Schedule 2023 – Festival Envol & Macadam

After celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, the Envol et Macadam festival is ready to continue its mission of showcasing the best of alternative music and emerging artists from Quebec and beyond! Presented in collaboration with Molson Export, the 2023 edition of the event will take place from September 14th to 16th at l’Agora Port de Québec. As the site of Îlot Fleurie is not available, music lovers will be invited to the banks of the Saint Lawrence River this year, in this performance space that offers a magnificent view of the capital. Several indoor concerts will also be offered throughout the festival at venues such as l’Anti Bar & Spectacles, le Scanner, l’Espaces Dalhousie, and le Quartier de Lune.
Show schedule
Thursday September 14 2023
19 h 00 – Doors
19 h 30 – The TV Dead @ L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
20 h 30 – Try Again @ L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
21 h 30 – Drunktank @ L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
22 h 30 – Ten Foot Pole @ L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
Friday September 15 2023
16 h 00 – Doors @ Agora Port de Québec
16 h 45 – No Face No Case @ Agora Port de Québec
17 h 30 – Hate it Too @ Agora Port de Québec
18 h 15 – Dance Laury Dance @ Agora Port de Québec
19 h 15 – Groovy Aardvark @ Agora Port de Québec
20 h 20 – Voivod @ Agora Port de Québec
21 h 30 – Mononc’ Serge & Anonymus (Les 20 ans de L’Académie du Massacre) @ Agora Port de Québec
Indoors show :
20 h 00 – Doors @ L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
21 h 15 – a$ujet @ L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
22 h 00 – Wesbroom @ L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
22 h 45 – Black Taboo @ L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
22 h 00 – Doors @Espaces Dalhousie
23 h 00 – Rising the Fall @ Espaces Dalhousie
00 h 00 – Upon your Grave @ Espaces Dalhousie
01 h 00 – Burning the Oppressor @ Espaces Dalhousie
22 h 00 – Doors @ Scanner Bistro
23 h 00 – Chyenex @ Scanner Bistro
00 h 00 – Fumigènes @ Scanner Bistro
Saturday september 16 2023
12 h 00 – Free style skateboarding @ Agora Port de Québec
13 h 00 – Game of Skate EXO @ Agora Port de Québec
16 h 00 – Free style skateboarding @ Agora Port de Québec
16 h 30 – Doors @ Agora Port de Québec
16 h 45 – Crachat @ Agora Port de Québec
17 h 30 – Don’t Try @ Agora Port de Québec
18 h 15 – MAP @ Agora Port de Québec
19 h 15 – Big D and the Kids Table @ Agora Port de Québec
20 h 20 – Agnostic Front @ Agora Port de Québec
21 h 30 – Rancid @ Agora Port de Québec
Indoors shows:
20 h 00 – Doors @ L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
21 h 30 – YQB djs @ L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
23 h 00 – Cosmic JD @ L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
00 h 30 – Etienne de Crécy @ L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
22 h 00 – Doors @ Espaces Dalhousie
23 h 00 – The Hacked @ Espaces Dalhousie
00 h 00 – Enfants Sauvages @ Espaces Dalhousie
01 h 00 – Don’t Try @ Espaces Dalhousie
22 h 00 – Doors @ Scanner Bistro
23 h 00 – Philippe Drouin Obvurt @ Scanner Bistro
23 h 45 – No Face No Case (Planetrox) @ Scanner Bistro
00 h 30 – Rising the Fall @ Scanner Bistro
01 h 15 – Immoral Squad @ Scanner Bistro
23 h 00 – Doors @ Quartier de Lune
00 h 00 – The Lookout @ Quartier de Lune
01 h 00 – The Prowlers @ Quartier de Lune
A must-see :
We will kick off the festivities at Agora with a 100% Quebecois musical lineup on Friday. Quebec’s own band Hate It Too will be the ones to set the stage alive, followed by the seasoned rockers Dance Laury Dance, who will be offering their very last concert that night, a moment that promises to be rich in emotions. The audience will then be treated to a dose of the irresistible cocktail of alternative rock and punk by Groovy Aardvark before witnessing the performance of Quebec’s metal veterans, Voivod. The evening will conclude with the gentle sounds of Mononc’ Serge and Anonymus – celebrating the 20th anniversary of L’Académie du Massacre.
