Ottawa Bluesfest
Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest 2008:
July 3-13, 2008 - Ottawa, ON, Canada
Latest Updates: 6/10 - Added Tragically Hip, Snoop Dog
Official Lineup:
James Taylor; Steely Dan; The Tragically Hip; Feist; Wyclef Jean; The Black Crowes; Fergie; Widespread Panic; Brian Wilson; Great Big Sea; Boz Scaggs; Three Days Grace; TV on the Radio; Akon; Primus; Zappa Plays Zappa; Taj Mahal; Lucinda Williams; Tragically Hip; Snoop Dogg; Donna Summer; Plain White T’s; Richard Thompson; Matthew Good and His Band; Don McLean; Keb’ Mo’; Robert Randolph and the Family Band; Theory of a Dead Man; Blind Boys of Alabama; Joan Armatrading; Jakob Dylan;
Dr. John; Canned Heat; The Secret Machines; Corb Lund, Metric; Calexico; Sean Kingston; The Weakerthans; The Wailers; Johnny Winter; Cassandra Wilson; Kathleen Edwards; Adrian Belew; Bettye LaVette; Shelby Lynne; Wintersleep; Allen Toussaint; Sam Roberts Band; Ray Davies; Martha Wainwright; Master Musicians of Jajouka; Tony D; JW-Jones; Shawn Tavernier; Jose Gonzalez; Michael Jerome Browne; Fiftymen; Amanda Rheaume; Ball & Chain & The Wreckers; Jim Bryson; The Hammerheads; Alexis O’Hara; Budos Band; Ana Muira; Cooper Brothers; Quarter Life; Steve Marriner; Watters Brothers Rebellion; Royal Wood; Lindsay Ferguson; Samuel James; Jeff Rogers; Evil Farm Children; Anders Drerup; Kid Beyond; Guy Forsyth; Guitar Shorty; Roxanne Potvin; Orchestra Baobab; Sonny Landreth; Guy Davis; Seun Kuti; Dave Bidini Band; Christine Fellows; Trevor Alguire; Anders Osborne; Angelique Kidjo; Back Door Slam; Justin Rutledge; Jon Amor; Michael Burks; Chuck Prophet; Eric Eggleston;
Brothers Chaffey; Theory of a Dead Man; NQ Arbuckle; Nick Moss & The Flip Tops; Crooked Still; Ladytron; JJ Grey & Mofro; Lil’ Brian Terry & the Zydeco Travelers; Becky Abbott; Hayden; Luke Doucet; Jenn Grant; Krueger Brothers; Elliot Brood; The Holmes Brothers; Nation Beat; Tom Wilson; Otis Taylor Band; The Super Fantastics; Don Vappie; The Bluerunners; Pappy Johns Band; Digging Roots with Hoop Dancer, Jill Buckshot; Sandy Schofield; Billy Joe Green, Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo Combo; The Sauce Boss; Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets; That 1 Guy; David Maxwell; Justin Nozuka; Terry Gillespie; Hollerado; Infected Mushroom; James Blood Ulmer; Terry Evans; The Acorn; HiLoTrons; L’il Ed & The Blues Imperials; Hamell on Trial;
Bryan Lee & the Blues Power Band; Chuck Prophet; Catherine Russell; Federico Aubele; Frank Vignola; Rachid Taha; Becky Abbott; Pierre Bensusan; Jully Black; Born Ruffians; Jason Collett; Lil’ Dave Thompson; Tokyo Police Club; The Most Serene Republic; Dorit Chrysler; Jason Ricci & New Blood; Stars; Eric Eggleston; John Nemeth; John Allaire; Harry Manx & Kevin Breit; Lurrie Bell; Nappy Brown; Walter Trout; Rozasia; Hayden; Bernard Allison; Sadie Hell; Ben Cooper; Plants and Animals; Lurrie Bell; Melissa Ferrick; Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed;
The Dynamites; Brights; Brothers Chaffey; Acres; Nikkii Yanofsky; Balkan Beat Box; Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys; The Love Machine; Jesse Stewart; If Then Do; Ryan Montbleu Band; World Gospel Jam with Canton Jones, Sharon Riley & Faith Chorale, Sonz of Thunder, Danny Eason, God’s Plan Ministry, New World Son, and Shirley Ceasar; John Kilduff; Porkbelly Futures; Red Volkaert with Cindy Cashdollar; Shakura; Gina Sicilia; Blues in the Schools Performance; Jam Clinic; John Henrys; Grupo Fantasma; The Bush Pilots; Rozasia; Debbie Davies; Harrison Kennedy; Trevor James and Perfect Gentlemen; Lance Anderson; Nihilist Spasm Band; Baobab Tree and Akpokli; Mr Something Something, Jetplanes of Abraham
Important Links:
Tickets:
- via Official Website
The Black Crowes Confirmed…..Brian Wilson is practically confirmed and rumors goin around that stevie wonder will not play…..
