Ottawa Bluesfest is an annual outdoor music festival that takes place July 4th-14th, 2024 in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. While the festival’s lineup historically focused on blues music at its inception, it has increasingly showcased mainstream pop, hip hop, reggae, rock and EDM in recent years. Bluesfest has become the second largest music festival in Canada and the third largest music festival in North America.
Ottawa Bluesfest’s 2024 lineup will be headlined by Mötley Crüe and Tyler Childers, with more acts to be announced at a future date.
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Ottawa Bluesfest
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