

Between powerful live performances, sophisticated stage design, and collective energy, the series offers two contrasting nights to experience intense, open, and uncompromising sounds together.

Métropolis 1

Friday August 22 2025 | 11pm

  • France Jobin & Markus Heckmann
  • machìna
  • Aurora Halal
  • e-Dancer
  • Speedy J

Métropolis 2

Saturday August 23 2025 | 10pm

  • RAMZi
  • Hodge
  • Nicola Cruz
  • Satoshi Tomiie
  • Cassy

A/VISIONS - Théâtre Maisonneuve at Place des Arts

Large-scale, sensory audiovisual works that merge image, sound and technology are at the heart of the two A/Visions programs. Artificial intelligence, neuroscience, modular synthesizers and analog visual landscapes meet lyrical art and electronic vibrations for an organic and transformative experience.

A/Visions 1

Friday August 22 2025 | 7pm

  • Quayola
  • K-Phi-A
  • Abul Mogard & Grand River

A/Visions 2

Saturday August 23 2025 | 7pm

  • Alexis Langevin-Tétrault
  • Ash Fure
  • Shackleton & Waclaw Zimpel ft. Siddhartha Belmannu

NOCTURNE - Society of Arts and Technology

The Nocturne series takes place exclusively at the SAT this year with an expanded experience on Thursday and Sunday: performances will be presented across two floors, both in the SAT space and under the Satosphere dome. On the agenda, innovative and reinvented takes on electronic music, whether with avant-garde technologies or atypical instruments, all accompanied by riveting images.

Nocturne 1

Wednesday August 20 2025 | 10pm

  • Yu Su
  • upsammy & Valentina Magaletti
  • James Holden & Wacław Zimpel
  • ReVerie: Sense

Nocturne 2

Thursday August 21 2025 | 10pm

  • Gadi Sassoon & Portrait XO feat. 555n
  • Holy Tongue
  • Phèdre
  • The Fear Ratio
  • Guillaume Côté
  • Motia & Nait Saves
  • Ida Toninato & Pierre-Luc Lecours
  • YeffYeff & Bertie Sampson

Nocturne 3

Friday August 22 2025 | 10:30pm

  • Loidis
  • Gayance
  • Kyle Hall
  • Martyn Bootyspoon
  • Thisquietarmy & Mothrspace
  • .618
  • Djeity & al11z
  • Xicada

Nocturne 4

Saturday August 23 2025 | 10:30pm

  • i+eo
  • Slikback
  • Ma Sha
  • NikNak
  • Daniela Huerta
  • L M O
  • Gendron, Myre, Tessier
  • Mok-T & Bar Rubinstein

Nocturne 5

Sunday August 24 2025 | 10:30pm

  • Sabrina Ratté & Roger Tellier-Craig
  • Topdown Dialectic
  • aria
  • Shackleton
  • SIM
  • Valesuchi
  • Bitter Babe
  • Kaiwa

EXPÉRIENCE - Esplanade Tranquille

The festival’s open-air gathering point. Accessible, free and full of joy, the outdoor stage welcomes Montrealers and tourists under the banner of festivity, eclecticism and the meeting of musical styles. An excellent entry point into the MUTEK universe.

Expérience 1

Tuesday August 19 2025 | 5pm

  • DJ Coquetel (Vincent Lemieux)

  • Valentina Magaletti

  • Stephen Beaupré

  • DJ set surprise

Expérience 2

Wednesday August 20 2025 | 5pm

  • Lio

  • Garden of Magic

  • Bergsonist

  • Cousin

  • Al Wootton (DJ Set)

Expérience 3

Thursday August 21 2025 | 5pm

  • Jade Talemann

  • SXXN

  • Techno Para Dos

  • DELAVELOUR

  • Cleo Leigh

  • DJ set surprise

Expérience 4

Friday August 22 2025 | 5pm

  • SLIBERIUM

  • Madame Gandhi

  • Raf Reza

  • OSTR-SIZE

  • ROLROLROL

  • DJ set surprise

Expérience 5

Saturday August 23 2025 | 5pm

  • Lisa Pulsatilla
  • Baby Volcano

  • RICO X PARIA Ensemble

  • DJ set surprise

Expérience 6

Sunday August 24 2025 | 5pm

  • Florence-Delphine Roux

  • Safia Nihil

  • TUSH

  • DJ set surprise

MUTEK Passport: Access to all regular paid programs of the Festival, plus Special Event Max Cooper and Piknic Électronik MTL #11.

Weekend Pass: Access to all regular paid programs of the Festival from Friday, August 22 to Sunday, August 24, plus Piknic Électronik MTL #11.

Friday Pass: Access to all paid events of the Festival on Friday, August 22, including A/Visions 1, Métropolis 1, Nocturne 3, and Expérience.

Saturday Pass: Access to all paid events of the Festival on Saturday, August 23, including A/Visions 2, Métropolis 2, Nocturne 4, and Expérience.

Individual Tickets: Access to one of the programs. Regular events are included in the Festival and Festival+Forum Passports.

Festival + Forum Passport: Access to all regular paid programs of the Festival and Forum activities, plus Special Event Max Cooper and Piknic Électronik MTL #11.


Students and groups receive a 15% discount on most passes and passports.


Box Office

MUTEK Passport

Access to all regular paid programs of the Festival, plus Special Event Max Cooper and Piknic Électronik MTL #11.

Weekend Pass

Access to all regular paid programs of the Festival from Friday, August 22 to Sunday, August 24, plus Piknic Électronik MTL #11.

Practical Information

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Attend MUTEK

Join us in Montreal using public transportation! Whether by train, carpool, or bus, there are many alternatives to driving, with discounts available for groups or early bookings.

By train:

Via Rail: Every Tuesday, special promotions are available—just sign up using the code MARDI.

Amtrak: Up to 60% off for group travel.

By carpool:

AmigoExpress: A committed community of drivers sharing their rides.

By bus:

Several bus lines serve Montreal, including FlixBus, Greyhound, Intercar, and Orléans Express.

And once you're here, no worries—all MUTEK activities take place in the heart of the Quartier des Spectacles, making it easy to get around on foot, by bike, or via STM public transit.

Accommodation

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