Patti Smith, Ted Leo And Pere Ubu To Play Pop Montreal

The Pop Montreal festival has released its initial lineup of performers for this year's sixth annual event, which will be held at venues around the city from Oct. 3 to 7.

Among those confirmed to take part are 2007 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Patti Smith, Quebec rock icon Michel Pagliaro, veteran comic Mort Sahl, Pere Ubu, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Half Japanese, The National, Ron Sexsmith and Final Fantasy.

More than 300 artists will perform this year. Here are the others who are on board so far: Cody Chesnutt, Black Mountain, Oakley Hall, Sunset Rubdown, A-Trak, Kid Sister, Caribou, Born Ruffians, Chromeo, Tiga, Bobby Conn, Yelle, DJ /Rupture, Tony Rebel, Jr. Kelly, Starvin Hungry, Bionic, Trigger Effect, Lotusland, Magnolia Electric Co., Chad VanGaalen, The Watson Twins, MSTRKRFT, DJ Mehdi, Jay Reatard, Qui, Megasoid, Glitch Mob, The Cool Kids, Gary Lucas, Earlimart, Ndidi Onukwulu, Miracle Fortress, Taqaq, Fujiya And Miyagi, Daedalus, Filastine, United Steel Workers Of Montreal, Barmitzvah Brothers, Fucked Up, Maga Bo, Georgie James, Tiombe Lockhart, Basia Bulat and We're Marching On.

In addition to the music festival, Pop Montreal will also feature films, a conference held in association with McGill University, art shows, a fashion show and a craft fair. Tickets and passes are available now and more information is available at the Pop Montreal website.