Festival No. 0000021 · Est. 1995
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- Venue
- LeBreton Flats
- Address
- 1 Vimy Pl. K1R 1C2
- City
- Ottawa, Canada
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About the artists
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10cc formed in Stockport, United Kingdom, in 1972. Plays art pop, art rock, experimental rock, pop, pop rock, progressive pop, progressive rock, rock. -
A Tribe Called Red formed in Ottawa, Canada, in 2008. Plays electronic.
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A-Trak was born in Montreal, Canada, on 30 March 1982. Plays electro house, hip hop, house, turntablism.
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Akron/Family formed in Williamsburg, United States, in 2002. Plays folk rock, freak folk, psychedelic folk.
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Alan Doyle was born in Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove, Canada, on 17 May 1969. Plays celtic, rock.
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Alice Cooper was born in Detroit, United States, on 4 February 1948. Plays classic rock, garage rock, glam metal, glam rock, hard rock, heavy metal, new wave, psychedelic rock.
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Arkells formed in Hamilton, Canada, in 2006. Plays alternative rock.
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Autumn formed in Morrisville, United States, in 1993, and split up in 1997, after 4 years. Plays emo.
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AWOLNATION formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2009. Plays alternative rock, pop rock.
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Beirut formed in Santa Fe, United States, in 2006. Plays chamber pop, contemporary folk, indie folk, indie pop, pop, synth-pop.
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Bettye LaVette was born in Muskegon, United States, on 29 January 1946. Plays americana, blues, country, funk, gospel, r&b, rock, soul.
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Big Wreck formed in Boston, Canada, in 1993.
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Billy Bragg was born in Barking, United Kingdom, on 20 December 1957. Plays alternative rock, anti-folk, folk, rock.
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Blitzen Trapper formed in Portland, United States, in 2000. Plays alternative country, country rock.
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Blue Rodeo formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1984. Plays country rock, folk, rock.
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Building 429 formed in Fayetteville, United States. Plays christian rock, contemporary christian.
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Carly Rae Jepsen was born in Mission, Canada, on 21 November 1985. Plays chillwave, dance, dance-pop, disco, electropop, folk, pop, pop rock.
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Carolyn Wonderland was born in Houston, United States, on 9 November 1972. Plays blues.
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Chains of Love formed in Vancouver, Canada, in December 2010.
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Chali 2na was born in Chicago, United States, on 26 June 1971. Plays hip hop.
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Charles Bradley was born in Gainesville, United States, on 5 November 1948, and died on 23 September 2017, aged 68. Plays funk, soul.
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Chromeo formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2001. Plays dance-pop, electro-disco, electro-funk, electropop, funktronica, nu disco, synth funk, synth-pop.
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Conor Oberst was born in Omaha, United States, on 15 February 1980. Plays folk, folk rock, indie rock.
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Cowboy Junkies formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1985. Plays alternative country, contemporary folk, folk.
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David Gray was born in Sale, United Kingdom, on 13 June 1968. Plays alternative rock, contemporary folk, folk, folk rock, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Deltron 3030 formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2000. Plays alternative hip hop, hip hop, underground hip hop.
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Detroit Cobras formed in Detroit, United States, in 1996. Plays garage rock.
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Diplo was born in Tupelo, United States, on 10 November 1978. Plays afro house, bass house, club, country, dance, disco, edm, electronic.
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Dirty Heads formed in Huntington Beach, United States, in 1996. Plays alternative rock, hip hop, reggae, reggae rock, ska.
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Dirty Projectors formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2002. Plays avant-garde, post-rock.
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Down With Webster formed in The Beaches, Canada, in 1998.
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Downhere formed in Caronport, Canada, in 1999. Plays rock.
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Drop The Lime was born in New York, United States.
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Fishbone formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1979. Plays funk, funk rock, rock, ska.
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Freelance Whales formed in Queens, United States, in 2008, and split up in 2014, after 6 years.
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Good Old War formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 2008. Plays indie folk.
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Grace Potter was born in Vermont, United States, on 20 June 1983. Plays blues, rock.
