Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest Goes Hollywood!  Presented by The Ottawa Citizen. July 6-18th at LeBreton Flats.

The Moody Blues, Dream Theater, Furthur featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, The B-52s, Joan Jett, John Butler Trio, Gipsy Kings, The Flaming Lips, Metric, Babe Ruth, Steve Hackett, RUSH, John Hiatt & The Combo, The Swell Season, Arcade Fire, Alexisonfire, Passion Pit, Santana, Iron Maiden, Steve Winwood, Renaissance, Faber Drive, Matthew Good, Marianas Trench, Crowded House, Great Big Sea, Kevin Costner & Modern West, The Musical Box, Andrew Bird, Keith Urban, Jimmy Cliff, Weezer, Roger Hodgson, Drake, The Cat Empire, Southside Johnny & the Ashbury Jukes, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Band, Marc Cohn, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, LIGHTS and many more....

Tickets go on sale to the general public at www.capitaltickets.ca

Check out www.ottawabluesfest.ca and click on the Insiders button to become a Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest Insider for access to a  PRE-SALE opportunity (only until April 23rd at Midnight!)

Check out complete line-up at
http://www.ottawabluesfest.ca/performances/byperformer/a

July 6 - 18, 2010

• 2010 Press Release
• Click here to view the 2010 Bluesfest Lineup

Canada's Biggest Blues Festival presents an outstanding array of the finest blues musicians over two weekends in a spectacular outdoor setting in downtown Ottawa.

• Two weekends packed with Blues music!
• Hotel Blues Packages including accommodation and festival admission.
• Gospel Tent, Acoustic Tent, and the main stage
• Enter our contest to win tickets to this years festival!

Ottawa Bluesfest Facts:

What:  2010 Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest 
 
When: The festival will span 13 days, with 12 days of programming from Tuesday, July 6 through Sunday, July 11; re-commencing Tuesday, July 13 and running through to Sunday, July 18 
 
Who: More than 2,000 of the best Blues, R&B, Soul, Gospel, Pop, World, and Rock musicians in the world 
 
Where:  Downtown Ottawa (LeBreton Flats Park, The Canadian War Museum and surrounding green space)
 
