Avec Plaisir
Electronic band from Montréal, QC · formed 2019
Avec Plaisir is a Montreal-based indie punk band that formed in 2019. The group blends math rock riffs with melodic emo and indie rock, featuring lyrics that balance humor with sincerity. They are known for their debut album 'An Album' and their sophomore release 'Active Listening'.
Automated summary by BandSlate from the band's website.
- balearic
- balearic house
- cosmic
- dub
- electronic
- emo
- house
- indie rock
- Shows on record
- 8
- Rooms played
- 7
- Cities
- 2
- Releases
- 11
- Last show
- Aug 13, 2025L'Escogriffe Bar Spectacle (L'Esco)
About
Avec Plaisir is a band from Montréal, QC, formed in 2019, tagged balearic, balearic house, cosmic by its sources. Shows on record run from 2022 to 2025, across 7 rooms in 2 cities.
- Avec Plaisir is based in Montréal — MusicBrainz
- Avec Plaisir has 6 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2019–2025 — MusicBrainz
- Avec Plaisir is based in Berlin, Germany — Avec Plaisir on Bandcamp
- Latest release on Bandcamp: Laguna Azur EPSuncream (2024-07-18) — Bandcamp
- Avec Plaisir has 19982 listeners on Last.fm — Avec Plaisir on Last.fm
- Avec Plaisir has released 2 recordings between 1995 and 1996 — Avec Plaisir on Discogs
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
8 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20223 shows
- 20231 show
- 20243 shows
- 20251 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2025 | L'Escogriffe Bar Spectacle (L'Esco) · MontrealSupportwith Michael Cera Palin, Societal Siege | Support | Michael Cera Palin, Societal Siege |
| Aug 17, 2024 | St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Church · TorontoHeadlinerwith Fox Lake (CAN), Swimming, Growing Fins, +1 | Headliner | Fox Lake (CAN), Swimming, Growing Fins, +1 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Barfly · MontrealHeadlinerwith Fox Lake (CAN), Swimming, Guest Room Status | Headliner | Fox Lake (CAN), Swimming, Guest Room Status |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Foufounes Électriques · MontrealSupportwith Heart to Gold, Carly Cosgrove | Support | Heart to Gold, Carly Cosgrove |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Casa Del Popolo · MontrealSupportwith Michael Cera Palin, Cliffdiver | Support | Michael Cera Palin, Cliffdiver |
| Jul 24, 2022 | Piranha Bar · MontrealSupportwith second harbour', Growing Fires | Support | second harbour', Growing Fires |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Turbo Haüs III · MontrealSupportwith Swimming | Support | Swimming |
| May 22, 2022 | Turbo Haüs III · MontrealHeadlinerwith Bad Luck, Short Fictions, Dollar Signs, +1 | Headliner | Bad Luck, Short Fictions, Dollar Signs, +1 |
Where they play
7 rooms in 2 citiesRooms played most
- Turbo Haüs III · Montreal2 shows
- Barfly · Montreal1 show
- Casa Del Popolo · Montreal1 show
- Foufounes Électriques · Montreal1 show
- L'Escogriffe Bar Spectacle (L'Esco) · Montreal1 show
Cities played
- Montreal7 shows
- Toronto1 show
Live history
8 shows on record- Shows counted
- 8
- First on record
- May 2022
- Latest on record
- Aug 2025
Shows per year
- 20223
- 20231
- 20243
- 20251
Top rooms
- Turbo Haüs III, Montreal · 2
- L'Escogriffe Bar Spectacle (L'Esco), Montreal · 1
- St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Church, Toronto · 1
- Barfly, Montreal · 1
- Foufounes Électriques, Montreal · 1
Top cities
- Montreal, QC · 7
- Toronto, ON · 1
Often on the bill with: Swimming, Fox Lake (CAN), Michael Cera Palin, Bad Luck, CLIFFDIVER, Carly Cosgrove, Dollar Signs, Guest Room Status
Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.
Releases
11 releases, 1995–2025Active Listening
2025 · Album
Jul 18, 2024 · Album · 4 tracks
Mar 29, 2024 · Album · 9 tracks
The Ultimate Emo Album
2024 · Ep
An Album
2022 · Album
I Don't Really Car
2020 · Ep
Demos for Dave
2019 · Ep
Demos for Dave/I Don't Really Car
2019 · Compilation
Morgendämmerung - The Best Of The New Aeon Symbols Trilogy
1996
Strength Through Joy - New Aeon Symbols 3
1995
Lineup
- Sam Winsor
- Julien Besner
- Maxime Verreault
- Sébastien Vézina
Airplay
No airplay on record.
Lineup history
4 members on record- Julien Besnertenure unknown
- Maxime Verreaulttenure unknown
- Sam Winsortenure unknown
- Sébastien Vézinatenure unknown
Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Avec Plaisir on Bandcamp | Artist facts |
| Bandcamp | Artist facts, Releases, Photos |
| Avec Plaisir on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Avec Plaisir on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.