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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Baddie Tattoo and Vivid Abyss Support Massif!
You don’t need tattoos and piercings to be a punk, a metalhead or to go to Massif at all, but damn do they look sick! Whether you’re getting your first tattoo and piercing or your 50th, Baddie Tattoo and Vivid Abyss are true masters of their craft. They’ll give you exactly what you’re looking for…
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Ripping Giraffe Supports Massif!
Listen up, kids: You need your brain. Ripping Giraffe is here to protect it. They want you to grind rails and shred slopes until you’re old and gray, so make sure to pick up a helmet at 502 Baker St. along with a skateboard, a snowboard, killer clothes and everything else you need to live…
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Flatgrey Is Playing Massif!
Flatgrey, long-running underground experimental noiser and sound weirdo, last-minute addition/stand-in on Massif’s Phil Stage. Harsh industrial broken sound, loud and menacing. We wanted a jet engine, but Flatgrey is the closest our meager budgets could come up with. Blast off on Bandcamp, and feel the roar on Instagram. Massif 2026 is presented by Backroads Brewing
