RBC Bluesfest 2017 hits the capital July 6-16, 2017 with some big-time acts including Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Live, Melissa Etheridge and P!nk. For all the details, click here.

bluesfest lineup

A breakdown by genre:

 

THE ICONS:

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Melissa Etheridge

P!nk

The Fabulous Thunderbirds (featuring Kim Wilson)

THE BLUES:

Gary Clark, Jr.

Matt Andersen

Xavier Rudd (Australian folk-blues)

Slam Allen

Eric Lindell (blues-rock, Americana)

Thornetta Davis

Too Slim & the Taildraggers

Johnnyswim

Coco Montoya (formerly of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers)

Bill Durst

Vanessa Collier

Anthony Geraci

Carolyn Wonderland

Sugaray Rayford

Angelique Francis

Three Times Lucky

Wicked Grin

THE ROCK:

Muse

Live

LCD Soundsystem

Sam Roberts band

Death From Above 1979

July Talk

Peter Wolf

Foy Vance (Alternative folk-rock)

Wide Mouth Mason

Molly Hatchet

Midnight Shine

Blve Hills

Telecomo

The Angelina Hunter Trio

The Tackies

INDIE:

The Shins

Tegan and Sara

Gabrielle Shonk

Alison Rose

High Waters

Malak

Mushy Gushy (garage-pop)

Pine

Sparklesaurus

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Tribe Royal

HIP-HOP / RAP:

50 Cent

Fetty Wap

A Tribe Called Red

Migos

Lil Yachty

DJ Mustard

Night Lovell

Dead Obies

Blakdenim

Flight Distance

ELECTRONICA:

Flume

Phantogram

RL Grime

Anna Lunoe

Bob Moses

Mydy Rabycad (Czech electro-swing)

Eddie Quotez

Fevers

COUNTRY:

Toby Keith

Jake Owen

Justin Moore

Brandi Carlile

High Valley

Gord Bamford

Madeline Merlo

Brea Lawrenson band

Jesse Pascoe

Julie Corrigan

Trevor Alguire

R&B /SOUL / GOSPEL:

Daniel Caesar

Thornetta Davis

Anderson East

The Campbell Brothers

Harea Band (pop-soul)

Slack Bridges

FOLK:

Pokey Lafarge

Foy Vance

Xavier Rudd

Begonia

Johnnyswim

Angelique Francis

Lynne Hanson and the Good Intentions

Old Man Grant

Twin Flames

JAZZ / SWING:

The Jivewires

Eru-era (jazz-funk)

Mydy Rabycad

OTTAWA LOCAL:

A Tribe Called Red

Night Lovell

Alison Rose

Blakdenim

Blve Hills

Brea Lawrenson band

Eddie Quotez

Eru-era

Fevers

Flight Distance

Harea Band

High Waters

Jesse Pascoe

Julie Corrigan

Lynne Hanson and the Good Intentions

Malak

Mushy Gushy

Old Man Grant

Pine

Slack Bridges

Sparklesaurus

Telecomo

The Angelina Hunter Trio

The Jivewires

The Tackies

Three Times Lucky

Trevor Alguire

Tribe Royal

Twin Flames

Wicked Grin