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OTTAWA BLUESFEST | Superb, Diverse Line-Up

The Ottawa Bluesfest takes over LeBreton Flats Park from July 5th through 15th. This year's line-up is all over the place, but truly stellar.

The festival will feature Bob Dylan, Thw White Stripes, Cat Power, Manu Chao, Kanye West, Final Fantasy, Tokyo Police Club, Steve Miller Band, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Mute Math, Los Lobos, Kid Koala, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars, Femi Kuti, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Built To Spill, and tons more.

I wish they squeezed this line-up into a nice three-day weekend. Then I probably would have made the trip.

Full line-up and performance schedule after the jump......

ABORIGINAL HOUR, Wednesday, July 11 (Blacksheep Stage)
Alejandro Escovedo, Tuesday, July 10 (Blacksheep Stage)
AlexCuba, Saturday, July 7 (Barney Danson Theatre)
Alexisonfire, Sunday, July 15 (River Stage)
Amanda Rheaume, Sunday, July 8 (MBNA Stage)
Amos the Transparent, Saturday, July 14 (River Stage)
Ana Miura, Tuesday, July 10 (River Stage)
Anne Lindsay, Sunday, July 15 (Rogers Stage)
As the Poets Affirm, Thursday, July 5 (Rogers Stage)
Basia Bulat, Thursday, July 12 (Blacksheep Stage)
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Friday, July 6 (Rogers Stage)
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, Saturday, July 14 (River Stage)
Blue Rodeo, Thursday, July 12 (MBNA Stage)
Bob Dylan, Thursday, July 5 (MBNA Stage)
Bob Schneider, Saturday, July 7 (River Stage) , Sunday, July 8 (Blacksheep Stage)
Buddy Guy, Monday, July 9 (River Stage)
Built to Spill, Friday, July 13 (River Stage)
Burnside Style, Saturday, July 7 (MBNA Stage) , Sunday, July 8 (Barney Danson Theatre)
Candye Kane, Sunday, July 15 (Rogers Stage)
Caridad Cruz, Thursday, July 12 (Rogers Stage)
Carlos Varela, Thursday, July 5 (MBNA Stage)
Cat Power, Wednesday, July 11 (Rogers Stage)
Chorale de la Prophétie, Saturday, July 14 (Blacksheep Stage)
Chris Cain, Saturday, July 14 (MBNA Stage)
Chris Duarte, Tuesday, July 10 (River Stage)
Chris Duarte and Elmer Ferrer, Wednesday, July 11 (River Stage)
City And Colour, Thursday, July 5 (Rogers Stage)
Colin Linden, Sunday, July 15 (Barney Danson Theatre)
Da' T.R.U.T.H., Saturday, July 14 (Blacksheep Stage)
Danny Michel, Saturday, July 14 (River Stage)
Dave Gunning, Tuesday, July 10 (Barney Danson Theatre)
David Maxwell, Friday, July 6 (Barney Danson Theatre) , Monday, July 9 (Barney Danson Theatre) , Saturday, July 14 (Barney Danson Theatre)
Deadstring Brothers, Saturday, July 14 (Barney Danson Theatre) , Sunday, July 15 (Blacksheep Stage)
Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy, Sunday, July 8 (Rogers Stage)
Dorit Chrysler, Thursday, July 12 (Barney Danson Theatre) , Friday, July 13 (Barney Danson Theatre)
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Friday, July 13 (Rogers Stage)
Elmer Ferrer Band, Monday, July 9 (Rogers Stage) , Friday, July 13 (Rogers Stage)
F!ght, F!ght, F!ght, Sunday, July 8 (River Stage)
Femi Kuti, Friday, July 6 (River Stage)
Final Fantasy, Monday, July 9 (Blacksheep Stage)
Fiona Boyes and the Fortune Tellers, Monday, July 9 (River Stage)
Gary U.S. Bonds, Friday, July 6 (MBNA Stage)
George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars, Tuesday, July 10 (MBNA Stage)
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Friday, July 6 (MBNA Stage)
Guitar Explosion, Wednesday, July 11 (Rogers Stage)
Hawksley Workman, Sunday, July 8 (Blacksheep Stage)
Hedley, Monday, July 9 (MBNA Stage)
HiLoTrons, Sunday, July 15 (MBNA Stage)
Hugh Pool Band, Wednesday, July 11 (Barney Danson Theatre) , Thursday, July 12 (River Stage)
In-Flight Safety, Monday, July 9 (Blacksheep Stage)
INXS, Friday, July 13 (MBNA Stage)
IsWhat?!, Sunday, July 15 (River Stage)
James Hunter, Thursday, July 12 (MBNA Stage)
Janiva Magness, Saturday, July 7 (Rogers Stage)
Jetplanes of Abraham, Saturday, July 7 (Blacksheep Stage)
Jim Bryson, Saturday, July 14 (River Stage)
