Bluesfest

• Shania Twain, Weezer, Charlotte Cardin lined up for Ottawa Bluesfest

  Performers for the nine-day music festival, which unfolds between July 6 and July 16 at LeBreton Flats Park, have been revealed for the summer 2023 edition.

  Entertainment

  Feb 22, 2023
  
• Vaccines required: Bluesfest, CityFolk to return with weekend concerts in September

  Bluesfest and CityFolk are coming back to Ottawa for two weekends in September, and COVID-19 vaccinations will be mandatory for anyone hoping to attend.

  Entertainment

  Aug 25, 2021
  
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• COVID-19: RBC Bluesfest in Ottawa officially cancelled for summer 2021

  The 2021 edition of RBC Bluesfest has officially been cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an email from director Mark Monahan.

  Entertainment

  Apr 8, 2021
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• Alan Doyle, Walk Off The Earth among headliners of new Ottawa hotel concert series

  Ottawa hotels will be the exclusive venues for a series of concerts in April as part of a plan to attract staycationers in the nation's capital as the COVID-19 pandemic persists.

  Entertainment

  Mar 25, 2021
• Organizers cancel 2020 Kitchener Blues Festival due to coronavirus

  The 2020 Kitchener Blues Festival is the latest victim of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

  Canada

  May 19, 2020
• Decisions on Bluesfest, other Ottawa summer events expected in coming weeks

  Some of Ottawa's biggest festivals might soon get some much-needed clarity about whether the show can indeed go on this summer.

  Health

  Apr 16, 2020
• Ottawa metal fan and accessibility advocate rocks out with Alexisonfire at Bluesfest

  As Alexisonfire performed their song 'We Are the Sound' on Friday night, one Ottawa metal fan rocked out onstage with a band he'd been listening to since he was a kid.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2019
• Jessie Reyez won’t perform at Ottawa’s Bluesfest after recent leg injury

  "Unfortunately, Jessie Reyez was injured during a recent performance and has been advised not to fly or perform for the next few weeks in order to heal properly," Bluesfest organizers said on Twitter.

  Entertainment

  Jul 5, 2019
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• Ottawa Bluesfest announces lineup for 2019, the festival’s 25th year

  Bluesfest director says this year will feature "theme nights," a change from previous years to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the festival.

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2019
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• London Bluesfest on its last legs: promoter

  This years event only sold 800 tickets a day, well below the numbers organizers had hoped for.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2018