With over 230 musical acts over 12 days, from July 6-July 18, the Ottawa Bluesfest is, year in and year out, one of the best city music festivals in North America. Not strictly a festival of blues music, not that there's anything wrong with that, Ottawa Bluesfest headliners for this year include The B-52s, Jimmy Cliff, The Arcade Fire, Levon Helm Band, Passion Pit, Weezer, Iron Maiden, Furthur, Metric, Santana, and too many more amazing bands to list here. Well, we could, but then you'd stop reading. So, you can check out the full lineup here.
Over 350K+ people are going to hit up the streets of Ottawa for some bluesy good times, and Hard Rock Cafe Ottawa will be there, hosting their very own stage, full of great musicians and rockin' awesome music. Some of the bands destined for the Hard Rock Cafe Stage include Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Andrew Bird, Great Lake Swimmers, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band, and the legendary Foghat, just to name five.
If you're anywhere in the Northeast and have a hankering for some great music and good times over the next 12 days, Ottawa Bluesfest should be your destination. And when you're at Bluesfest, the Hard Rock Cafe stage should be the place you post up. We'll see you there!