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Premium: Elevate your Departure experience with these headlining shows. Premium events require the purchase of separate tickets.

Set off on new horizons.

Beyond the vibrant pulse of Departure's curated showcases, elevate your festival experience with our exclusive premium music shows. These headlining performances from artists defining today's sound take over Toronto May 6–11.

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Elevate your Departure experience with these headlining shows. Premium events require the purchase of separate tickets.

Mustafa Meridian Hall
May 6
Death From Above 1979 Lee’s Palace
May 8 & 9
Noeline
Hofmann Lee’s Palace
May 10
Sadboi The Drake hotel
May 8
Avenoir Axis Club
May 6
Tia
Wood The Drake Hotel
May 9
Planet Giza Lee’s Palace
May 5
Rural Alberta Advantage Lee’s Palace
May 7
Bobby
Bazini Rivoli
May 6
Bria
Salmena The Great Hall
May 9
Freak
Heat Waves Dance Cave
May 7
YHWH
Nailgun Bovine Sex Club
May 9
Papooz Lee's Palace
May 11
Koven
Wei Longboat Hall
May 8
PACKS Dance Cave
May 9
Adam
Melchor The Drake Hotel
May 10

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Departure is a reimagination of Canadian Music Week. Our audiences have grown alongside CMW for the past 42 years and have been integral to our success. By expanding our offerings, while staying true to our roots in music, Departure will create an inclusive and vibrant environment that will also attract international artists and creatives of the younger generation, allowing for a deeper, more diverse conversation and a better representation of the cultural hub that is Toronto. Departure honours where we’ve come from, and celebrates where we are going.
Departure While Hotel X Toronto, the urban resort on the Lake Ontario Waterfront, will serve as Departure’s host hotel for the conference, the global event will reach audiences across Toronto with festival and concert venues in every corner of the city, from May 6–11, 2025.
Taking place May 6–8 at Hotel X Toronto, ​Radiodays North America is the premier conference for radio, podcasting, and digital audio professionals, Radiodays will feature inspiring speakers about the latest trends and strategies shaping the future of audio.

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