Ottawa's CityFolk Announces 2025 Lineup with Morrissey, Melissa Etheridge and Indigo Girls

The event runs September 10 to 14

BY Alex HudsonPublished May 13, 2025

Ottawa festival CityFolk has announced the lineup for its 2025 edition, which will run from September 10 to 14 in Lansdowne Park.

One-time Canada hater and controversial former Smiths frontman Morrissey is one of the headliners, along with the Pogues, Down with Webster, USS, Dropkick Murphys, Alex Warren, and Melissa Etheridge and Indigo Girls.

Rounding out the poster are smaller-font names James, Hurray for the Riff Raff, ToBi, Kaïa Kater, Rum Ragged, Mint Simon, Loviet and more. See the full lineup in the poster below.

A ticket presale begins tomorrow (May 14) at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets go on sale the day after (May 15), also at 10 a.m.

"It's a great time of year to stage an event," said CityFolk's artistic director Mark Monahan in a statement. "People are always up for one last chance to enjoy some great music under the stars, and the musicians always seem ready for more outdoor gigs before heading back to the indoor concert scene."

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