massif music
september 24-26, 2026
A carefully curated heavy music experience in Nelson BC. We sell out every year.
we’re not massive,
We’re massif.
There’s no festival like MASSiF. Because we’re not really a festival.
We’re more like a pretty big party with your newest best friends. It’s that time when a whole bunch of cool bands came to play hard and hang out, made possible by a small group of volunteers who love music as much as you do, all in a sweet town under mountains overlooking a lake. WTF is this paradise, anyway?
We don’t tolerate jerks. Everyone is here to have sweaty, loud and safe FUN.
Featuring a meticulously chosen lineup, Massif increases gender diversity in heavy music and fosters opportunities for underrepresented bands to play together.
We’re super good at it. Located in the nether regions of British Columbia’s mountainous interior, MASSiF has been blowing minds and eardrums in Nelson BC since 2016.
latest news…
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The Oo-E Boo-E’s Are Playing Massif!
Kelowna three-piece the Oo-E Boo-E’s may be newly formed, but they are veterans of the Okanagan punk scene. Consisting of members of No Comply and the Hippiecritz, they play bite-sized songs of horror-inspired punk that they will happily Grand Slam into your face. If you ever need a band to play a Friday the 13th…
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Gadfly Is Playing Massif!
Gadfly played Massif back in 2023 and amazed us all. They are a ferocious blender, ripping up psych, punk, metal and melting it all in a giant sonic cauldron and serving it up scalding hot. Fronted by Iranian-born artist Homa Khoshnavaz, this Vancouver trio defies genre, and wants it that way. Their art is noisy,…
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David P. Smith Is Playing Massif!
Strapping on a dusty accordion, looking out into the crowd of eager Massif fans, Victoria’s multi-disciplinary artist David P. Smith wonders…how the hell did I get here? David has spent his career deconstructing and reconstructing music—whether that be with classic folk, hillbilly and the blues, or through noise with his project Grampa Big Balls. Years…
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