If you live in the Ottawa area, be prepared for a plethora of shows and incoming tourists. If you do not live in the Ottawa area, you should make your way down for Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest 2009. There’s a great lineup this year and I, the Cobrasnatch, hope to cover it all! Some heavy hitters included in this year’s lineup include:
- Ben Harper & the Relentless
- Jackson Browne
- Estelle
- Girl Talk
- M83
- King Khan & BBQ Show
- Okkervil River
- Black Mountain
- Thunderheist
- Sedatives
- Stone Temple Pilots
- Ice Cube
- Kiss
- Styx
- Blue Rodeo
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- The Stills
- Neko Case
- The National
- Cake
- Ludacris
- Holy Fuck
- Iron & Wine
- Politique
- Japandroids
- Steve Earle
- Gunsmoke
- The Yardbirds
- The Zombies
Ticket info can be found here and a full lineup can be found here. Also, this year will feature a bunch of off-site shows in the Byward Market, and here’s the kicker, they’re all FREE and start each night after Bluesfest ends! Artists scheduled to play Bluesfest in the Byward include:
- Broken Social Scene
- Matt Mays
- Flosstradamous
- Jokers of the Scene
- George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
- Wintersleep
- Mother’s Children
- The Creepshow
- Kid Koala
- Sebastian Grainger
- Ohbijou
- Serena Ryder
- The Juan McLean
- …and many more
- CORRECTION: not all of them are free… I thought that was what was initially was pitched, but I guess not! check the Byward Bluesfest site for ticket info.
