Ariane Roy takes the Francos main stage this weekend
The Québécois artist, who performed a single song on the Francos main stage last summer, now gets her own headline slot Saturday at 9 p.m. on Scène Rogers.
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Ariane Roy is headlining Scène Rogers at the Francos de Montréal this Saturday, June 14, at 9 p.m. — a marked step up from last year, when she appeared for just one song alongside Lou-Adriane Cassidy.
Her promotion follows a spectacularly received Club Soda show during the 2025 Francos, when she was launching her ensorcelant album Dogue. That early-summer performance drew enough attention that organizers have now given her a prime slot on the festival's biggest outdoor stage.
The Francos programming this weekend is dense — multiple stages, multiple genres. Groovy Aardvark, the legendary Québécois rock band, plays Scène Loto-Québec at 8 p.m. celebrating 40 years of sharp, alternatif guitar work. Béton Armé, a newer Montreal punk outfit fronted by Danick Joseph-Dicaire, takes Scène Spotify at 9:30 p.m., riding the wave of renewed punk energy that swept through the city after Amyl and the Sniffers' Place Bell show Friday.
St. Graal, a French pop-rock artist who blends dance-floor energy with romantic hooks, also performs this weekend as part of the festival.
All Francos main-stage shows are free. The festival runs through the weekend at the Place des Festivals in downtown Montréal.