How: Tickets on sale to the general public, 10 a.m. Saturday, April 24

Location(s) of Business

1 Vimy Place,Ottawa,Ontario,

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MBNA stage

July 5: Soundgarden

July 6: Ben Harper

July 7: Steve Miller

July 8: Black Keys

July 9: The Tragically Hip

July 10: A Perfect Circle

July 11: no programming

July 12: John Fogerty

July 13: My Morning Jacket

July 14: Billy Talent

July 15: Blue Rodeo

July 16: To be announced

July 17: Death Cab for Cutie

Claridge Homes Stage

July 5: Flaming Lips

July 6: The Roots

July 7: Girl Talk

July 8: Rise Against

July 9: Erykah Badu

July 10: Huey Lewis & the News

July 11: No programming

July 12: Three Days Grace

July 13: Jennifer Hudson

July 14: Arkells

July 15: To be announced

July 16: Death From Above 1979

July 17: Joe Satriani

Ottawa Bluesfest 2010 Performers

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Alexisonfire Anders Osborne & Johnny Sansone Andrew Bird AfroReggae Arcade Fire Aterciopelados Babe Ruth Basia Bulat Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba Bear in Heaven Big Jeezus Truck Big Soul Project featuring Roxanne Goodman Bill 'Sauce Boss' Wharton Bjorn Berg Blonde Redhead Campbell Brothers Caravan Palace Carolyn Wonderland The Cat Empire Champion and His G-Strings Charlie Winston Coolooloosh Crowded House Culture Reject Curtis Salgado Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band Down With Webster Drake Dream Theatre Eamon McGrath Elvis Perkins Ethiopique Faber Drive Foghat Furthur featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir Garaga Gipsy Kings GOOD2GO Gord Downie and the Country of Miracles Great Big Sea Great Lake Swimmers Group 1 Crew Grupo Fantasma Iron Maiden James Hunter Jimmy Cliff Joan Jett Joe Krown Trio with Walter Wolfman Washington &Russell Batiste John Butler Trio John Hiatt John Kilduff Keith Urban Ken Workman & the Union Kevin Costner and Modern West Kings Go Forth Konono No. 1 Lady Tramaine Hawkins Laurent Bourque Levon Helm LIGHTS Loudlove Lukas Nelson Marc Cohn Marcia Ball & The Voice of The Wetlands All Stars featuring Tab Benoit, Cyril Neville, Anders Osborne, Johnny Sansone, Waylon Thibodeaux, and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux Marianas Trench Martin Sexton Matt Andersen Matthew Good Matt Schofield Metric Moneen Monster Mike Welch NEWWORLDSON Nicolas Collins Occidental Brothers Octoberman Ozomatli Passion Pit Paul Rishell & Annie Raines Planet Smashers Renaissance Richie Righteous River City Junction Robert Farrell Band Robert Randolph & the Family Band Roger Hodgson Ronnie Baker Brooks Roy Rogers & The Delta River Kings Rosanne Cash The Rural Alberta Advantage Ryan Montbleau Band Santana Septentrional d'Haiti Slyde Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes Staff Benda Bilili Steel Pulse Steve Dawson’s Mississippi Sheiks Project Steve Hackett Steve Winwood That 1 Guy That’s the Spirit Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience The Aggrolites The Budos Band The Constellations The Ethics The Flaming Lips The Hold Steady The Lost Fingers The Love Machine The Mohawk Lodge The Moody Blues The Musical Box The Swell Season The White Wires Timber Timbre TJ Wheeler Tommy Castro Too Slim and The Taildraggers Trevor Hall Tye Tribbett We Are Wolves Weezer Woodhands Yatkha more to be announced.

Headliners Week 1 July 6: Iron Maiden July 7: Furthur with Phil Lesh and Bob Weir July 8: B-52s and Moody Blues July 9: Joan Jett July 10: Roger Hodgson, Metric, Flaming Lips July 11: Rush Week 2 July 13: Arcade Fire July 14: Santana and Steve Winwood July 15: Crowded House July 16: Great Big Sea July 17: Keith Urban July 18: Weezer

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Ottawa Bluesfest News

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Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest News Release

Bluesfest adds more star power to already stellar line-up
The Bacon Brothers, Hole added to the mix  

April 27, 2010, Ottawa – In keeping with the ‘Bluesfest Goes Hollywood’ theme, the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest today announced the addition of Michael and Kevin Bacon’s band, The Bacon Brothers to the festival program. Also added to the mix is Hole—featuring Courtney Love.

As stated on their website, 2009 marks 14 years of the Bacon Brothers band’s existence, and any cynical preconceptions about well-known actors “dabbling” in music now can safely be discarded. The band has gigged relentlessly to build up a following, and their latest offering, New Year’s Day, represents their sixth LP release. As The New Yorker recently observed, “Hollywood hangs like an albatross around the neck of any movie star turned musician, but this duo shakes off the burden of fame with sharply executed rock that has a blue-collar, rootsy edge.”

As for Hole, what more needs to be said. Fronted by Courtney Love, who is superbly backed by guitarist Micko Larkin, Shawn Dailey on bass and drummer Stuart Fisher, this show promises to be a ‘don’t-miss performance’. Last month, the first Hole single in ten years, and first from the album Nobody's Daughter was released. Skinny Little Bitch was the most added song on alternative radio and the second most added song on active rock in early March in the United States, debuting at #32 on Billboard's Alternative Singles Chart.

“I believe this is an excellent treat for our existing and eventual passport holders,” says Bluesfest executive and artistic director, Mark Monahan. “It was great news to hear these high-end acts were available.

“The feedback about the program thus far has been phenomenal and adding these additional pieces to the puzzle reinforces the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest as one of the pre-eminent music festivals in North America,” added Monahan.

Indeed, Ottawa Bluesfest fans of all stripes should be delighted that an already exciting line-up, just got better with the addition of The Bacon Brothers, as well as Hole. Tickets for any one of these shows or 12-day festival passports are available on-line or at all Bluesfest ticket outlets. See www.ottawabluesfest.ca for complete details.

