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Mötley Crüe, Blink-182 to headline rock festival near Ottawa

Motley Crue, pictured in 2012, will be part of Amnesia Rockfest. Kevin Winter / Getty Images

TORONTO — Mötley Crüe and Blink-182 will headline the Amnesia Rockfest this summer in Quebec.

The ninth edition of the music festival will also feature Weezer, Alice in Chains, Megadeth, Primus, Dead Kennedys, Henry Rollins, Joan Jett and Billy Talent.

The line-up, announced Wednesday, includes NOFX, Five Finger Death Punch, Cypress Hill, Danzig with Doyle and Reverend Horton Heat.

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Simple Plan’s Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau will reunite with original band Reset. They are among about a dozen Quebec acts scheduled to take the stage.

Amnesia Rockfest takes place June 20 and 21 at the Montebello Marina in the Outaouais region of Quebec — across the river from Ottawa’s eastern suburbs.

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Tickets — including $99 passes — are available online and at Amnesia stores. Organizers plan to offer bus packages from Montreal, Quebec City and other cities.

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