Ottawa 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
  
• 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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• Bluesfest, NAC team up for weekend drive-in concerts in Ottawa

  Shad will be one of several Canadian musicians to take the stage at a weekend drive-in concert series, organized by RBC Bluesfest and the National Arts Centre.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2020
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• Ottawa’s Bluesfest 2020 cancelled; ticketholders can get full refund

  Bluesfest has been cancelled in light of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers confirmed Tuesday.

  Entertainment

  Apr 28, 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
• ‘Can I drum?’: Montreal musician rocks out with The Killers for the second time

  Twice lucky, how a local Montreal drummer managed the impossible playing not once but twice on stage with his favorite band The Killers.

  Entertainment

  Jul 10, 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
• NCC begins work to cover cobblestone circle where Bluesfest killdeer nested in Ottawa

  The cost of covering the stones with asphalt is $4,900, all in, a spokesperson for the NCC said.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2019
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• Bluesfest gets go-ahead to move Killdeer bird nest

  The permit, issued Tuesday under the Migratory Birds Act, allows festival officials to move the bird to a nearby suitable habitat. 

  Entertainment

  Jun 26, 2018