RBC Ottawa Bluesfest

Ottawa Bluesfest Announces Initial Lineup with Lady Gaga, the Killers, Queens of the Stone Age, Childish Gambino, St. Vincent

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2014

Since its inception in 1994, the annual Ottawa Bluesfest has been a summertime staple in the nation's capital. While no longer dealing stri...

B.B. King

Co-Headlining Stage, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON, July 14

PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2013

"I'm 87 years old, why did you wait so long to bring me here?" A rare example of a genuine blues act playing the Ottawa Bluesfest, the lege...

Björk

Main Stage, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON, July 13

PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2013

From her "no cameras" policy to her knotty set list, non-existent stage banter and minimalist reworkings of her catalogue, Björk's Ottawa d...

The Waterboys

Co-Headlining Stage, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON, July 12

PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2013

Playing Ottawa for the first time in their 30-year career, the Waterboys took the Bluesfest stage for a late evening performance before hun...

Old Man Luedecke

Barney Danson Theatre, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON, July 11

PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2013

Tucked away inside the Canadian War Museum, located upon the grounds of LeBreton Flats, the beautifully chic Barney Danson Theatre doubles...

Killer Mike / El-P

River Stage, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON, July 10

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2013

On its sixth day, throngs of cut-off skinny jeans and rolled-sleeved button-downs invaded the Ottawa Bluesfest to check out performances fr...

Baauer and RL Grime

Blacksheep Stage, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON, July 8

PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2013

Garnering a large enough following to headline the Blacksheep Stage before even releasing an LP, internet sensation Baauer shared the stage...

Eric Burdon

Black Sheep Stage, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON, July 7

PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2013

At the dawn of the British Invasion, Eric Burdon made some exceptional musical choices with his band the Animals, transforming trad-folk an...