Québec artists set to showcase across the UK this spring

07 April 2025, 13:30 | Written by The Line of Best Fit

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(Truck Violence) (Patche) (Geneviève Racette) (Québec Spring)

Artists from Québec, Canada – including the likes of Geneviève Racette, Patche and Truck Violence (pictured) – will bring their music to the UK as part of Québec Spring, a series of performances and networking events aimed at showcasing the very best from the Francophone province later this month.

Québec has long been a breeding ground for influential artists, from Leonard Cohen and Céline Dion to contemporary acts like Kaytranada, Patrick Watson, and Charlotte Cardin - with Montréal in particular emerging as a key hub for musical innovation.

This year’s Québec Spring lineup spans the genres and includes:

GEMINICRAB (soul)
Geneviève Racette (francophone folk)
Sorry Girls and Bibi Club (pop)
Patche (avant-garde techno/krautrock)
zouz (noise rock)
Truck Violence (high-energy guitar music, signed to legendary Montreal label Mothland)

A special London showcase will also take place on 12 May at the Old Blue Last, featuring dream-pop act Ballsy and art-punk auteur Alix Fernz.

Running from 14 April to 25 May, the initiative is presented by M for Montreal in collaboration with the Québec Government Office in London, SODEC, and the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec (CALQ).

Listen to the Québec Spring playlist on Spotify and check out the full list of live dates below:

13 April – The Franklin Electric @ The Grace (London)
14 April – The Franklin Electric @ The Louisiana (Bristol)
15 April – The Franklin Electric @ The Castle (Manchester)
19 April – The Franklin Electric @ SWG3 Poetry Club (Glasgow)
8 May - Truck Violence @ 21:15, Penny Black (Wrexham) / Ballsy @ 22:00, Penny Black (Wrexham) / Patche @ 22:45, Penny Black (Wrexham) /Bibi Club @ The Lantern (Bristol) 20:00
9 May - Ballsy @ 20:45 (Wrexham) / The Rockin' Chair and Truck Violence @ 21:50, Wynnstay Hotel (Wrexham) / Bibi Club @ Bullingdon (Oxford)
10 May – Ballsy @ Windmill Brixton (London)
11 May - Patche @ 00:45, The Rockin' Chair (Wrexham) / Bibi Club @ Esquires (Bedford)
12 May - Québec Showcase: Ballsy and Alix Fernz @ Old Blue Last (London)
13 May - Geneviève Racette @ Strongroom (London)
14 May - Alix Fernz @ 17:45, Hope and Ruin (Brighton) / Bibi Club @ ICA (London) / Patche @ Shacklewell Arms (London)
15 May - Sorry Girls, Patche, Truck Violence, Alix Fernz @ Patterns Upstairs (Brighton) / Malika Tirolien & GEMINICRAB @ 13:35, Green Door Store (Brighton) / Malika Tirolien & GEMINICRAB @ 19:45, One Church (Brighton) / zouz @ 21:30, Tree Wise Cats (Brighton)
16 May - Sorry Girls @ 01:30, Waterbear (Brighton) / zouz @ 14:15, Green Door Store (Brighton) / Geneviève Racette @ 22:15, Queens (Brighton) / Alix Fernz @ 19:00, The Lexington (London)
17 May - Patche @ 00:15, Dust (Brighton) / Geneviève Racette @ 12:55, Green Door Store (Brighton) / Patche @ 12:30, Komedia (Brighton) / Malika Tirolien & GEMINICRAB @ Jazz Café (London) / Patche @ Heist Brewery (Sheffield)
18 May - The Franklin Electric @ Thekla (Bristol) / Sorry Girls @ The George Tavern (London) – Doors 19:00
19 May – The Franklin Electric @ Rescue Rooms (Nottingham)
20 May – The Franklin Electric @ Club Academy (Manchester)
22 May – Sorry Girls @ Glad Cafe (Glasgow)
24 May - Sorry Girls @ Bristol Goes Pop / The Franklin Electric @ Oran Mor (Glasgow)
25 May – The Franklin Electric @ The Wardrobe (Leeds)
26 May – The Franklin Electric @ Scala (London)
27 May – Sorry Girls @ YES Basement (Manchester)