Ottawa Bluesfest 2011

July 5-17, 2011

Ottawa, ON

Photo Credit: Steve Gerecke
The Scene

Winning the title for “festival that sounds least like its name”, the Ottawa Bluesfest hits almost every genre even including a little bit of blues. Starting as a small fest over twenty years ago, they have grown exponentially to a ten-day mult-stage event that’s one of the highlights of the Canadian summer.

2011 Artist Lineup
  • ARKELLS
  • NICOLE ATKINS
  • ERYKAH BADU
  • BALOJI
  • THE BEAUTIES
  • BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH
  • BIG SAM’S FUNKY NATION
  • BILLY TALENT
  • THE BLACK KEYS
  • BLUE KING BROWN
  • BLUE RODEO
  • BLUESTONE
  • BOOTSY COLLINS
  • JIMMY BOWSKILL
  • BRAIDS
  • BROTHERS CHAFFEY
  • OLI BROWN
  • BUCK 65
  • CAGE THE ELEPHANT
  • CALLERS
  • CANCER BATS
  • CARAVAN PALACE
  • CAVALIERS
  • CHALI 2NA
  • CHEAP TRICK
  • DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS
  • DENNIS COFFEY
  • COURT YARD HOUNDS
  • ALEX CUBA
  • CUFF THE DUKE
  • DAWES
  • DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
  • DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979
  • DIAMOND RINGS
  • THE DIRTBOMBS
  • DROPKICK MURPHYS
  • EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS
  • LINDSAY FERGUSON
  • FINAL FLASH
  • THE FLAMING LIPS
  • JOHN FOGERTY
  • FOLKORE URBANO ORCHESTRA
  • PETER FRAMPTON
  • FUNKY METERS
  • GALACTIC
  • HANNAH GEORGAS
  • GIRL TALK
  • GIRLS WITH GUITARS
  • GOMEZ
  • GOSPEL DAY
  • JESSE GREENE
  • THE GREENHORNES
  • BUDDY GUY
  • BEN HARPER
  • HEY ROSETTA!
  • HONEY ISLAND
  • JENNIFER HUDSON
  • HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
  • IMAGINARY CITIES
  • INFECTED MUSHROOM
  • WANDA JACKSON
  • JIM SUHLER & MONKEY BEAT
  • THE JOHN BUTLER TRIO
  • JOLLY BOYS
  • JW-JONES
  • KARKWA
  • KARL DENSON’S TINY UNIVERSE
  • IAN KELLY
  • MARK KOZOLEK
  • LA-33
  • LUCKY CHARMS
  • MANNY MAKRIS
  • LARRY MCCRAY
  • DANNY MICHEL
  • MIGUEL
  • MAC MILLER
  • STEVE MILLER
  • ANA MIURA
  • MOTHER MOTHER
  • MY MORNING JACKET
  • NEON INDIAN
  • NOMFUSI AND THE LUCKY CHARMS
  • JUSTIN NOZUKA
  • A PERFECT CIRCLE
  • MICHAEL POWERS
  • JOHN PRIMER
  • PS I LOVE YOU
  • RA RA RIOT
  • RED BARAAT
  • AMANDA RHEUME
  • RISE AGAINST
  • JOSH RITTER
  • TIM ROBBINS
  • SHERMAN ROBERTSON
  • THE ROOTS
  • ROSIE LEDET & THE ZYDECO PLAYBOYS
  • LEON RUSSELL
  • JOE SATRIANI
  • THE SHEEPDOGS
  • SHPONGLE
  • SIERRA MAESTRA
  • SKRILLEX
  • SMOKIN’ JOE KUBEK AND BNOIS KING
  • SOUNDGARDEN
  • SPAM ALLSTARS
  • PAUL THORN
  • TEGAN AND SARA
  • THE TEA PARTY
  • THEORY OF A DEADMAN
  • THREE DAYS GRACE
  • THE TRAGICALLY HIP
  • TRAMPLED BY TURTLES
  • THE TWISTERS
  • M. WARD
  • WICKED GRIN
  • WINTER GLOVES
  • YUKON BLONDE
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