John Akpata, Saturday, July 7 (Barney Danson Theatre)
John Allaire, Tuesday, July 10 (Blacksheep Stage)
John Mooney, Sunday, July 15 (Barney Danson Theatre)
John Mooney & Bluesiana, Saturday, July 14 (River Stage)
JOKKO, Friday, July 6 (River Stage)
Jon-Rae & The River, Saturday, July 7 (Blacksheep Stage)
Jonny Lang, Monday, July 9 (Rogers Stage)
Kanye West, Saturday, July 14 (MBNA Stage)
Kid Koala, Friday, July 6 (Blacksheep Stage)
Leahy, Sunday, July 8 (Rogers Stage)
Leo Kottke, Sunday, July 8 (Rogers Stage)
Los Lobos, Tuesday, July 10 (River Stage)
Lucky Peterson plus special guest, Wednesday, July 11 (River Stage) , Thursday, July 12 (River Stage)
LURE, Wednesday, July 11 (River Stage)
Male Nurse, Saturday, July 7 (Barney Danson Theatre)
Manu Chao, Saturday, July 7 (MBNA Stage)
Matt Anderson, Monday, July 9 (Barney Danson Theatre)
Matt Schofield, Saturday, July 7 (River Stage)
Metric, Friday, July 13 (River Stage)
Michael Franti & Spearhead, Saturday, July 7 (Rogers Stage)
Mihirangi, Saturday, July 7 (Blacksheep Stage) , Sunday, July 8 (Barney Danson Theatre)
moe., Tuesday, July 10 (MBNA Stage)
Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo Combo, Saturday, July 7 (Rogers Stage)
Mute Math, Saturday, July 7 (River Stage)
My Dad vs. Yours, Sunday, July 8 (Blacksheep Stage)
Ndidi Onukwulu, Thursday, July 12 (Blacksheep Stage)
Ohbijou, Sunday, July 8 (Blacksheep Stage)
Patricia Shirley, Saturday, July 14 (Blacksheep Stage)
Patrick Watson, Saturday, July 14 (Rogers Stage)
Power Hour, Saturday, July 7 (River Stage) , Sunday, July 15 (MBNA Stage)
Randy Newman, Tuesday, July 10 (Rogers Stage)
Relief Maps, Monday, July 9 (Blacksheep Stage)
Reverb Syndicate, Friday, July 6 (Rogers Stage)
Richie Righteous, Saturday, July 14 (Blacksheep Stage) , Saturday, July 14 (Blacksheep Stage)
Rick Fines, Sunday, July 15 (Barney Danson Theatre)
Ricky Paquette, Monday, July 9 (River Stage)
Robert Cray Band, Thursday, July 12 (Rogers Stage)
Ruthie Foster, Saturday, July 7 (Rogers Stage) , Sunday, July 8 (Barney Danson Theatre)
Ryan Lewis, Saturday, July 14 (Blacksheep Stage)
Ryan Shaw, Sunday, July 15 (Rogers Stage)
Sam Roberts Band, Sunday, July 15 (Rogers Stage)
Samuel James, Friday, July 6 (Barney Danson Theatre) , Saturday, July 7 (Barney Danson Theatre)
Sarah Hallman, Sunday, July 8 (River Stage)
Sarah Harmer, Saturday, July 7 (MBNA Stage)
Sebastien Grainger et les Montanges, Friday, July 13 (River Stage)
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Sunday, July 15 (Blacksheep Stage)
Solid Gold Dance Party, Sunday, July 15 (MBNA Stage)
Soul Influence, Saturday, July 14 (Blacksheep Stage)
Soul Jazz Orchestra, Friday, July 6 (River Stage)
Spiral Beach, Sunday, July 8 (Blacksheep Stage)
Stephen Bruton, Friday, July 13 (Barney Danson Theatre) , Saturday, July 14 (Barney Danson Theatre)
Stephen Fearing, Saturday, July 14 (Barney Danson Theatre)
Steve Forbert and the New Sensations, Sunday, July 15 (Barney Danson Theatre) , Sunday, July 15 (Blacksheep Stage)
Steve Marriner, Saturday, July 7 (MBNA Stage)
Steve Miller Band, Wednesday, July 11 (MBNA Stage)
Sun Parlour Players, Tuesday, July 10 (Barney Danson Theatre)
Tagaq, Wednesday, July 11 (Blacksheep Stage)
Ten Years After, Friday, July 13 (Blacksheep Stage)
The Canton Spirituals, Saturday, July 14 (Blacksheep Stage)
The Cat Empire, Friday, July 13 (MBNA Stage)
The Empiricals, Saturday, July 14 (River Stage)
The Flatlanders, Sunday, July 8 (River Stage)
The Grass, Monday, July 9 (MBNA Stage)
The Love Machine, Friday, July 13 (River Stage)
The White Stripes, Sunday, July 8 (MBNA Stage)
Todd Snider, Tuesday, July 10 (Blacksheep Stage) , Wednesday, July 11 (Barney Danson Theatre)
Tokyo Police Club, Friday, July 13 (Blacksheep Stage)
Tom Wilson, Saturday, July 14 (Barney Danson Theatre)
Toronto Mass Choir, Saturday, July 14 (Blacksheep Stage)
Toumani Diabaté, Saturday, July 7 (Blacksheep Stage)
Ukrainia, Sunday, July 8 (River Stage)
Watermelon Slim, Sunday, July 15 (River Stage)
Xavier Rudd, Thursday, July 12 (River Stage)

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