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Osheaga leaks 2018 lineup to fans one song at a time

Montreal's Osheaga music festival is putting fans to work, releasing snippets of songs ahead of the official program unveiling on Tuesday.

Blondie, Post Malone, The National among artists to perform at Montreal festival in August

This year's edition of Osheaga will once again be held on le Notre-Dame, at Montreal's Parc Jean-Drapeau, while work continues on the usual site on le Sainte-Hlne. (Radio-Canada)

Montreal'sOsheaga music festivalis puttingfans towork, releasing snippets of songs ahead of the official program unveiling onTuesday.

The festival started releasing10 songsaday on its mobile app Friday, inviting users to sleuth out which artists were slated to perform.

So far, the major artists set to take the stage at the three-day festival are Post Malone, Blondie, The National, Dua Lipa, Franz Ferdinand and Brns.

There's a fair amount of local and Canadian talent as well, withAlvvays, Montreal's Milk and Bone andBahamas making the early list.

Concerts on the first day of Osheaga 2017 were paused for the afternoon because of severe weather. (Molly Kohli/CBC)

The 2017 edition included performances by TheWeeknd, Muse,Lordeand Alabama Shakes.

Again this year, the festival will be held onleNotre-Dame, at Montreal's ParcJean-Drapeau, Aug. 3 to 5. The main site usually onleSainte-Hlne remains closed until renovations are completed in 2019.

The festival will announceits full lineup once tickets go on sale on Tuesdayat noon.