TORONTO, July 10, 2025 – The second and final wave of artists for Toronto’s Project Nowhere music festival has arrived. Additions to the 3-day festival’s already stacked lineup of cutting edge artists include: Brooklyn-based noise artist Dreamcrusher’s NIHILIST QUEER REVOLT MUSIK, searing Arab post-punk from Dearborn’s Prostitute, the return of Toronto cult-veterans Luge, experimental electro-rockers Cut Cult ft. members of Holy Fuck, local sludge punks Holofernes Head, ethereal noise from Xicada, fuzzed out shoegazers Glum, visceral noise from STELLA of Slash Need, east coast indie rockers Gizmo, and audacious hardcore from Brampton’s Lice. DJ programming has also been announced, including festival mainstays Tegan + Maria Taifour‘s vibey esoteric vinyl selections, DJ Diet Coke (Cole of Sham Family) spinning high voltage rock ‘n’ roll, power duo Lauren Hell + DJ Craigslist, and eclectic late night selections from Paul Quattrone (Expensive $hit, Osees) and Trial and Error.
October 2- 4, 2025 in Little Portugal
The trailblazing festival’s third edition takes place Oct 2-4, 2025 in venues across Little Portugal in Toronto’s west end – Nineteen Seventy Eight (Expo Vintage Outlet), St. Anne’s Parish, The Garrison, The Baby G, BSMT254, and Hank’s Liquor.
3-Day Pass
The 3-Day Pass is the recommended way to discover the lineup and create your own show-hopping experience. All Project Nowhere 2025 venues are within a 2 km radius, so you can easily catch all the sets you want to see. A 3-Day Pass gets you into all of the festival’s 15+ shows, subject to capacity. Space is reserved at each venue for passes.
Passes have sold out the past two years and are already moving quickly!
Tier 1: $100 + fees and tax (running low)
Tier 2: $120 + fees and tax
Stacked Lineup for 2025
The second wave artists join a stacked 2025 lineup featuring Detroit hardcore punk spectacle The Armed, UK funk-punk alt-rockers Warmduscher, angular Brooklyn-based rising stars Water From Your Eyes, Italians Do It Better staples Desire and Johnny Jewel, fuzz-fueled 60s garage elaborators The Mystery Lights, Montreal shoegaze wonder No Joy, and many more.
Here is the full 2025 Project Nowhere lineup (in no significant order):
THE ARMED
WARMDUSCHER
WATER FROM YOUR EYES
DESIRE
JOHNNY JEWEL
THE MYSTERY LIGHTS
TEKE::TEKE
NO JOY
JAMES K
FREAK HEAT WAVES
PROSTITUTE
DREAMCRUSHER
HER NEW KNIFE
RIBBON SKIRT
LUGE
PISS
TRUCK VIOLENCE
DANA
SCOTT HARDWARE
VALLENS
EXPENSIVE $HIT
NOBLE ROT
CDSM
FERGUS JONES
CUT CULT
KAT DUMA
LEE PARADISE
WITCHROT
NEW CHANCE
SHADOW SHOW
BONNIE TRASH
HIGH ALPINE HUT NETWORK
ORBITAL ENSEMBLE
GUS ENGLEHORN
DEAR EVANGELINE
COOTIE CATCHER
ANIMATIST
HOLOFERNES HEAD
MISERABLE WEEKEND
LEE & GAMBLE UNLIMITED
ANCIENT GREECE
XICADA
STELLA
GLUM
THE MERSEY SOUND
LICE
GIZMO
DJs:
TEGAN + MARIA TAIFOUR
LAUREN HELL + DJ CRAIGSLIST
DIET COKE
TRIAL AND ERROR
PAUL QUATTRONE
VISUALS BY THE OSCILLITARIUM, ANTHONY PIAZZA, COLBY RICHARDSON
Project Nowhere promises another year of unforgettable performances and exciting discoveries, cementing the festival’s reputation as the city’s leading purveyors of boundary-pushing programming, multi-dimensional live show experiences, and an unwavering sense of community.
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lead photo YHWH Nailgun at Project Nowhere 2024 by Rose Cormier @velours.souterrain
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