The iconic guitarist from joined a popular '80s band on stage, surprising fans with their epic performance at the Ottawa ...

Def Leppard sent the Ottawa Bluesfest crowd back to the 80s during the hit-packed main-stage concert that kicked off the ...

In Canada (in North America, in fact), there are few better live music opportunities than Ottawa Bluesfest, which just ...

Mark Monahan, the co-founder and executive director of Bluesfest, found himself at this year’s festival casting back a couple ...

Green Day, one of the United States’ most popular punk-influenced bands, descended on Bluesfest for the first time Friday, deploying a volley of hits during a momentous main-stage performance that ...

The Bluesfest show at LeBreton Flats Park went on after an afternoon of unsettled weather brought periods of heavy rain and ...

In the midst of a tour spotlighting their iconic LPs Bossanova and Trompe le Monde, the Pixies shifted gears in Ottawa.

"Hi, we're the Decemberists and we'll do our best to compete with Def Leppard" seems like a strange opening credo from a band ...

If you’ve seen a cloud of bubbles floating above Ottawa Bluesfest crowds, it’s probably Michael Lalonde. It all started at a ...

His Ottawa band members have plenty of Bluesfest experience, but it’s a first for the 45-year-old bandleader. “It’s a very big deal,” he said. “It’s the biggest show I’ve played since I came to Canada ...

The lineup for the annual Ottawa Bluesfest has been released, with plenty of rock regulars set to play at Lebreton Flats. Foo Fighters are top-billed for the long-running festival, which takes ...