Music concerts in Ottawa/Gatineau

[YOWflier]

I'm sure she knows, and I'm sure most fans know too. Still, it won't stop >20000 fans from packing the bank. I predict sellout in less than 60 minutes.

[p_xavier]

Originally Posted by O-Town Hockey

OH MY GOD!

I can't wait......for Britney Spears to realize that she can't sing worth shit!

That's why she never sings in concert! It's lip-sync, most pop singers don't sing live.

[Cre47]

Is it Bluesfest or Rap-fest?

http://www.ottawasun.com/entertainme...9/9864111.html

[Cre47]

Let the whining begins

And so begins the noise on noise

Sound is fury.

By Kelly Egan, The Ottawa CitizenJuly 10, 2009 9:27 AMComments (40)

Music fans roar their appreciation for Bluesfest 2009.


OTTAWA — The first night of Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest, from three kilometres due west, you could hear Jeff Beck clear as a bell — the crazy guitar, the wild applause — every sound, nearly, but the feet pattering across the stage.

With its five stages on LeBreton Flats, Bluesfest is destined to bleed sound across the inner city. But never has it been so closely monitored.

The City of Ottawa reports there were 10 noise complaints after the first night. In each case, a bylaw officer took decibel readings on the properties, but all fell between 50 and 58, below the acceptable outdoor level of 65 — itself an increase from the regular bylaw limit.

The officers also found the peak readings on the concert sites themselves never exceeded 90, a limit imposed this year that’s lower than before.

Nor are they the only check and balance. The National Capital Commission, which owns the property, has its own personnel on site, taking readings across the venues.

For the next 10 days, then, it is a city of big ears.

Not that we all hear the same notes, however. Some neighbours like it. Some hate it. Some do both over the course of the 12 days.

Like Robin McAndrew, who lives south and above the site on Lorne Avenue. She is a fan of Bluesfest and has patronized it often.

Egan: ‘You want to see, hear and feel the music’

Continued from page A1

On nights when she isn’t attending, she’d like her peace and tranquility, like anybody else.

“I’m actually thinking of moving out next year,” said McAndrew. “I’m trying to be a good neighbour, but I’m not sure there is a reciprocal willingness for them to be good neighbours.”

At its peak, the music can rattle windows and chase patio parties inside.

Julia Cipriani, also on Lorne, cut through the technical mumbo-jumbo about decibels and wavelengths and climatic conditions, with a simple question: “Why does it have to be so thunderingly loud?”

Indeed. So it was put to Mark Monahan, executive director of Bluesfest, who answered a question with a question.

“Why do kids turn up their iPods?” he asked. “When you go to a live music event, you don’t want to listen to the radio, you want to see, hear and feel the music. It’s all part of going to a concert.”

Monahan, the NCC and the city have had extensive discussions about how to mitigate the effects of sound travelling off-site. Numerous measurements have been taken, correlating the sound at stage level to the levels in neighbourhoods as distant as the Glebe.

“If it were possible, I would love to put a soundproof wall over the whole site, but that’s just not reality.”

Instead, this year, the festival has agreed to impose a 90-decibel limit at the sound boards with the hope that levels will not exceed 65 in neighbours’ yards.

So far, it’s working. Then again, KISS has yet to take the stage.

It is amazing the degree to which the sound will travel, perhaps because the five stages are pointed in different directions.

“Some days, I hear about someone sitting in Alta Vista who could hear, whatever, Jackson Browne, and another day, I get a call from guys at my golf club in Aylmer saying I missed my putt because I could hear your speakers,” said Monahan.

The NCC has also tried to soften the impact on the neighbours. It has, for instance, limited the number of “event nights,” when louder than normal music is permitted, to 20 in a year.

John Coulter is an acoustical engineer who has a consulting firm in Toronto, though he has worked in the Ottawa area.

Sound likes to travel in colder air, which helps explain its behaviour in the evenings, he explained.

About an hour after sunset, the ground has grown cooler than the air above it, a process known as “local inversion.” It is this phenomenon that gives us ground frost, for instance.

When sound is emitted under these conditions, it wants to stay in the cooler band. “It curls the sound,” said Coulter. “It skips over whatever is in between and comes down in your backyard.”

