Ghent to host Canadian music festival

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The Etoiles Polaires Muziekfestival in Ghent is to celebrate the music of Montreal this December.

Starting up on Tuesday December 3rd in the centre of the Belgian city and finishing on Saturday 6th, the event will highlight the range of famous acts that have emerged out of the French-speaking city in Canada.

It hopes that the programme it has ready for the festival will strike a balance between up-and-coming artists, experimental side projects and established bands, as well as setting up a number of new collaborations.

Event organisers said: "The recent breakthrough of rock bands such as Arcade Fire, Patrick Watson and Gonzales have really put Montreal on the music map.

"What typifies the scene (and the city) is its non-conformism."

Travel writer Mark Elliott said that Ghent is at its most spectacular when the sun sets over the canal houses and spires, giving the city a photogenic sheen, he told Lonely Planet.

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