Past Events

Weezer

July 18, 2010 - 9:30pm MBNA Stage

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AfroReggae

July 18, 2010 - 9:30pm Black Sheep Stage

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The Lost Fingers

July 18, 2010 - 8:00pm Subway Stage

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Jimmy Cliff

July 18, 2010 - 8:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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Foghat

July 18, 2010 - 8:00pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Joe Krown Trio with Walter Wolfman Washington & Russell Batiste

July 18, 2010 - 7:00pm Subway Stage

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Occidental Brothers Dance Band International feat. Samba Mapangala

July 18, 2010 - 2:00pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Tommy Castro

July 18, 2010 - 6:30pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Trevor Hall

July 18, 2010 - 5:00pm MBNA Stage

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Robert Farrell Band

July 18, 2010 - 2:00pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Be in the Band

July 18, 2010 - 1:30pm Black Sheep Stage

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Blues in the Schools Performance

July 18, 2010 - 12:15pm Black Sheep Stage

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Shawn Tavenier

July 18, 2010 - 12:00pm Rideau Centre Stage

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Keith Urban

July 17, 2010 - 9:30pm MBNA Stage

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The Musical Box

July 17, 2010 - 9:15pm Subway Stage

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Tye Tribbett

July 17, 2010 - 9:00pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Kevin Costner and Modern West

July 17, 2010 - 8:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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The Hold Steady

July 17, 2010 - 7:45pm Subway Stage

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Group 1 Crew

July 17, 2010 - 7:30pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Martin Sexton

July 17, 2010 - 6:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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We Are Wolves

July 17, 2010 - 5:45pm Black Sheep Stage

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Tramaine Hawkins

July 17, 2010 - 5:45pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Gipsy Kings

July 7, 2010 - 7:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

The Gipsy Kings are largely responsible for bringing the joyful sounds of progressive pop-oriented flamenco to the world.

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Elvis Perkins in Dearland

July 17, 2010 - 5:00pm MBNA Stage

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Matt Schofield

July 17, 2010 - 4:45pm Subway Stage

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J.D. and The Details

July 17, 2010 - 4:30pm Black Sheep Stage

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Richie Righteous

July 17, 2010 - 4:15pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience

July 17, 2010 - 4:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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Paul Rishell & Annie Raines

July 17, 2010 - 3:45pm Barney Danson Theatre Stage

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Ryan Montbleau Band

July 17, 2010 - 3:15pm Black Sheep Stage

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Newworldson

July 17, 2010 - 2:45pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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The White Wires

July 17, 2010 - 2:00pm Subway Stage

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Yatkha

July 17, 2010 - 2:00pm Black Sheep Stage

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Big Soul Project featuring Roxanne Goodman

July 17, 2010 - 1:15pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Christophe Elie

July 17, 2010 - 12:00pm Rideau Centre Stage

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Bjorn Berge

July 17, 2010 - 3:00pm MBNA Stage July 18, 2010 - 5:00pm Barney Danson Theatre Stage

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Great Big Sea

July 16, 2010 - 9:30pm MBNA Stage

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Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes

July 16, 2010 - 9:30pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Marcia Ball & The Voice of The Wetlands All Stars featuring TAB BENOIT, CYRIL NEVILLE, ANDERS OSBORNE, JOHNNY SANSONE, WAYLON THIBODEAUX, AND BIG CHIEF MONK BOUDREAUX

July 16, 2010 - 8:30pm Black Sheep Stage

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Drake

July 16, 2010 - 8:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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Ronnie Baker Brooks

July 16, 2010 - 9:00pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Blonde Redhead

July 16, 2010 - 8:00pm Subway Stage

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The Budos Band

July 16, 2010 - 7:00pm MBNA Stage

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GARAGA

July 16, 2010 - 6:30pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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The Gories

July 16, 2010 - 6:30pm Subway Stage

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Murray Kinsley Duo

July 16, 2010 - 12:00pm Rideau Centre Stage

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Mayfair Theatre Presents Night of The Living Dead Live

July 16, 2010 - 9:00pm Barney Danson Stage July 17, 2010 - 9:30pm Barney Danson Stage

