NYC's New Colossus music festival and industry conference will be back for a second year in 2020, happening March 11-15 in venues all over the Lower East Side and East Village. That's right before SXSW so a lot of bands from all over the world who are on their way their will stop at New Colossus first.
Pop Montreal happens September 25-29 and the 2019 lineup includes Mavis Staples, Nick Cave, Weyes Blood, Aldous Harding, Tinariwen, Colin Stetson, and more.