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Arcade Fire at Bluesfest, Day 7. Photo by Ming Wu.

Ottawa Bluesfest 2010 Guide

Ottawa's biggest and best music festival takes place this year from July 6-18, 2010. This year's event takes place at Lebreton Flats & the War Museum, near downtown Ottawa. You'll find lots of news and links on this page, including a growing list of local blogs covering Bluesfest.

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This year's line-up

The official line-up is out -- and includes artists like Arcade Fire, Drake, Gipsy Kings, Great Big Sea, Iron Maiden, Kevin Costner (yes, that Kevin Costner), Matthew Good, Metric, RUSH, Steve Winwood, The B-52's, The Lost Fingers, Weezer, and many, many more. Close to 150 acts will be a part of this year's Bluesfest at Lebreton Flats and in the Byward Market. Click here for a complete list...

Recommended Links

• ottawabluesfest.ca (official site)
  The official site of the 2010 Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest includes a full calendar plus an interactive schedule marker to help you plan out your visit.
• OttawaStart Twitter Feed
  Each day around 11:00am we'll post our daily pick, plus we'll point you towards interesting Bluesfest news and links throughout the festival.
• CapitalTickets.ca (Bluesfest tickets)
  
• Bluesfest Byward (official site)
  In 2009 Bluesfest launched a series of free concerts on York Street in the Byward Market. This year's line-up includes City and Colour, Wintersleep, Tokyo Police Club, and many more.
• Festival map
  Most of Bluesfest takes place at Lebreton Flats around the National War Museum. The big acts play on the mbna Bank of America stage, but there are several secondar stages as well.
  
• Complete schedule of performers
• Complete list of performers

Blogs and websites covering the festival

• Apartment613
• Bluesfest Daily News
• Corner Shop Studios
• Cub Carson at Bluesfest
• Driving Off The Beaten Path
• Eh! List Images (photos)
• gordon.dewis.ca
• National Capital Rock (photos)
• New Music (photos)
• Now Open (Denis Armstrong / Ottawa Sun)
• Ottawa Blues This Week
• Ottawa Citizen: Bluesfest
  Face the Music / Lynn Saxberg
  The Big Beat / Peter Simpson
• OttawaJazzScene.ca
• OttawaStart blog
• Ottawa Tonite
• PhotogMusic.com (photos)
• Sandy Sharkey
  Bob FM's morning host is staying at a hotel downtown so she can be really close to Bluesfest. She's posting daily photos and notes.
• Scott Penner (photos)
• Google Blog Search: Bluesfest

Bluesfest News

• The Arcade Fire Conjure a "Profound Mix of Sound"
• The 2010 Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest Kicks Off With Headliners, Iron Maiden

Photography

• NO Professional Photograph Equipment
  (small hand held cameras without additional lenses are fine). That means if you have an SLR camera, you probably won't be allowed to snap photos during the show.
• You also can't bring audio recording devices or video cameras.
• More rules & regs are on the Bluesfest FAQ.

Parking & access

• Parking is limited at the site so if you can, take a bus or taxi, walk, or cycle to Bluesfest.
• Cycling: Take one of Ottawa's scenic bike paths, then park in one of the secure bike parking areas.
• Bus: Take OC Transpo to the Lebreton transit station.
• If you have to bring your car, the closest parking lots include: Place de Ville (Queen and Kent), Place du Portage (Rue Maisonneuve) and Terrace de la Chaudière (Rue Eddy)
• Road closures: Starting at 8:00pm each night of the festival, these roads will be closed:
  

  The Ottawa River Parkway (between Booth Street and Parkdale Avenue)

  Booth Street (between Scott Street and the Ottawa River Parkway)
• More info from the Bluesfest official site...

A brief history

The festival started in 1994 with over 5,000 people attending a Clarence Clemons concert at Majors Hill Park. Since then, the festival has grown to feature over a week's worth of concerts, entertaining over 200,000 fans each year.

Related Links

• David Scrimshaw's Bluesfest Schema
  Check out these great tips and strategies to make the most out of your Bluesfest experience.
• Ottawa Blues Society
• Wikipedia: Bluesfest
• YouTube: Bluesfest video
• Flickr: Bluesfest Ottawa

Related Guides

• Ottawa Concerts Guide
• Ottawa Festivals Guide
• Ottawa Events Guide
• Ottawa Music Guide
• Ottawa Tourism Guide
• Ottawa Hotels Guide

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