Ottawa Bluesfest 2009

Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest — July 8 thru 19
Lebreton Flats, Ottawa

With daily blogs, reviews, photos and festival information, Ottawafocus.com is your online resource for one of the most popular festivals in North America!

About Bluesfest

The Ottawa Bluesfest is the largest music festival in the Ottawa area and the biggest blues festival in Canada. Bluesfest has endeared itself to a wide range of music fans as a hugely popular music event in Ottawa and one of the most popular music festivals in North America. It has also established itself as one of the largest international music events in the world, with over 220 musical acts, more than 70 sponsors, 4,400 community volunteers, and crowds of fans that spill out to the city streets.

More info at www.ottawabluesfest.ca.

Here are just a very few of the diverse and talented artists playing the Ottawa Bluesfest this year:

Ani DiFranco
Ben Harper + Relentless7
Blue Rodeo
CAKE
Handsome Furs
Holy F*ck
Ice Cube
Jackson Browne
Jeff Beck
K’NAAN
KISS
Les Claypool
Loreena McKennitt
Ludacris
M83
Metric
Neko Case
Okkervil River
Ornette Coleman
Our Lady Peace
Sam Roberts Band
Steve Earle
Stone Temple Pilots
Styx
The Stills
The Yardbirds
Thunderheist
Toots + the Maytals
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
And so MANY MANY MORE!

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Bluesfest Byward 2009

Bluesfest is not the only place to be this July! 80 local and visiting bands, DJs and solo performers will perform in a series of shows at Byward Market venues from July 9th to 13th, and there will even be free nightly concerts on the outdoor stage at York and William.

Check out the lineup for Bluesfest Byward.

Ottawafocus Bluesfest Hub