Ottawa Bluesfest 2013

July 4-14, 2013

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.
Festival Poster
2013 Artist Lineup
  • B.B. King
  • Dixie Chicks
  • Wu-Tang Clan
  • RUSH
  • Fun.
  • Zac Brown Band
  • The Tragically Hip
  • Skrillex Full Flex Express Tour
  • Kenny Wayne Shepherd
  • Tegan and Sara
  • Great Big Sea
  • Weezer
  • Belle & Sebastian
  • Grand Funk Railroad
  • Baauer
  • Animal Collective
  • Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
  • Passion Pit
  • Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
  • She & Him
  • Alex Clare
  • Fitz & The Tantrums
  • Neko Case
  • Adventure Club
  • Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters
  • Marianas Trench
  • Solange
  • LP
  • Killer Mike
  • El-P
  • Sharon Van Etten
  • Stars
  • Eric Burdon
  • Matthew Good
  • Flogging Molly
  • A Tribe Called Red
  • The Cat Empire
  • Balkan Beat Box
  • Alejandro Escovedo
  • Los Lonely Boys
  • Mother Mother
  • Atlas Genius
  • Mississippi Heat
  • Zeds Dead
  • The Joy Formidable
  • Amadou & Mariam
  • Blue King Brown
  • Femi Kuti
  • Hunter Hayes
  • Tommy Trash
  • Garland Jeffreys
  • Blues Broads
  • Dawes
  • The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer
  • Los Lobos
  • Ra Ra Riot
  • Sonny Rhodes
  • Frank Turner
  • Justin Townes Earle
  • Cactus
  • Camera Obscura
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