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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Adventure Club formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2011. Plays drum and bass, dubstep, edm, electro house, electronic. -
Alejandro Escovedo was born in San Antonio, United States, on 10 January 1951. Plays folk.
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Alex Clare was born in Southwark, United Kingdom, on 14 September 1986. Plays alternative rock, dubstep, electronic, soul.
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Alice in Chains formed in Seattle, United States, in 1987. Plays acoustic rock, alternative metal, alternative rock, doom metal, glam, glam metal, glam rock, grunge.
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Autumns Cannon formed in Ottawa, Canada. Plays rock.
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B.B. King was born in Berclair, United States, on 16 September 1925, and died on 14 May 2015, aged 89. Plays blues, blues rock, electric blues, soul, soul blues.
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Baauer was born in Philadelphia, United States, on 30 April 1989. Plays electronic, grime, hip hop, trap, trap edm.
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Bahamas was born in Toronto, Canada, on 28 April 1981. Plays folk.
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Balkan Beat Box formed in New York, United States, in 2003. Plays folk, folk rock.
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Belle & Sebastian formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in January 1996. Plays alternative rock, baroque pop, chamber pop, dance-pop, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop.
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Benjamin Francis Leftwich was born in York, United Kingdom, on 4 September 1989.
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Björk was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 21 November 1965. Plays alternative dance, alternative pop, alternative rock, ambient, ambient pop, art pop, avant-garde, avant-garde pop.
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Camera Obscura formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays indie pop, pop, rock, twee pop.
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Dawes formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2009. Plays alternative country, americana, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, rock.
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Diamond Rings was born on 6 July 1985.
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Dixie Chicks formed in Dallas, United States, in 1989. Plays alternative country, bluegrass, contemporary country, contemporary folk, country, country pop, folk, neo-traditional country.
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Eddie Shaw was born on 20 March 1937, and died on 29 January 2018, aged 80. Plays blues, chicago blues, jazz.
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Eric Burdon was born in Walker, United Kingdom, on 11 May 1941. Plays blues, rock.
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Femi Kuti was born in London, Nigeria, on 16 June 1962. Plays afrobeat, jazz, jùjú.
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Fitz & The Tantrums formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2008. Plays blue-eyed soul, electronic, indie pop, pop, pop rock, pop soul, soul, synth-pop.
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Flogging Molly formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1997. Plays celtic punk, folk, folk punk, folk rock, punk, punk rock.
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Frank Turner was born in Manama, United Kingdom, on 28 December 1981. Plays acoustic rock, folk, folk punk, punk, singer-songwriter.
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Garland Jeffreys was born in Sheepshead Bay, United States, on 29 June 1943. Plays rock and roll, soul.
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Grace Potter was born in Vermont, United States, on 20 June 1983. Plays blues, rock.
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Grand Funk Railroad formed in Flint, United States, in 1969. Plays blues rock, boogie rock, classic rock, hard rock, heavy psych, pop rock, rock.
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Great Big Sea formed in St. John's, Canada, in 1993, and split up in 2013, after 20 years. Plays celtic, celtic punk, celtic rock, folk, folk rock, irish folk, pop.
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Half Moon Run formed in Montreal, Canada, in April 2010. Plays indie folk, indie pop, indie rock.
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Hannah Georgas was born in Newmarket, Canada, on 30 August 1983.
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Hunter Hayes was born in Breaux Bridge, United States, on 9 September 1991. Plays cajun, contemporary country, country, country pop.
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Joe Robinson was born in New South Wales, Australia, on 25 May 1991. Plays blues, folk, instrumental, pop, rock.
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John Smith was born in Essex, United Kingdom. Plays americana.
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Jordan Mcintosh was born on 20 December 1995. Plays country.
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Justin Townes Earle was born on 4 January 1982, and died on 20 August 2020, aged 38. Plays folk.
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JW Jones plays blues.
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd was born in Shreveport, United States, on 12 June 1977. Plays blues, blues rock, rock.
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Larry McCray was born in Magnolia, United States, on 5 April 1960. Plays blues, electric blues.
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Loon Choir formed in 2009.
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Los Lobos formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1973. Plays blues, bolero, country, cumbia, folk, latin, norteño, rock.
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Los Lonely Boys formed in San Angelo, United States, in 2001. Plays rock, tex-mex.
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Matthew Good was born on 29 June 1971. Plays alternative rock, rock.
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Mitch Ryder was born in Hamtramck, United States, on 26 February 1945. Plays blue-eyed soul, r&b, rock, rock and roll.
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Mother Mother formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2005. Plays indie pop, indie rock, pop, pop rock, rock.
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Neko Case was born in Alexandria, United States, on 8 September 1970. Plays alternative country, americana, folk, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Old Man Luedecke was born in Chester, Canada. Plays folk.
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Phosphorescent formed in Athens, United States, on 27 July 2001. Plays folk rock, indie rock.
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RL Grime plays big room house, drum and bass, dutch house, edm, electro house, electronic, festival trap, future bass.
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Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters plays blues.
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Rush formed in Toronto, Canada, in August 1968. Plays aor, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, pop rock, progressive, progressive pop, progressive rock.
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Serena Ryder was born in Toronto, Canada, on 8 December 1982.
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Shakey Graves was born on 6 June 1987. Plays alternative country, alternative rock, americana, indie rock.
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She & Him formed in Portland, United States, in 2006. Plays alternative country, indie folk, indie pop.
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Sonny Rhodes was born in Smithville, United States, on 3 November 1940, and died in December 2021, aged 81. Plays blues, electric blues.
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Steve Adamyk Band formed in Ottawa, Canada, in 2010. Plays punk.
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Tegan and Sara formed in Calgary, Canada, in 1998. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, electropop, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock, rock, synth-pop.
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The Cat Empire formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1999. Plays acid jazz, folk, jazz, latin, reggae, rock, ska.
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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 Joy Formidable formed in 2007. Plays dream pop, indie rock, noise pop, shoegaze.
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The Knocks formed in 2007. Plays electropop.
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The Tragically Hip formed in Kingston, Canada, in 1983, and split up on 20 August 2016, after 33 years. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, blues rock, folk rock, hard rock, indie rock, pop, pop rock.
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The Waterboys formed in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, in 1983. Plays celtic, celtic rock, folk rock, pop rock, rock.
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Tommy Trash was born on 15 November 1987. Plays big room house, dance, edm, electro house, progressive house.
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W.C. Clark was born in Austin, United States, on 16 November 1939, and died on 2 March 2024, aged 84. Plays blues, texas blues.
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Wu-Tang Clan formed in Staten Island, United States, in 1992. Plays boom bap, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop.
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Zac Brown Band formed in Dahlonega, United States, in 2000. Plays contemporary country, country pop, country rock, southern rock.
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Zeds Dead formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2009. Plays drum and bass, dubstep, edm, electro house, electronic.
