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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Disruptions Is Playing Massif!
To many, music is a release. A way of presenting yourself to the world without a social filter. Disruptions is a band that exemplifies this. Their justified rage toward oppression and injustice forever fuels the fire driving their music forward. If you like harshly noisy and slightly unhinged post-hardcore, your search is over. East Van’s…
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Otter Books Supports Massif!
The intersection of music and books is a beautiful place. Creativity pours forth in words, in lyrics, in verse and in song. Otter Books thrives in that place, and they met Massif there to support us for our 10th anniversary! With books about music and by musicians, and on almost anything else you can think…
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Massif Skate Jam!
The Massif Music Festival celebrates 10 years of music and community with a free, all-ages punk show and skate jam at the Nelson & District Youth Centre! Taking place Saturday, Sept. 26, from 1-5pm, the Massif skate jam features performances from Vancouver powerhouses Alien Boys, Kelowna horror punks The Oo-E Boo-E’s, Nelson punk masters Laughing…
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