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Preview: Festival de musique émergente en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (FME)

Posted on
21 Aug 2025
by
Paul

Next week marks the 23rd edition of the Festival de musique émergente en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (FME). Set in the city of Rouyn-Noranda, the longstanding festival with a focus on new and emerging music from Quebec and beyond will be taking place from August 28-31 and Panic Manual will be there to take it all in. With a diverse lineup spanning across multiple genres, there’s a lot going on over the festival’s four days. Below are a few of the acts that caught our attention:

Population II

One of the most exciting live bands going these days, these Montreal psych rockers always put on an impressive show. Running the gamut from jazzy trippiness to heavy riffage, Population II are well worth your time.

The OBGMs

Since Panic Manual is primarily a Toronto-based blog, let’s shine a light on one of the Torontonian acts playing FME this year – The OBGMs. Another fantastic live band, The OBGMs put on an intense, high energy, and very fun show.

Bibi Club

The duo of Nicolas Basque and Adèle Trottier-Rivard (aka Bibi Club) have been making a name for themselves over the past few years with their indie pop sound and are on the shortlist for this year’s Polaris Music Prize (alongside fellow FME performers Population II and The OBGMs). They’ll be playing the first night of the festival at the intriguingly named Cabaret de la Dernière Chance.

Meggie Lennon

Montreal dream pop singer-songwriter Meggie Lennon released her sophomore album Desire Days back in June via Mothland and she’ll be playing FME in support of the album on Friday, August 29.

Nadah El Shazly

While there are a few familiar names I’ll be looking forward to seeing again at FME, there are plenty of names on the bill that are new to me and really, that spirit of discovery is what festivals like FME are all about. One such name is Nadah El Shazly. The Cairo-born and Montreal-based artist will be performing music off her latest, Laini Tani, on the final day of the fest.

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