Now in its 18th year, NXNE Music has become the Canadian festival destination for unsigned bands, indie favorites, and major-label headlining artists alike. Seen as the most anticipated summer music event in Canada, NXNE is an essential gathering for artists, industry, and fans.
We’re based in Toronto, but bring a global perspective to our programming.
For five days and nights, NXNE Music offers the hottest music and the freshest music-related ideas—all within a few km of each other. NXNE 2011 presented over 625 international, national and local acts at 57 official festival stages in downtown Toronto’s famous club district. In all, NXNE runs 7 days and nights, draws 300,000 attendees, and generates an annual economic impact of more than $50 million on the city of Toronto.
Many performers have played NXNE on their way to major worldwide breakthroughs. Hotly tipped buzz bands and soon-to-be-discovered gems join international touring acts, making NXNE eclectic and exciting.
Festival alumni include:
Iggy and The Stooges, Devo, De La Soul, Fucked Up, The Raveonettes, The Pharcyde, Descendents, Broken Social Scene, Stars, Mudhoney, Feist, X, Digable Planets, Les Savy Fav, GZA, Matt and Kim, Dinosaur Jr., Eagles of Death Metal, No Age, Kid Cudi, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Black Lips, Japandroids, Sufjan Stevens, HEALTH, K-os, Warpaint, Cold Cave, Best Coast, Thee Oh Sees, Kid Sister, Surfer Blood, The Sonics, King Khan & The Shrines, Diamond Rings, Swervedriver, Peaches, Ron Sexsmith, MC5, Television, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Sloan, New York Dolls, DFA 1979, Buzzcocks, The Dears, The Cool Kids, Wavves, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Monotonix, Man or Astroman?, The Soft Pack, AA Bondy, Avi Buffalo, Dillinger Four, Mika Miko, Pere Ubu,The Duke Spirit, Evan Dando, My Morning Jacket, Golden Triangle, These are Powers, Japanther, The Death Set, Ninjasonik, Youth Brigade, Redd Kross, We Are Wolves, The Homosexuals, Billy Talent, XDS, Tyvek, Pterodactyl, Aids Wolf, The Stills, Blue Rodeo, Great Lake Swimmers, Fake Blood, Hidden Cameras, Hercules & Love Affair, Mooney Zuzuki, Apostle of Hustle, Peanut Butter Wolf, Money Mark, Bran Van 3000, Sheek Louch, DD/MM/YYYY, Brant Bjork, Alejandro Escovedo, Silversun Pickups, Lightspeed Champion, Mr Lif, Xavier Rudd, K’naan, Kathleen Edwards, Rock Plaza Central, Freeway, and thousands more.