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Konono No1

July 15, 2010 - 9:30pm Black Sheep Stage

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Champion and His G-Strings

July 15, 2010 - 9:30pm Subway Stage

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Crowded House

July 15, 2010 - 9:30pm MBNA Stage

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Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band

July 15, 2010 - 9:30pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Matt Andersen

July 15, 2010 - 8:15pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Marianas Trench

July 15, 2010 - 8:00pm Subway Stage

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Matthew Good

July 15, 2010 - 8:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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Nicolas Collins

July 15, 2010 - 7:30pm Barney Danson Stage

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Dana Fuchs

July 15, 2010 - 7:00pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Old Crow Medicine Show

July 15, 2010 - 7:00pm MBNA Stage

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Woodhands

July 15, 2010 - 6:30pm Subway Stage

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Amos The Transparent

July 15, 2010 - 6:15pm Black Sheep Stage

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Ken Workman & the Union

July 15, 2010 - 6:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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Santana

July 14, 2010 - 9:30pm MBNA Stage

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Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba

July 14, 2010 - 8:15pm Barney Danson Stage

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Steve Winwood

July 14, 2010 - 8:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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Rural Alberta Advantage

July 14, 2010 - 7:00pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Lukas Nelson

July 14, 2010 - 6:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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That 1 Guy

July 14, 2010 - 8:00pm Subway Stage July 15, 2010 - 9:00pm Barney Danson Theatre Stage

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Arcade Fire

July 13, 2010 - 9:30pm MBNA Stage

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Aterciopelados

July 13, 2010 - 9:30pm Black Sheep Stage

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The Cat Empire

July 13, 2010 - 9:30pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Alvin Youngblood Hart

July 13, 2010 - 9:00pm Barney Danson Stage

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Alexisonfire

July 13, 2010 - 9:00pm Subway Stage

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Moneen

July 13, 2010 - 7:45pm Subway Stage

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Del Ray

July 13, 2010 - 7:30pm Barney Danson Stage

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The Aggrolites

July 13, 2010 - 6:00pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Brothers Chaffey

July 13, 2010 - 6:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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Too Slim and The Taildraggers

July 13, 2010 - 6:15pm Black Sheep Stage July 14, 2010 - 7:00pm Subway Stage

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Steve Dawson's Mississippi Sheiks Project

July 13, 2010 - 7:45pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage July 14, 2010 - 9:15pm Barney Danson Stage

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Ozomatli

July 11, 2010 - 9:30pm Black Sheep Stage

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The Levon Helm Band

July 11, 2010 - 9:00pm Subway Stage

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The Swell Season

July 11, 2010 - 9:00pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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RUSH

July 11, 2010 - 8:00pm MBNA Stage

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John Hiatt & the Combo

July 11, 2010 - 7:15pm Subway Stage

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Charlie Winston

July 11, 2010 - 7:15pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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The Constellations

July 11, 2010 - 6:15pm Black Sheep Stage

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Graham Greer

July 11, 2010 - 5:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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Timber Timbre

July 11, 2010 - 4:15pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Monster Mike Welch

July 11, 2010 - 3:30pm Claridge Homes Stage

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Shane Dwight

July 11, 2010 - 2:45pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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St Joes Mission

July 11, 2010 - 2:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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Slyde

July 11, 2010 - 1:30pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Shane Simpson

July 11, 2010 - 12:00pm Rideau Centre Stage

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The Flaming Lips

July 10, 2010 - 9:30pm MBNA Stage

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James Hunter

July 10, 2010 - 9:00pm Subway Stage

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Passion Pit

July 10, 2010 - 8:30pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Roger Hodgson

July 10, 2010 - 8:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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Down With Webster

July 10, 2010 - 7:15pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Metric

July 10, 2010 - 7:00pm MBNA Stage

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Caravan Palace

July 10, 2010 - 6:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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Bear in Heaven

July 10, 2010 - 5:45pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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That's the Spirit

July 10, 2010 - 5:00pm MBNA Stage

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Curtis Salgado

July 10, 2010 - 4:15pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Kings Go Forth

