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By: Marc DesRosiers, Greg Kolz, and Landon Entwistle – Ottawa Bluesfest 2026 continued last night (July 12th) at Lebreton Flats in Ottawa, ON., and featured performances by Denver-based folk-rock band The Lumineers, who released their newest album, Automatic, on February 14th, 2025 via Dualtone, which featured the singles “Same Old Song”, and “You’re All I … Continue reading
By: Marc DesRosiers – Ottawa Bluesfest 2026 continued last night (July 10th) at Lebreton Flats in Ottawa, ON., and featured performances by rap-metal band Limp Bizkit, who released their newest album, Still Sucks, on October 31, 2021 via Suretone, which featured the single “Dad Vibes”, alt-country singer-songwriter Steve Earle, who released a live album titled … Continue reading
By: Staff – Ottawa Bluesfest will return to Lebreton Flats Park this summer with a lineup that will include Limp Bizkit, Hardy, The Lumineers, Conan Gray, Lord Huron, Gwen Stefani, and The Guess Who. Other notable artists include: Natasha Bedingfield, Social Distortion, Lucy Dacus, Sheryl Crow, Death From Above 1979, Shaggy, The Sheepdogs, and more! … Continue reading
By: Staff – Ottawa Bluesfest will once again return to Lebreton Flats Park this summer with a lineup that will include Foo Fighters, Shawn Mendes, Dave Matthews Band, Bryan Adams, Beck, Rae Sremmurd, Rise Against, and Brett Eldredge. Other notable artists include: Jethro Tull, Zeds Dead, Jessie Reyez, the War on Drugs, Courtney Barnett, Brockhampton, Chromeo, Colin James, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Shaggy, … Continue reading
By: Staff – Ottawa Bluesfest has announced the initial line-up for their 2017 festival. Headlining the festival will be Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Muse, and Pink. Other notable artists include: LCD Soundsystem, Flume, Toby Keith, 50 Cent, Jake Owen, Justin Moore, Fetty Wap, Gary Clark Jr, The Shins, Tegan And Sara, Sam Roberts Band, Phantogram, Death From Above … Continue reading
By: Staff – The band formerly known as Viet Cong have today announced their new name, moving forward they will be called Preoccupations. In a statement released today they said: “After finishing our latest record and taking some time off, we are excited to announce that we will be performing and recording as “Preoccupations” going … Continue reading
By: Staff – Ottawa Bluesfest has revealed its 2016 line-up. Headlining the 2016 edition will be Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Fogerty, Billy Idol, Noel Gallagher, Brad Paisley, Duran Duran, The Lumineers, Sam Hunt, and City and Colour. Other announced artists include: Schoolboy Q, Thomas Rhett, Zeds Dead, Ben Harper, Alessia Cara, The Decembrists, Future, Wolf Parade, … Continue reading
By: Laura Beaulne-Stuebing – The host for the second night of Ottawa’s annual Arboretum Festival, CBC’s Laurie Brown, may have said it best, between openers Organ Mood and local instrumental band Flying Horses. She told the audience gathered at St. Alban’s church near Ottawa’s downtown core Thursday night that music without words can move us “blissfully beyond … Continue reading
Photos by: Mark Horton, & Scott Penner – Montreal-based pop-punk band Simple Plan, who released their fourth album, Get Your Heart On!, on June 21st, 2011 via Atlantic, performed at Ottawa Bluesfest 2015 on July 18th, along with Oakland, CA-based rapper G-Eazy, who released his third album, These Things Happen, on June 23rd, 2014 via BPG/RVG/RCA, … Continue reading
Photos by: Mark Horton, Scott Penner, & Marc DesRosiers – Grammy-winning country artist Keith Urban, who released his eighth album, Fuse, on September 10th, 2013 via Capitol Nashville, performed at Ottawa Bluesfest 2015 on July 16th, along with Vancouver-based indie rock quintet Mother Mother, who released their fifth album, Very Good Bad Thing, on November 4th, 2014 via … Continue reading
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