RBC Ottawa Bluesfest

Neko Case

Main Stage, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON, July 6

PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2013

Gearing up for a North American tour in support of her sixth studio album — the Fiona Apple-esque titled The Worse Things Get, the Harder I...

Camera Obscura

River Stage, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON, July 5

PUBLISHED Jul 6, 2013

"This is what happens when you invite Glaswegians to play your festival — it rains." Opening their 50-minute set, Camera Obscura frontwoman...

Femi Kuti & Positive Force

River Stage, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON, July 4

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2013

At one time, the Ottawa Bluesfest worked as a showcase for today's best world music acts. But after subtracting one of their seven stages f...

Cheap Trick Driver Launches Lawsuit Against Ottawa Bluesfest over Stage Collapse

PUBLISHED May 31, 2013

Nearly two years after a terrifying stage collapse occurred during a Cheap Trick performance at the Ottawa Bluesfest, the American power-po...

Ottawa Bluesfest Announces Initial Lineup: Wu-Tang Clan, Skrillex, Björk, Weezer, Animal Collective, Rush

PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2013

The annual Ottawa Bluesfest followed its treacherous 2011 edition with a successful 2012 gathering. Thankfully, that means we can look forw...

Cowboy Junkies

LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON July 12

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2012

The best kept secret in Canadian rock, at the moment, is the musical resurgence of Cowboy Junkies. Of course, artists like Grimes and the W...

The Weeknd

LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON July 15

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2012

Modestly stepping out before hundreds of screeching, mostly female fans, the Weeknd helped close off the Ottawa Bluesfest's 12th and final...

Mastodon

LeBreton Flats, Ottawa ON July 14

PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2012

Anyone concerned with Mastodon's growing appeal amongst hipsters and proletarian music critics can breathe a sigh of relief, as droves of r...