The Ottawa Bluesfest is an annual outdoor music festival that takes place each July in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. While mainly focused on blues at the start, the festival has increasingly showcased mainstream pop and rock acts in recent years. The Bluesfest has become the largest blues festival in Canada and the second largest in North America.
Ticket Price: $199 - $249 (GA)
Headliners
Festival lineup
- Sari Schorr
- 50 Cent
- A Tribe Called Red
- Alan Doyle and The Beautiful Gypsies
- Anderson East
- Anna Lunoe
- Arum Rae
- Bob Moses
- Brandi Carlile
- DJ Mustard
- Daniel Caesar
- Death From Above 1979
- Delicate Steve
- Fetty Wap
- Flume
- Foy Vance
- Gary Clark Jr.
- Hannah Anderson
- Jake Owen
- Johnnyswim
- July Talk
- Justin Moore
- LCD Soundsystem
- Lil Yachty
- Live
- MUSE
- Matt Andersen
- Melissa Etheridge
- Migos
- Molly Hatchet
- Pat Travers
- Patti LaBelle
- Peter Wolf
- Phantogram
- Pink
- Pokey LaFarge
- RL Grime
- Sam Roberts Band
- Taylor Knox
- Tegan and Sara
- The Campbell Brothers
- The Shins
- The Zombies
- Toby Keith
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- Xavier Rudd
- Yonatan Gat
Festival News and Rumors
Netflix Is a Joke Fest Featuring Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, Larry David Debuting in Spring 2022
Eddie Fu December 6, 2021
Post Malone, Halsey, Tame Impala Headline Hangout Music Festival 2022
With additional performances from Megan Thee Stallion, Fall Out Boy, Doja Cat, and Phoebe Bridgers.
Wren Graves December 6, 2021
Arctic Monkeys, Nine Inch Nails to Headline Inaugural Primavera Sound LA
Lorde, James Blake, Stereolab, Mitski, and Clairo are among the other confirmed acts.
Alex Young December 6, 2021
The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, Le Tigre Reunion Headline New Festival This Ain't No Picnic
Wren Graves December 3, 2021
Mad Cool Festival Completes Bonkers 2022 Lineup with Addition of Jack White
Alex Young December 2, 2021
Jack White to Headline 2022 High Water Festival
Marking White's first announced performance in support of his upcoming albums.
Alex Young November 30, 2021