Osheaga Music and Arts Festival in Montreal, Quebec on August 3-5

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The Osheaga Festival held on the charming island of Ile Sainte-Helene in Montreal, has become a destination event for cutting edge music. Thanks to ahead-of-the-curve booking, fest-goers have scored I-saw-them-back-when sets from the likes of Patrick Watson in 2006, Santigold in 2007, The Kills in 2008 and Lykke Li in 2009.

Featured acts:
Black Keys, Snoop Dogg (above), Florence and the Machine, Sigur Ros, Raveonettes, Bloc Party, Young Galaxy, M83