About
Festival d'été de Québec is one of the largest and most impressive music celebrations in Canada. Spread across 10 diverse venues at the heart of the city, the festival attracts more than one million music fans over the course of its 11 day run.
With everything from immersive and intimate performances at the hidden venues of the city to the 80,000 strong and headliner-packed Bell Stage, Quebec is truly transformed into a city of music. This energetic atmosphere is built upon by the array of street performers and colourful activities spread across this multi-faceted festival.
Previous artists have included icons such as The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Foo Fighters, Bon Jovi, Sting & Peter Gabriel, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rammstein, Nickelback, Billy Joel, Duran Duran, Ice Cube, Skrillex, Diplo, Lady GaGa, The Killers, Journey, Snoop Dogg, Queens Of The Stoneage, Cypress Hill, Aerosmith, The Black Keys, Guns'n'Roses, Tiësto, Weezer, Def Leppard, Wu-Tang Clan, Foreigner, Wiz Khalifa, Iggy Azalea, Selena Gomez and Bruno Mars.
About the Festival d'été de Québec
Festival d'été de Québec (FEQ) is the biggest outdoor musical event in Canada. Held since 1968 in Québec City, the 11-day festival takes place every year in July. FEQ's eclectic programming includes the biggest international stars and emerging artists from around the globe. Its main stage is the biggest self-supporting stage in North America. Festival d’été de Québec is presented by Bell in collaboration with Coors Light. The 53rd edition of the FEQ will take place from July 8 to 18, 2021.
The festival has been taking place annually since 1968. First editions were organized by a group of businesspersons and artists of Quebec City in order to show the artistic, economic, and tourist potential of the region. During the 1970s and 1980s, the festival specialized in musicians from the Francophonie and world music.
The festival grew substantially during the last decade after its decision to diversify its music offering and go after international headliners from genres across the board, including rock music, punk, hip-hop, classical music, world music and electronic music.
The festival reached the million spectators mark for the first time in 2007 and sold-out passes for the first time in 2010.