RBC Bluesfest has revealed the full lineup for 2023. This year’s festival will feature Shania Twain, Weezer, Pitbull, Charlotte Cardin, and Foo Fighters among others. A number of Indigenous artists will also be a part of this year’s festival, including Mimi O’Bonsawin (July 6), Digging Roots (July 7), Blackie and the Rodeo Kings (July 8), […]
RBC Bluesfest starts tomorrow and runs until July17th. Throughout the festival you’ll be able to catch some amazing Indigenous artists! Jeremy Dutcher of Wolastoq First Nation will be performing on Friday July 8th at the River Stage from 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Ottawa’s own Lyle Odjick & The Northern Steam will rock the SirusXM […]
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 […]
If you’re looking for even the smallest bit of normalcy right now, we have some good news for you. Live music is coming back to Ottawa. Over two weekends, CityFolk and RBC Bluesfest are coming to Landsdowne Park, and they’re bringing some incredible acts with them. For more information on that, click here. 95.7 ELMNT FM‘s Aiden […]
Art lovers, you can take it to the next level in Ottawa this summer with Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, as presented by RBC, which teleports you directly into Van Gogh’s art. His most iconic works, like “The Starry Night” and “Sunflowers”, will come to life all around you. You’ll get to experience over 300 […]
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 […]
Amanda Rheaume had plans to play gigs in Ottawa and Toronto before the pandemic postponed and cancelled concerts for months and months out. Excitingly though, after many months of waiting Amanda will finally play live in her hometown of Ottawa this weekend on August 8th at the RBC Bluesfest Drive-In. We chat about how she’s […]
Singer songwriter and 106.5 ELMNT FM host, Julian Taylor, joins us to chat about his upcoming gig on July 31st at RBC Bluesfest Drive-In. It’s his first live gig since COVID-19 hit back in March aside from performing on his front lawn for neighbours in Toronto during the pandemic. We chatted about how he is preparing […]
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 […]