The presence of the Ottawa River may also be a factor, he said, because sound travels so well over water.

Wind is the other big factor, with sound travelling much better downwind.

“The biggest control,” said Coulter, “is the volume control, but a lot of these bands won’t play if they don’t get to make the noise they want.”

Bass is a particular problem, he added, because it is not directional, but tends to “ooze out in all directions.”

In his years working with large outdoor festivals and concerts, Coulter said he’s come to know this about neighbours and sound.

“One of the definitions of noise that I like is, it’s somebody else’s favourite music.”

Contact Kelly Egan at 613-726-5896 or by e-mail, kegan@thecitizen.can
© Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citizen

[Jamaican-Phoenix]

Ottawa; truly the city that fun forgot.

[Cre47]

Maybe this thread should renamed Upcoming major concerts as I think (even though I forgot to update in a long time) it would be worth to show upcoming notable concerts here all-year long.

Anyways, I've updated the list on the first page but here is the list here too.

Upcoming notable concerts/shows in Ottawa

November 27: Lights - Bronson Centre
November 29: Lady Gaga & Kid Cudi - Scotiabank Place
December 11: Matthew Good - National Arts Centre
December 18: Faber Drive - Bronson Centre
December 18: So you think you can dance? - Scotiabank Place
December 20: Three Days Grace, The Used & Default - Scotiabank Place
January 31: Guns & Roses - Scotiabank Place
February 14: Blue Rodeo - Scotiabank Place
February 16: John Mayer - Scotiabank Place
March 26: Billy Talent & Alexisonfire - Scotiabank Place
April 9: Hedley, Stereos, Fefe Dobson & Boys Like Girls - Civic Centre
April 11: Breakin Benjamin, Shinedown & Nickelback - Scotiabank Place
April 17: Hawksley Workman - Bronson Centre
May 20: Taylor Swift - TBA (likely Scotiabank Place)

[waterloowarrior]

U2 on rumour list for July’s Bluesfest
http://www.yourottawaregion.com/news...ly-s-bluesfest
Festival staying mum until April 21

Melting snow means one thing: Bluesfest is approaching.

The Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest runs from July 7 to 18 this year, and while the schedule of performers won’t be officially announced until April 21, it’s certainly the season for rumours.

U2 fan site www.interference.com is suggesting Bono and the rest of the Irish band may land here in 2010. The timing looks good, with U2 playing Philadelphia on July 12 and Montreal on July 16 and 17. That leaves a handy gap of three days to swing by LeBreton Flats.

If U2 does show up at Bluesfest, it would likely be the biggest draw the festival has ever seen.

BIG NAMES

A search of other artists touring this summer turns up an interesting list of possibilities for Bluesfest’s 17th year. The following acts are on tour, and could fit an Ottawa date into their schedules:

* Santana.

* The Moody Blues.

* Lou Reed.

* Iron Maiden.

* Alice Cooper.

* Dave Matthews Band.

* Jethro Tull.

* John Hiatt.

* Levon Helm.

* Mavis Staples.

* Jimmy Cliff.

Bluesfest director of communications A.J. Sauve said he can’t confirm any bands until this year’s official lineup announcement in April.

Sauve said the festival is working to add some new wrinkles to the Bluesfest website at www.ottawabluesfest.ca, including a build-your-own-schedule so patrons can plan their day at the multiple stages.

He said he also hopes to have an onsite wireless network at this year’s festival.

“That way you can find your friends,” Sauve said. “There would be a site map (of the grounds at LeBreton Flats) on your phone and you can tell your friends ‘Here I am.’”

Tickets for this year’s Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest go on sale a few days after the April 21 lineup announcement.




Forget Bluesfest, U2 is playing in Gatineau all this month.... in 3D!
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/enterta...116/story.html

[waterloowarrior]

July 25 - Sting @ SBP
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Sting+a...108/story.html

[Cre47]

Also BEP coming on August 1 at the Bank as well, seems every one of their tours includes Ottawa since the Bluesfest show. I will update the calender this weekend - since Guns and Roses, Lady Gaga and Lights have passed a long time ago.

[YOWflier]

Here's a snippet from the latest Dream Theater newsletter:

Welcome to issue 211 of the Dream Theater newsletter.

