Bal en Blanc


Bal en Blanc is a huge rave party that is hosted annually, during the Easter holiday weekend, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was first held in 1995, and the first event had 800 attendees. It now features headliner DJs from all over the world and attracts over 15,000 attendees. Bal en Blanc usually has two separate rooms, one catering to house music and the other to trance music. The party attracts a diversity of ravers. It usually lasts for 15 hours, from 9 pm to 12 pm. The event is produced by Produkt.

Artist Lineups

In April 2009 the party celebrated its 15th anniversary with a lineup that included Insomnia, Markus Schulz, Above and Beyond, Armin Van Buuren, Roger Shah, King Louis, Uppercut, Offer Nissim, Ana Paula, Axwell, Deadmau5 and Victor Calderone.
April 2010's edition featured Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Sander van Doorn, Infected Mushroom, Sied van Riel, David Guetta, LMFAO, David Morales, Kaskade and a special guest appearance from Godskitchen Boombox.
The lineup in April 2011 included Tiësto, Armand Van Helden, Avicii, Hardwell, Freemasons, Yinon Yahel, Above and Beyond, Markus Schulz and Sander Van Doorn.
In 2012, for Bal en Blanc's 18th edition, the lineup included Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Fedde Le Grand, Steve Angello, Jochen Miller, Danny Tenaglia, Beat Service, Markus Schulz and Ben Gold. Nadia Ali also performed live in both the Trance and House rooms.
For 2013, the artists included Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, W&W, Andrew Rayel and Cosmic Gate for the Trance room and David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Dubfire, Nicole Moudaber, Peter Rauhofer and Sultan & Ned Shepard for the House Room. Emma Hewitt will also perform live in the Trance room.
For 2014, the artists included New World Punx, a.k.a. Ferry Corsten & Markus Schulz, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Andrew Rayel, Solarstone, Omnia, Raneem, kärl k-otik and Malek & Jeremy Sky for the Trance room, Hardwell, Deep Dish, Dyro, Dannic, Carnage, Paris & Simo, Domeno and Jesse Zotti for the House Room and Carl Cox, Nicole Moudaber, Nic Fanciulli, Paskal Daze and Monitor for the Techno room.
In 2017, the festival diverted from its typical indoor format in favour of an outdoor edition of the festival, hosted at Parc Jean-Drapeau. While the festival's organizers, Produkt, stated that this event is specifically an "edition" of the annual festival, it is unclear whether the traditional indoor format that takes place overnight will return for 2018.
YearEditionStageArtist
2009Bal en Blanc 15MainAbove and Beyond
2009Bal en Blanc 15MainAna Paula
2009Bal en Blanc 15MainArmin van Buuren
2009Bal en Blanc 15MainAxwell
2009Bal en Blanc 15MainDeadmau5
2009Bal en Blanc 15MainInsomnia
2009Bal en Blanc 15MainKing Louis
2009Bal en Blanc 15MainMarkus Schulz
2009Bal en Blanc 15MainOffer Nissim
2009Bal en Blanc 15MainRoger Shah
2009Bal en Blanc 15MainUppercut
2009Bal en Blanc 15MainVictor Calderone
2010Bal en Blanc 16MainDavid Guetta
2010Bal en Blanc 16MainDavid Morales
2010Bal en Blanc 16MainFerry Corsten
2010Bal en Blanc 16MainInfected Mushroom
2010Bal en Blanc 16MainKaskade
2010Bal en Blanc 16MainLMFAO
2010Bal en Blanc 16MainMarkus Schulz
2010Bal en Blanc 16MainSander van Doorn
2010Bal en Blanc 16MainSied van Riel
2011Bal en Blanc 17MainAbove and Beyond
2011Bal en Blanc 17MainArmand Van Helden
2011Bal en Blanc 17MainAvicii
2011Bal en Blanc 17MainFreemasons
2011Bal en Blanc 17MainHardwell
2011Bal en Blanc 17MainMarkus Schulz
2011Bal en Blanc 17MainTiësto
2011Bal en Blanc 17MainYinon Yahel
2012Bal en Blanc 18MainArmin van Buuren
2012Bal en Blanc 18MainBeat Service
2012Bal en Blanc 18MainBen Gold
2012Bal en Blanc 18MainDanny Tenaglia
2012Bal en Blanc 18MainFedde Le Grand
2012Bal en Blanc 18MainFerry Corsten
2012Bal en Blanc 18MainJochen Miller
2012Bal en Blanc 18MainMarkus Schulz
2012Bal en Blanc 18MainNadia Ali
2013Bal en Blanc 19Trance RoomAndrew Rayel
2013Bal en Blanc 19Trance RoomArmin van Buuren
2013Bal en Blanc 19Trance RoomCosmic Gate
2013Bal en Blanc 19Trance RoomEmma Hewitt
2013Bal en Blanc 19Trance RoomFerry Corsten
2013Bal en Blanc 19Trance RoomMarkus Schulz
2013Bal en Blanc 19Trance RoomW&W
2013Bal en Blanc 19House RoomCalvin Harris
2013Bal en Blanc 19House RoomDavid Guetta
2013Bal en Blanc 19House RoomDubfire
2013Bal en Blanc 19House RoomNicole Moudaber
2013Bal en Blanc 19House RoomPeter Rauhofer
2013Bal en Blanc 19House RoomSultan & Ned Shepard
2016Bal en Blanc 22Heineken Dreamcatcher StageAfrojack
2016Bal en Blanc 22Heineken Dreamcatcher StageAly & Fila
2016Bal en Blanc 22Heineken Dreamcatcher StageDeorro
2016Bal en Blanc 22Heineken Dreamcatcher StageEmma Hewitt
2016Bal en Blanc 22Heineken Dreamcatcher StageGareth Emery
2016Bal en Blanc 22Heineken Dreamcatcher StageJonas Blue
2016Bal en Blanc 22Heineken Dreamcatcher StageKSHMR
2016Bal en Blanc 22Heineken Dreamcatcher StageMark Sixma
2016Bal en Blanc 22Heineken Dreamcatcher StageShaun Frank
2016Bal en Blanc 22Heineken Dreamcatcher StageSultan & Ned Shepard
2016Bal en Blanc 22DSTRKT StageArt Department
2016Bal en Blanc 22DSTRKT StageBlack Coffee
2016Bal en Blanc 22DSTRKT StageCarlo Lio
2016Bal en Blanc 22DSTRKT StageDJ Sneak
2016Bal en Blanc 22DSTRKT StageLee Foss
2016Bal en Blanc 22DSTRKT StageMark Knight
2016Bal en Blanc 22DSTRKT StagePaskal Daze
2016Bal en Blanc 22DSTRKT StageTechnasia
2017Bal en Blanc in the ParkHeart StageBlu J
2017Bal en Blanc in the ParkHeart StageBorgore
2017Bal en Blanc in the ParkHeart StageMartin Garrix
2017Bal en Blanc in the ParkHeart StageMeaux Green*
2017Bal en Blanc in the ParkHeart StageMike Williams
2017Bal en Blanc in the ParkHeart StageSan Holo
2017Bal en Blanc in the ParkHeart StageSlander
2017Bal en Blanc in the ParkHeart StageThe Him
2017Bal en Blanc in the ParkScène SoleilChris Lake
2017Bal en Blanc in the ParkScène SoleilClaptone
2017Bal en Blanc in the ParkScène SoleilCoyu
2017Bal en Blanc in the ParkScène SoleilMark Fanciulli
2017Bal en Blanc in the ParkScène SoleilMelanie Ribbe
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