The largest independent promoter, producer and broadcaster in Canada is a Quebec company, evenko, a member of Groupe CH under the leadership of France Margaret Bélanger (see leaderboard). Each year, evenko, in particular thanks to the decades-long knowledge of the music industry of Nick Farkas and Daniel Glick, produces 1,600 events throughout Quebec, but also in the Atlantic provinces and in the north-eastern United States. evenko is behind Osheaga, îLESONIQ, LASSO Montréal, HEAVY Mtl and ’77 Montréal and manages the Bell Centre and Place Bell arenas, as well as the emblematic MTELUS, Beanfield Theatre, Manuvie Theatre and Club Dix30 venues. Supervised by Farkas and Glick, Osheaga was a sold-out event this year with some 155,000 festival-goers coming to applaud Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Charlotte Cardin and Carly Rae Jepsen, among others, over three days. The country music festival LASSO Montréal doubled ticket sales between its first and second edition to reach 65,000 spectators in 2023. As for the Bell Centre, the home of the Montreal Canadiens, it continues to host concerts from stars like Noah Kahan, Olivia Rodrigo and more.