Featuring Jeff Mills, Rival Consoles, JakoJako, Ben UFO, Matthew Herbert, Voices From The Lake, Polygonia, and more.
Photo credit: Vivien Gaumand
MUTEK Montréal has revealed the first wave of artists confirmed for its 27th edition. The festival will take place from August 25–30, 2026, across multiple venues.
Dedicated to electronic music and digital creativity, MUTEK returns with six days and nights of performances, installations, and discussions. The programme once again unfolds across Montréal’s Quartier des spectacles, bringing together international artists, experimental projects, and emerging voices.
Detroit techno pioneer Jeff Mills will present the North American premiere of ‘Stargate’, an immersive performance inspired by his explorations of science-fiction narratives. Matthew Herbert also returns to Montréal after 13 years with a new socially engaged work addressing food insecurity, continuing his practice of linking music with political and social themes.
Other highlights include Rival Consoles with a new audiovisual live performance, as well as German producers Polygonia and JakoJako presenting live sets rooted in modular experimentation and techno. Voices From The Lake will also return with their ambient techno collaboration, while Hessle Audio founder Ben UFO joins the lineup with a DJ set.
Additional performances will come from artists such as Evicshen, who will present a physical live show using DIY instruments, and the Japanese collective ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS!, which transforms electronic waste into electromagnetic instruments. Composer Tristan Perich and organist James McVinnie will perform ‘Infinity Gradient’, an immersive piece for organ and one hundred speakers at Montréal’s Maison symphonique.
Other names confirmed in the first announcement include A Guy Called Gerald, Barker, Dana Ruh, Dave Huismans, Fennesz and Lillevan, gyrofield, Mia Koden, Nazar, Noémi Büchi, NVST, Purelink, Sara Persico and Mika Oki, Violent Magic Orchestra, chiquitamagic, Cleo Leigh, Honeydrip, Florence-Delphine Roux, and aria.
This edition will also introduce a new venue, the Maison symphonique, joining returning spaces such as the Society for Arts and Technology, MTELUS, and the Esplanade Tranquille. A more intimate programme will also take place at the Atrium and Studio-Théâtre of Les Grands Ballets.
Alongside the festival, the MUTEK Forum will return from August 26–28, expanding into two performing arts venues with talks, workshops, and project presentations focused on the future of digital creativity.
For more information and tickets, visit the official website here.