Since 1994, every July, Ottawa hosts RBC Bluesfest…10 days of amazing music of all genres

While RBC Bluesfest isn’t happening this year, we’re remembering the Best of Bluesfest over the years.

This weekend, starting Friday at 6PM, CHEZ 106 is hosting the BEST OF BLUESFEST WEEKEND until Sunday at 8PM!

No tickets, no passes…just tune into CHEZ from the comfort of your patio as we bring you all the memories, the performances, and the bands that makes Bluesfest such an important part of Ottawa.

Get ready for the Best of Bluesfest weekend with this trip down memory lane…

 

Amy Volume had CHEZ listeners call in and give their best ROCK Bluesfest memories.

Take a listen to some of our favourite memories:

 

Alice in Chains

 

Iron Maiden

 

James Taylor and The Cooper Brothers

 

The Glorious Sons

 

Foo Fighters

 

So many amazing Rock artists have graced the RBC Bluesfest stages over the years!

The Tragically Hip, 2013

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Red Hot Chili Peppers, 2016

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Foo Fighters, 2018

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The Offspring, 2019

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While we can’t experience RBC Bluesfest the same way this year…listen this WEEKEND for the Best of Bluesfest on CHEZ 106!

 

If you’re missing live music, The National Arts Centre and RBC Bluesfest are coming together to present #CanadaPerforms at the RBC Bluesfest Drive-In, a summer weekend series of live concerts, where people will drive, park, and watch from their individual dedicated space!

#CanadaPerforms at the RBC Bluesfest Drive-In is an effort to help the live performance and music industry gradually come back and recover from months of disruption and cancellations due to the pandemic. Concert-goers will be encouraged to drive to the site to watch live concerts from their individual dedicated space. Canadians will also be able to watch the livestreamed concerts online, as #CanadaPerforms at the RBC Bluesfest Drive-In will be a bridge between the on-site and livestreamed experience.

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