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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Thor’s Supports Massif!
Thor’s Pizza is a downtown Nelson staple, and for good reason. Nothing gets you on track for beers and a punk show quite like a piece of pizza, and their delicious Slice of the Day concoctions are worth forgoing your usual favourite. Thor’s vibes and food quality are equally high, and they keep the dancefloor…
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Lokel Supports Massif!
After spending over a dozen years in business and most of those being supporters of Massif, it’s high time we recognize that the hairdressers at Lokel are metal AF. Artfully wielding fast, sharp blades and the best colour game in town—they’re trusted with our very lives AND the essential task of styling us to look…
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Medasine Is Playing Massif!
Menacing through the foggy morning dew from somewhere or maybe nowhere in the Kootenays—part man, part beast, all MEDASINE! Massif clears the path for a one-man band tour de force. Hand-gouged 5-string guitar, forged together with a DIY drum mechanism and layered with a voice summoned from deep inside the netherworld…behold MEDASINE. Holy shit, how can one…
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