other rumors…..primus, widespread panic…
I won’t say how, but you can sneak your way into the directory where they put the graphics for the Bluesfest website, and they started putting artist pictures for this year. Stevie Wonder, Primus and Widespread Panic ARE included.
As are Iggy Pop, Wyclef Jean, Brian Wilson, Taj Mahal, Silverstein, Feist, Keb Mo, Great Big Sea, Blind Boys of Alabama, and many more.
give us a few more!!
Zappa Plays Zappa, Wintersleep, Steely Dan, Matthew Good, Johnny Winter, Donna Summer, Angelique Kidjo, Adrian Belew… the rest I don’t really know them…
They don’t have the Black Crowes, so there’s still a chance of even more!
keep us updated!!!
is iggy on his own or with the stooges?
Ok, How do you get aound the website. I gotta see this for myself.
Widespread panic and Adrian Belew! What are the dates for those? The official announcement is on the 23rd, I’m excited
Last year they announced the lineup a full week ahead of schedule, let’s hope they do the same this year!
As for Iggy Pop, the picture I saw on the website was only Iggy, but from what I see on his website he’ll be touring with the Stooges, right?
I don’t want to show how to find the “hidden” directory, not here nor on Facebook, as to not piss off the organizers too much.
i think your way of sneaking in got busted….somebody linked this site to the official bluesfest facebook….see anything new?
Am I missing something or…?
Yeah, the organizers are definitely aware.
Not only did they take down the link in Facebook, they put up a little message on their site, hahaha!
To be honest, with the exception of Stevie Wonder and the Black Crowes, I’m a little underwhelmed. Last year’s lineup was definitely more impressive. Of course, there’s still the possibility that they’ll announce more on Wednesday than what we already know… For example, on Chez 106’s concert advisory list, they added the Tragically Hip this morning. Could it be they’re playing Bluesfest?
I just hope they don’t ever pull a Black Eyed Peas again: meaning, adding a new act and then increasing the prices on us (which is completely different from adding an extra day with separate ticketing).
Jose Gonzalez’s site has him playing also
Looks like you were right about Stevie Wonder not playing… unless they add an extra day later on like they’ve been doing.
http://www.ottawabluesfest.ca/images/photos/artists/2008/steviewonder_web.jpg
just posted lineup
Well judging by that directory of pics INXS, Iggy Pop, Mute Math, and a bunch of others are coming.
Let’s hope that it’s a sign of something to come …..
BRING LUPE FIASCOOOOOOOOOO
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L U P E F I A S C O !!!!!!!
BRING LUPE FIASCOOOOOOOOOO
BRING HIME TO OTTAWA BLUESFEST PLEASE
L U P E F I A S C O !!!!!!!
BRING LUPE FIASCOOOOOOOOOO
BRING HIME TO OTTAWA BLUESFEST PLEASE
L U P E F I A S C O !!!!!!!1
Also Snoop Dogg is coming
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