Billy Talent, Alexisonfire - 20 Years in the Making
- Viernes, julio 17
- 19:00-22:00
- Centre Bell 1909 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Montréal, H3B 2S2, Canadá
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Billy Talent and Alexisonfire will share the bill for “20 Years in the Making” on July 17, 2026 at Centre Bell in Montréal. Billy Talent deliver a tight, melodic take on punk forged in the Mississauga scene, having first performed as Pezz before breaking through in the early 2000s. Ben Kowalewicz’s gritty rasp cuts through Ian D’Sa’s precise, hook-laden riffs, moving from blistering tempos to expansive choruses. From their self-titled debut through Crisis of Faith, their songwriting circles social tensions and personal fault lines, and live they balance abrasive edges with an urgent, sing-along momentum.
Alexisonfire sharpen the post-hardcore edge with a vocal handoff between George Pettit’s raw shouts and Dallas Green’s clean lines, backed by guitars that grind and then open into wider textures. From the immediacy of their 2002 debut through Watch Out!, Crisis, Old Crows/Young Cardinals and the later comeback marked by Otherness, they’ve pushed toward heavier, more atmospheric terrain without sacrificing drive. On stage their sets shift from jagged riffs to slow-burning crescendos, a dynamic that suits a co-headline made up of two distinct responses to the same restless scene.
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Centre Bell
1909 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Montréal, H3B 2S2, Canadá