RBC Bluesfest is just 2 days away from kicking off here in the nation’s capital. The event will begin this Thursday, July 7th, and go until the 17th. Headliners include Alanis Morissette, Alexisonfire, Luke Bryan, TLC, Rage Against the Machine, and Marshmello. A number of Indigenous artists will also be playing the festival, including Wiikwemkoong […]
RBC Bluesfest has announced more performers for the 2022 edition. Ja Rule and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony will be performing on the same night as TLC (July 16). Organizers have also released the full schedule for this summer’s festivities. Some highlights include TWO performances from Wikwemikong Country Superstar Crystal Shawanda on July 16. She will perform on […]
This article has been updated. Are you missing that concert vibe? Remember the feeling of renting a hotel room to see a concert and how exciting it was getting ready for the event? Well you can relive that feeling as there is a great opportunity coming right here in Ottawa! RBC Ottawa Bluesfest has teamed […]
Ottawa‘s beloved music festival, RBC Bluesfest won’t happen in 2021, but plans for 2022 are in the works. RBC Bluesfest’s Executive and Artistic Director, Mark Monahan, confirmed two acts for next year’s festival, including Rage Against the Machine, who were slated to perform in both 2020 and 2021. They go live on July 15, 2022. As well, Run […]
Just when you thought there was no festival season in the capital… a group of festival planners have come through to make those summer concerts a possibility! RBC Bluesfest and the National Arts Centre’s #CanadaPerforms initiative collaborated to create a socially distant music festival fit for 2020: RBC Bluesfest Drive-In. The festival will take place […]
Following the path of RBC Bluesfest, another festival fave, Osheaga, has been postponed to take place a year from the original dates of July 31st to August 2nd, 2020 in Montreal. Now it will take place July 30 to August 1st, 2021. What does 2021’s Osheaga include? Organizers are doing their best to re-book the […]
COVID-19 Ottawa: Ottawa Public Health has confirmed twelve more COVID-19-related deaths in the city, along with 67 more cases of the virus. That’s the largest single-day jump in cases since the first one was reported in the Capital last month. 11 of the new deaths involved residents at local long-term care homes. 1221 cases have […]
The Executive Director of RBC Bluesfest, Mark Monahan announced today that this year’s festival will be cancelled. The festival was set to take place July 9th to July 19th. Over the years, Bluesfest has encountered several setbacks that the festival team have overcome, like a tornado and a stage collapse. Unfortunately according to Monahan, COVID-19 […]
The 26th annual RBC Bluesfest lineup has been announced in full! After much anticipation and speculation, Alanis Morissette was added to the RBC Bluesfest bill! Other stand out acts include Blink 182, Boyz II Men, Daniel Caesar, Blue Rodeo, Billy Talent, Garbage & Arrested Development. Several Indigenous artists were announced as well, including Polaris Prize […]