Olivia Rodrigo will make her Osheaga debut this year, closing out the festival's 18th edition.
The Gen Z superstar will headline the major music festival alongside The Killers and Tyler, The Creator.
That lineup follows last year's formula of two contemporary solo headliners — SZA and Noah Kahan — plus one legacy rock group, and will definitely draw thousands of festivalgoers back to the Parc Jean-Drapeau festival grounds this summer, August 1-3, 2025.
Tyler, The Creator will play a sold-out show at Bell Centre on July 22 on his Chromakopia world tour, and Osheaga brings him back to Montreal just a week later — like Dua Lipa did two years ago.
Also announced on the lineup today is recent Grammy winner Doechii, the Florida swamp princess whose Alligator Bites Never Heal took home best rap album this year, while her Grammys performance minted her as a top live act.
Osheaga was already in talks to book Doechii before she's exploded to the extent she has, which means — like last year's breakout Chappell Roan — she might have an earlier performance time than fans would expect.
Bringing artists back to play the Montreal festival as their profile expands is a key strategy for Osheaga, and it's in action again this year with Gracie Abrams. The singer-songwriter played early on the mainstage in 2022, and following her opening slot for Taylor Swift and No. 1 hit on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, she's back as one of the top acts.
Shaboozey will take the Osheaga stage as well — making him the first-ever artist to play that festival as well as LASSO, Montreal's country music festival also booked by Evenko at Parc Jean-Drapeau. The Virginia singer is no stranger to making history, following his historic run atop the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 last year with "A Bar Song (Tipsy)."
"We thought he would be a great artist to try on both festivals," says Nick Farkas, the founder of Osheaga and the VP of concerts at Evenko, to Billboard Canada. "I think people are more open now to listen to different styles of music, not just identifying as 'I like one genre.' We see a lot more crossover in our fans' musical taste, and we feel like Shaboozey really represents that."
The Osheaga lineup further reflects that openness in taste, bringing together indie darling Lucy Dacus, dance music duo The Chainsmokers, queer chart breakthrough Gigi Perez, R&B-Afropop gem Amaarae, and anthemic folk singer Alex Warren all on the same poster. Reunited '00s indie rock greats TV on the Radio are right there too.
On the Canadian side of the lineup, The Beaches will return to the festival — for their third performance, but their first since a 2023 breakout with "Blame Brett." Still ascending, the Osheaga slot will continue the momentum of what could be a big summer for the Toronto band.
The festival also has other Canadian emerging acts like Ekkstasy, Aqyila and Ruby Waters (all of whom picked up recent Juno nominations), plus Rau_Ze, Hologramme, bbno$, Bibi Club and more.
Other artists announced today include FINNEAS, Dominic Fike, Cage The Elephant, Glass Animals, Jorja Smith and Jamie xx. Find the full lineup below:
In total, 87 artists are announced. Three-quarters have never played Osheaga before, and 21 of them are Canadian acts.
Three-day festival tickets go on sale this Friday (Feb. 21). More information here.