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Grimes was born in Vancouver, Canada, on 17 March 1988. Plays alternative rock, ambient, art pop, avant-garde, avant-garde pop, chillwave, contemporary r&b, dance.
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Handsome Furs formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2006, and split up in August 2012, after 6 years.
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Hey Rosetta! formed in St. John's, Canada, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, indie folk, indie rock, rock.
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I Mother Earth formed in Toronto, Canada. Plays alternative rock, grunge, progressive rock.
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Iron Maiden formed in Leyton, United Kingdom, on 25 December 1975. Plays heavy metal, metal, nwobhm.
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James Vincent McMorrow was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 14 January 1983. Plays indie pop.
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John Mellencamp was born in Seymour, United States, on 7 October 1951. Plays americana, aor, folk rock, heartland rock, pop, pop rock, rock, roots rock.
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K'naan was born in Mogadishu, Canada, on 1 February 1978. Plays hip hop, pop rap, reggae-pop.
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Kalle Mattson was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, on 21 September 1990. Plays rock.
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Karen Lovely was born on 23 November 1959.
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Koan Sound formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays drum and bass, dubstep, electronic, glitch hop, halftime, neurofunk, neurohop.
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Lake Street Dive formed in Boston, United States, in 2004. Plays indie pop, jazz, soul.
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Lazybones formed in March 2003.
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LMFAO formed in Pacific Palisades, United States, in 2006, and split up on 21 September 2012, after 6 years. Plays dance-pop, electro, electro house, electropop, pop, pop rap.
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Loon Choir formed in 2009.
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Lukas Nelson plays alternative country, americana, country.
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Marcia Ball was born in Orange, United States, on 20 March 1949. Plays blues, new orleans blues, swamp blues.
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Mastodon formed in Atlanta, United States, on 13 January 2000. Plays alternative metal, groove metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, progressive metal, sludge metal, stoner metal.
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Melvins formed in Montesano, United States, in 1983. Plays alternative rock, drone metal, experimental rock, grunge, hard rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal, metal.
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Metric formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1998. Plays electronic, indie rock, new wave, pop, soft rock.
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MonkeyJunk formed in Ottawa, Canada, in March 2008.
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Monophonics formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2005. Plays psychedelic, r&b, soul.
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Monster Truck formed in Hamilton, Canada, in 2009. Plays blues, blues rock, hard rock, rock, stoner rock.
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Ms. Lauryn Hill was born in East Orange, United States, on 26 May 1975. Plays alternative hip hop, contemporary r&b, hip hop, neo soul.
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MSTRKRFT formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2005. Plays dance-pop, electro house, electroclash, industrial techno, minimal techno.
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Mustard Pimp plays complextro, edm, electro house.
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My Darkest Days formed in Norwood, Canada, in 2005, and split up in 2013, after 8 years. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, post-grunge, rock.
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Nathan & The Zydeco Cha-Chas formed in 1985.
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NewWorldSon formed in St. Catharines, Canada, in 2005.
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Nickelback formed in Hanna, Canada, in 1995. Plays alternative rock, death metal, electropop, funk rock, hard rock, pop rock, post-grunge, rock.
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Norah Jones was born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, United States, on 30 March 1979. Plays americana, blues, christmas music, contemporary jazz, country, country pop, easy listening, folk.
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Oliver Mtukudzi was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, on 22 September 1952, and died on 23 January 2019, aged 66. Plays chimurenga.
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Orgone formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1999. Plays afrobeat, dance, disco, funk, rock, soul.
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Our Lady Peace formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1992. Plays alternative rock, art rock, hard rock, pop rock, post-grunge, rock.
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Paul Oakenfold was born in London, United Kingdom, on 30 August 1963. Plays electronic, progressive trance, trance.
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Plants and Animals formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2003. Plays indie rock.
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Pretty Lights formed in Fort Collins, United States, on 18 June 2004. Plays downtempo, electronic, electronica, glitch hop, hip hop, instrumental hip hop, nu jazz, soul.
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Rich Aucoin was born in Halifax, Canada.
