7 Stages - Two main stages, 2 state of the art Theatres.
Weezer 2010 Mainstage
Located on the multi million dollar 'War Museum" grounds surrounded by the Ottawa River. Beautiful setting.
Chateau Laurier Ottawa Canada
7 stages - Two main stages, 2 state of the art Theatres.
Drake
Video from The Ottawa Cisco Systems Bluesfest,
the sold-out FLAMING LIPS performance (July 2010)..
-
THE FLAMING LIPS (MBNA STAGE)
ARCADE FIRE
The annual Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest has gone Hollywood. Taking place in our nation’s capital from July 6-18, the festival’s lineup included big names like Arcade Fire, Drake, The Flaming Lips, Iron Maiden, Gypsy Kings, The B-52s, The Moody Blues, Weezer, Passion Pit and The Levon Helm Band among others.
First held in 1994, the festival has predominately booked blues acts, but since the year of its inception it has showcased an increasing number of rock and pop artists/bands. It has become the largest blues festival in Canada and second largest in North America next to the Chicago Blues Festival.
Some other notable performers set to play on the festival’s seven stages include Rush, Keith Urban, Hole, Roger Hodgson (Supertramp), Dana Fuchs (Across The Universe)..Alexisonfire, Joan Jett, LIGHTS, the Rural Alberta Advantage, The Swell Season, Woodhands, Metric, Great Lake Swimmers, Foghat, Basia Bulat and Andrew Bird. Tickets go on sale this Saturday at 10:00 a.m. For all other event details, go to the festival’s official website (www.ottawabluesfest.ca)
(CITY AND COLOUR PLAY THE NEW BYWARD MARKET STAGE. This is the eighth stage added to the festival and is the only one off of the Bluesfest's site).
(Dallas Green-City In Colour)
-CLICK ON PIC FOR LARGER IMAGE (NEW BYWARD MARKET STAGE-City In Colour)
ALEXSIXONFIRE (Subway Stage)
Some of the acts over the past 15yrs:
Black Eyed Peas, Kanye West, Snoop, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Kiss, Sting, Keith Urban, Buddy Guy, Ray Charles,Smoky Robinson, Little Richard, Al Green, Taj Mahal, Buddy Guy. Ben Harper,The Allman Brothers Band.Sheryl Crow, Bryan Adams,War, ZZ Top, Kid Rock,India.Arie, The Neville Brothers, Xavier Rudd, The Harlem Gospel Choir, Percy Sledge,Neko Case, Great Big Sea, Bonnie Raitt,Michael Franti & Spearhead,Sam Roberts, Live, Etta James,Rihanna, Wilco, Van Morrison, George Thorogood, Steve Miller Band, Blue Rodeo, The White Stripes, Manu Chao,INXS, Kanye West,James Taylor, TheGreat Big Sea, Steely Dan, Fergie,Feist,Brian Wilson, The Black Crowes, Wyclef Jean, Plain White T's,Akon, Snoop Dogg,Primus,The Wailers,Three Days Grace,Theory of a Deadman,Donna Summer, Black Keys, Jeff Beck,Jackson Browne,Lynyrd Skynyrd,Sam Roberts Band, Loreena McKennitt,Matisyahu,Stone Temple Pilots, Xavier Rudd, Joe Cocker,Neko Case,Our Lady Peace, Blue Rodeo, Ice Cube, King Sunny Ade & His African Beats,Cake,Ludacris, Drive By Truckers, Live,Paolo Nutini,Jennifer Warnes, Spencer Davis, Estelle, Femi Kuti, Mick Taylor, Ani DiFranco, The National, Kiss,Styx,Busta Rhymes,DeVotchKa, Girl Talk,The Dead Weather,Toots & the Maytals,The Alan Parsons Project, Ornette Coleman, Iron and Wine,Los Lonely Boys,The Zombies, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Metric, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Yardbirds. Babe Ruth (band),Carlos Santana,Rush, Iron Maiden,Alexisonfire,Hole, Matthew Good , Marianas Trench, Lights,Arcade Fire, Drake, The Flaming Lips, Keith Urban,Faber Drive,Weezer, Dream Theater, John Hiatt,Down with Webster, Roger Hodgson, Taj Mahal,Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, The B52's, Steve Winwood,The Lost Fingers,Great Big Sea, and thousands more...
click here for full site: http://www.ottawabluesfest.ca
Video from The Ottawa Cisco Systems Bluesfest, the sold-out FLAMING LIPS performance (July 2010)..
-
THE FLAMING LIPS (MBNA STAGE)
ARCADE FIRE
The annual Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest has gone Hollywood. Taking place in our nation’s capital from July 6-18, the festival’s lineup included big names like Arcade Fire, Drake, The Flaming Lips, Iron Maiden, Gypsy Kings, The B-52s, The Moody Blues, Weezer, Passion Pit and The Levon Helm Band among others.
First held in 1994, the festival has predominately booked blues acts, but since the year of its inception it has showcased an increasing number of rock and pop artists/bands. It has become the largest blues festival in Canada and second largest in North America next to the Chicago Blues Festival.
Some other notable performers set to play on the festival’s seven stages include Rush, Keith Urban, Hole, Roger Hodgson (Supertramp), Dana Fuchs (Across The Universe)..Alexisonfire, Joan Jett, LIGHTS, the Rural Alberta Advantage, The Swell Season, Woodhands, Metric, Great Lake Swimmers, Foghat, Basia Bulat and Andrew Bird. Tickets go on sale this Saturday at 10:00 a.m. For all other event details, go to the festival’s official website (www.ottawabluesfest.ca)
Jack White (White Stripes)