July 10, 2010 - 4:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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Staff Benda Bilili

July 10, 2010 - 3:00pm MBNA Stage

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River City Junction

July 10, 2010 - 2:00pm Subway Stage

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Big Jeezus Truck

July 10, 2010 - 2:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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Basia Bulat

July 10, 2010 - 1:45pm Black Sheep Stage

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Mannie Makris & Polaris

July 10, 2010 - 12:00pm Rideau Centre Stage

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The Love Machine

July 10, 2010 - 2:45pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Campbell Brothers

July 10, 2010 - 3:15pm Subway Stage July 11, 2010 - 4:15pm Subway Stage

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Carolyn Wonderland

July 10, 2010 - 7:45pm Subway Stage July 11, 2010 - 5:45pm Subway Stage

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Babe Ruth

July 9, 2010 - 9:15pm Subway Stage

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The Planet Smashers

July 9, 2010 - 9:15pm Black Sheep Stage

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Marc Cohn

July 9, 2010 - 9:00pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Joan Jett

July 9, 2010 - 8:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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Hole

July 9, 2010 - 8:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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Gord Downie and the Country of Miracles

July 9, 2010 - 7:45pm Subway Stage

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John Butler Trio

July 9, 2010 - 7:00pm MBNA Stage

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The Soiree

July 9, 2010 - 6:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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Drew Nelson

July 9, 2010 - 12:00pm Rideau Centre Stage

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Steve Hackett

July 8, 2010 - 9:45pm Subway Stage

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The B-52s

July 8, 2010 - 9:30pm MBNA Stage

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SEPTENTRIONAL d'Haiti

July 8, 2010 - 9:15pm Black Sheep Stage

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Andrew Bird

July 8, 2010 - 9:00pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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The Moody Blues

July 8, 2010 - 8:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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Renaissance

July 8, 2010 - 7:45pm Subway Theatre

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The Ethics

July 8, 2010 - 7:30pm Barney Danson Theatre

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Great Lake Swimmers

July 8, 2010 - 7:30pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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The Bacon Brothers

July 8, 2010 - 7:00pm MBNA Stage

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GOOD2GO

July 8, 2010 - 6:15pm Subway Stage

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Ethiopiques

July 8, 2010 - 6:15pm Black Sheep Stage

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Laurent Bourque

July 8, 2010 - 6:00pm Hard Rock Cafe Stage

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Grupo Fantasma

July 7, 2010 - 9:30pm Blacksheep Stage

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Robert Randolph & the Family Band

July 7, 2010 - 9:15pm Hard Rock Stage

Robert Randolph is a brilliant musician who has taken the art of pedal steel to a whole new level.

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Steel Pulse

July 7, 2010 - 9:15pm Subway Stage
This reggae super-group has performed live with Sting, Inxs, Santana, Robert Palmer, Herbie Hancock, Bob Dylan and the band's own idols, Bob Marley & the Wailers, among many others.

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Furthur featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir

July 7, 2010 - 8:30pm MBNA Stage

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Jonas

July 7, 2010 - 7:30pm Subway Stage

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Faber Drive

July 6, 2010 - 9:00pm Hard Rock Stage
At age fourteen, Dave Faber’s dad bought him a drum kit which Faber promised to practice on every day.

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Iron Maiden

July 6, 2010 - 9:00pm MBNA Stage
Iron Maiden were also honoured in 2009 by the Brit Awards, being crowned Best British Live Act, ahead of Coldplay, The Verve, and Elbow

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Loudlove

July 6, 2010 - 8:00pm Claridge Homes Stage

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LIGHTS

July 6, 2010 - 7:45pm Hard Rock Stage

LIGHTS auto-bio by Juno Award winner, 'Lights' Valerie Poxleitner

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Dream Theatre

July 6, 2010 - 6:45pm MBNA Stage
The superb guitar playing of John Petrucci elevated Dream Theater to the upper echelons of contemporary heavy metal.

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Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest 2010 - July 6 - 18, 2010

The 2010 edition of the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest will take place from July 6 through 18, with the line-up and on-sale announcement coming on April 21, 2010.

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