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Sam Roberts Band formed in Montreal, Canada.
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Seal was born in Paddington, United Kingdom, on 19 February 1963. Plays baroque pop, dance-pop, downtempo, pop, pop rock, pop soul, r&b, soul.
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Shemekia Copeland was born in Harlem, United States, on 10 April 1979. Plays blues, electric blues, gospel.
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Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars formed in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in 2004.
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Skrillex was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 15 January 1988. Plays afro house, bass house, breakbeat, breaks, brostep, club, complextro, dance.
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Sleigh Bells formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2008. Plays noise pop.
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Snoop Dogg was born in Long Beach, United States, on 20 October 1971. Plays christian hip hop, contemporary christian, g-funk, gangsta rap, hip hop, west coast hip hop.
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Sparrows formed in Waterloo, Canada, in 1964, and split up in 1967, after 3 years. Plays blues rock, garage rock, psychedelic rock.
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Sugar Ray and the Bluetones formed in Orange, United States, in 1979.
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Sugar Ray Norcia was born in New London County, United States, on 6 June 1954. Plays blues, electric blues.
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Super Chikan was born in Quitman County, United States, on 16 February 1951. Plays blues, delta blues, electric blues.
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Tangerine Dream formed in Berlin, Germany, in September 1967. Plays ambient, berlin school, electronic, krautrock, new age, progressive electronic, progressive rock, rock.
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Tedeschi Trucks Band formed in Jacksonville, United States, in 2010. Plays blue-eyed soul, blues rock, rock.
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The Balconies formed in 2008.
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The Bright Light Social Hour formed in Austin, United States, in 2002. Plays alternative dance, blues rock, dance-punk, neo soul, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic rock, southern rock.
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The City Harmonic formed in Hamilton, Canada, in 2009, and split up in 2017, after 8 years.
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The Fevers formed in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, in 1964. Plays instrumental rock, jovem guarda, mpb, rock and roll.
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The Hold Steady formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2003. Plays alternative rock, heartland rock, indie rock, rock.
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The Kelly Richey Band formed in Cincinnati, United States.
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The Pack A.D. formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2006. Plays blues rock, garage rock.
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The Postelles formed in Manhattan, United States.
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The Sheepdogs formed in Saskatoon, Canada, in 2006. Plays blues rock, boogie rock, rock, southern rock.
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The Souljazz Orchestra formed in Ottawa, Canada, in 2002. Plays jazz-funk.
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The Trews formed in 1997. Plays alternative rock, hard rock.
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The Weeknd was born in Scarborough, Canada, on 16 February 1990. Plays alternative r&b, contemporary r&b, dance-pop, hypnagogic pop, pop, r&b, synth-pop.
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The White Wires formed in 2007.
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The Wooden Sky formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2003. Plays alternative country, folk rock, indie rock.
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Thievery Corporation formed in Washington, D.C., United States, in 1995. Plays acid jazz, bossa nova, chillout, downtempo, dub, electronic, electronica, idm.
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Tiësto was born in Breda, Netherlands, on 17 January 1969. Plays big room house, big room trance, dance, dance-pop, dutch house, edm, electro house, electronic.
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TOKiMONSTA was born in Torrance, United States. Plays electronic, hip hop, wonky.
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Tommy Lee was born in Athens, United States, on 3 October 1962. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, nu metal, rock.
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Toronzo Cannon was born on 14 February 1968.
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Tyga was born in Compton, United States, on 19 November 1989. Plays hip hop, pop rap, ratchet music, trap, west coast hip hop.
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Walk Off The Earth formed in Burlington, Canada, in 2006. Plays indie pop.
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Wolfgang Gartner was born in San Luis Obispo, United States, on 17 March 1982. Plays complextro, edm, electro house, electronic.
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Young Empires formed in Toronto, Canada, in October 2009.
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Young the Giant formed in Irvine, United States, in 2004. Plays indie pop, indie rock, pop rock, rock.
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Youth Lagoon was born in Boise, United States, on 18 March 1989.
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Zoo Legacy plays hip hop, indie rock.