On Saturday, we will navigate the waters of punk rock, ska, and hardcore. Quebec-based bands Crachat and Don’t Try will lead us through this ultimate day of shows. The iconic punk ska band MAP will reunite for a special concert, a musical moment that the organization is very proud of. We will stay in the ska stream with the Boston-based group Big D and the Kids Table, who will be joining us. Next up, the pioneers of the New York hardcore scene, Agnostic Front, will take the stage at Agora, followed by the Californian band Rancid, who will close out this 26th edition of Envol et Macadam. It’s been over a dozen years since Tim Armstrong’s band performed in the capital, so these are highly anticipated reunions for the fans.
Numerous indoor shows will also be offered in the late evenings, including on Thursday. Notably, the punk rock bands Drunktank (Holland) and Ten Foot Pole (United States) will open the festival at L’Anti Bar & Spectacles. The detailed schedule is available on the website.
*From Europe to Quebec with Planetrox
Launched in 2011, the Planetrox project is an initiative created in collaboration with Quebec City to introduce the best emerging international artists to the Envol et Macadam audience. Over the years, more than 10,000 bands have submitted their applications with the goal of showcasing their music. This year, the organization has partnered with the Rock for People festival held in the Czech Republic. Out of the 90 bands registered for Planetrox Europe, five have been selected to participate in the final, which will be presented during Rock for People on June 8th. The winning band will then be invited to perform in Quebec city as part of Envol et Macadam in September.
A new activity : Exo’s Game of Skate
The punk rock culture and the world of skateboarding have always been naturally intertwined; the Exoshop store has, in fact, been a valuable partner of Envol et Macadam for many years. This alliance between the two worlds will be celebrated with a brand new addition to the festival’s lineup: the Exo Game of Skate. On Saturday afternoon, the audience will be able to watch a series of events featuring several professional skateboarders, and attendance is free. A cash prize will be awarded to the winner at the end of the competition. Skateboard lessons/workshops will also be offered on-site during the afternoon by the Qc.SkateboardCamp team.
Shows schedule
Thursday september 14th 2023
L’Anti Bar & Spectacles :
(Doors : 19 h)
19 h 30 – The TV Dead
20 h 30 – Try Again
21 h 30 – Drunktank
22 h 30 – Ten Foot Pole
Fruday septembre 15th 2023
Agora du Port de Québec :
(Doors : 16 h)
21 h 30 – Mononc’ Serge & Anonymus (Les 20 ans de L’Académie du Massacre)
Indoors Shows
L’Anti Bar & Spectacles :
(Doors : 20 h)
Espaces Dalhousie :
(Doors : 22 h)
01 h 00 – Burning the Oppressor
Scanner Bistro :
(Doors : 22 h)
Saturday september 16th 2023
Agora du Port de Québec :
(Afternoon access to the ground is free)
12 h 00 – 13 h 00 – Free style skateboarding
13 h 00 – 16 h 00 – Game of Skate EXO
16 h 00 – 18 h 00 – Free style skateboarding
(Doors : 16 h 30)
16 h 45 – Crachat
17 h 30 – Don’t Try
18 h 15 – MAP
19 h 15 – Big D and the Kids Table
20 h 20 – Agnostic Front
21 h 30 – Rancid
Indoor shows
L’Anti Bar & Spectacles :
(Doors : 20 h)
21 h 30 – YQB DJs (Millimetrik + M.I.M)
Espaces Dalhousie :
(Doors : 22 h)
00 h 00 – Enfants Sauvages
01 h 00 – Don’t Try
Scanner Bistro :
(Doors : 22 h)
23 h 00 – Philippe Drouin Obvurt
00 h 30 – Rising the Fall
01 h 15 – Immoral Squad
Quartier de Lune :
(Doors : 23 h)
Passes and tickets
“All the ‘early bird’ passes have been sold!!! Thank you for your enthusiasm!
Regular-priced passes ($80 + fees) and daily tickets are still available.
Passes and tickets are on sale on the Envol et Macadam website, and they can also be purchased at EXOSHOP. Passholders will also have free access to all the indoor shows presented during the festival.”


L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
22:00 Phonic Silk
23:00 Forest Boys
Complexe Méduse – Salle Multi
20:00 Loud Shaft
20:45 Mhedved
21:30 Boundaries
22:30 Get The Shot
Le Scanner
21:00 Murphy Radio
23:00 Cold Folks
Le Knock-Out
21:00 LAPS
22:00 Élégie
Meltdown
21:00 LVNG
22:00 Walrus
23:00 Jungle Youth

Radio X Stage
5PM Door opens
17:30 Damn The Luck
18:05 Les Trimpes
18:45 GrimSkunk
19:45 No Fun At All
20:45 Les Goules
21:45 Bernard Adamus
L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
23:30 The Dizzy Brains
00:15 The Robert’s Creek Saloon
01:00 2 Stone 2 Skank
Le Scanner
23:30 Stifled
00:15 Barney Gombo
01:00 The Carringtons
Le Knock-Out
22:30 Oktoplut
23:15 Jet Black
00:00 Murphy Radio
Meltdown
23:30 One Last Daybreak
00:15 Peer Pressure
01:00 Still Insane
