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So the official announcement is out and as usual the lineup has been met with a real mix of sentiment. I have more mixed feelings than usual – I’ve been a strong defender of Bluesfest in the past when people have complained about some of the programming being repetitive and not living up to the…
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Well it’s about that time again – several summer festivals have already announced their lineups, and for the ones who haven’t the rumour mill is in full force. Ottawa Bluesfest is set to announce its lineup at a gala event in a couple of weeks, so here’s my rundown of the rumours I’ve seen and…
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Top performance of the festival. Ever. Hands Down.
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Bluesfest opens tonight with the legendary Iron Maiden! This show ought to be epic if for nothing else than what will probably be a record number of noise complaints from sleepy old Ottawa! I can’t wait… I’m not sure what my posting schedule will be like this year, but I’ll definitely be posting lots to…
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Let’s start with what I called: Iron Maiden – I can’t really say I called this, it was all but confirmed weeks ago.. Going to be a legendary show, and a great way to kick off the festival! Ottawa, start your decibel meters!!! Crowded House – Another that was all but confirmed well before the…
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Bluesfest is set to announce their lineup next week, and as always, there has been much speculation around the major headliners. Bluesfest announces their lineup relatively late compared to other summer festivals, which drives a lot of rumours and discussion around the bands on the festival circuit or otherwise that may drop by our beloved…
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So Bluesfest is all done for another year. I haven’t had a chance to write up the last couple of days yet, but here’s a video of The Dead Weather performing on the last day, a highlight of the festival for sure. Now I gotta get back to my summer reading!
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Another great day at Bluesfest!! Can’t believe it’s almost over… just a few days left! Day 9 kicked off great with Shout Out Out Out Out from Edmonton – these guys had me dancing before I even got to the festival grounds! Those two drumkits could be heard from way up Booth Street and had…
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Well the past couple of days have been a blast – even though 6 and 7 lacked any mind-blowing performances, KISS more than made up for that last night. Day 6 was a strange day at Bluesfest – only one stage open, only three bands playing. I only made it down for the second half…
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I haven’t written anything the past few days because I’ve been low on time, and low on enthusiasm – not much has really blown me away – I will write days 6 and 7 up later, but for now let me talk about tonight. Tonight is a big night. I have a lot of stuff…