Audien at Magnetic World Music Festival 2026

Audien plays the Garrison Grounds on Friday, 25 September, as part of the Magnetic World Music Festival. He's a Grammy-nominated melodic-house producer, and the set is billed as one of EDM's most uplifting performances. The sound he's known for is built on sky-wide synths and euphoric drops, and that's exactly what he'll be bringing to the grounds.

The timing is part of the draw: he's taking the Friday-night sunset slot, so you'll be watching the light go down over the city while the set builds. It's an outdoor show at the Garrison Grounds on Citadel Hill, which puts it right up on the hill overlooking the harbour. If you've never seen a set there, it's a fair distance from the downtown core, but the view makes it worth the climb.

Audien's melodic house sits on the brighter side of the genre, with those wide synths and big drops as the main thing. It's the kind of sound that works well in an open-air setting like this, especially as the evening sets in. He's a Grammy-nominated name in the scene, and this is his turn to bring that sound to Halifax.

Tickets are C$159, and the set is part of the Magnetic World Music Festival, which takes over the Garrison Grounds for the weekend. Audien takes the Friday night, so if you're planning to spend the whole weekend there, this is where the music kicks off.