For more information on all items mentioned below please
visit the official Dream Theater website at:

http://www.dreamtheater.net/

----------------------------------------------------------

Iron Maiden & Dream Theater - North American Summer Tour!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 4, 2010

DREAM THEATER TO SUPPORT IRON MAIDEN ON NORTH AMERICAN
SUMMER TOUR

TO PLAY NYC'S FAMED MADISON SQUARE GARDEN FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN THEIR CAREER

New York, NY:
Prog rock/metal institution DREAM THEATER will spend their
summer supporting Iron Maiden on the band's month-long tour
of major US and Canadian markets. The tour launches on June
9 and runs through July 20, and includes a stop at the
storied Madison Square Garden in NYC, marking the first
time in a lengthy and respected career that Dream Theater
have played the world's most famous arena.

This tour will mark another milestone in Dream Theater's
history, which continues to expand and evolve twenty-five
years deep.

Of touring with Iron Maiden in North America, drummer
Mike Portnoy said, "It is a bit of a dream come true for us.
After 25 years together, at this stage in our career,
there's honestly only three bands Dream Theater would
consider opening for and Maiden is one of them. It is an
absolute honor. Through the years, we've done many one-off
shows with Maiden and they've almost all been overseas.
It is very exciting to finally be doing a full tour with
them and on our side of the pond no less. These are gonna
be amazing shows that the fans won't want to miss.
Up the f***ing irons!"

Playing MSG for the first time is also a huge accomplishment
for the band and they are thrilled about the prospect.
"Dream Theater has achieved so many dreams through the
years, from playing the Budokan in Tokyo to Wembley Arena
in London to Radio City Music Hall in NYC," Portnoy recalled.
"But the one remaining dream that has eluded us through all
of these years was to play at Madison Square Garden. Well,
on July 12, along with Iron Maiden, that dream will finally
be fulfilled."

Guitarist John Petrucci was equally stoked about the MSG
play, saying, "I am unbelievably excited to be finally
playing Madison Square Garden, and with the almighty Maiden
to boot! They have been heroes to the band since the
beginning and are iconic in our eyes. There is nothing like
achieving success and recognition in your own country,
in your own city. It's going to be an incredible night
for sure."

Portnoy has proof of this career-long dream, saying, "About
a month ago my family and I were watching a video of my first
band Intruder from back in 1983, and in the video before the
show, I was interviewed and asked what my dream goal was.
I responded 'to play the Garden.'It took almost 30 years,
but it's surreal that I will now be able to check it off
the list."

Dream Theater's Black Clouds & Silver Linings was released
in 2009 and debuted at #6 on the Billboard Top 200 Sales chart.

Tour dates for the Iron Maiden/Dream Theater run are as
follows:

Wed June 9th - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center
Fri June 11th - Houston, TX - The Woodlands
Sat June 12th - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
Mon June 14th - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheater
Wed June 16th - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
Thu June 17th - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
Sat June 19th - San Bernardino, CA - San Manuel Amphitheater
Sun June 20th - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion
Tue June 22nd - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheater
Thu June 24th - Vancouver, BC - GM Place
Sat June 26th - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
Tue June 29th - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre
Sat July 3rd - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheater
Tue July 6th - Ottawa, ON - Blues Fest
Wed July 7th - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
Fri July 9th - Quebec City, QC - International Summer Festival
Sun July 11th - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
Mon July 12th - New York City - Madison Square Garden
Wed July 14th - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion
Thu July 15th - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center
Sat July 17th - Detroit, MI - DTE Music Theatre
Sun July 18th - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
Tue July 20th - Washington DC - Nissan Pavilion

Dates are subject to change...
For further info, visit:

www.ironmaiden.com
www.dreamtheater.net

Seeing the legendary Iron Maiden in Ottawa, backed by the amazing Dream Theater to boot, would be an incredible experience.

But before I or any other metalhead gets too excited, I think the information may have been premature as I see several anomalies:

1) Bluesfest officially begins July 7 and the newsletter states that Maiden/DT visit July 6.

2) Iron Maiden's web site doesn't have Ottawa on their official tour list (yet, hopefully), however I do see a large gap between the Toronto stop on the 3rd and the Montreal stop on the 7th. This makes July 6 plausible, but it would involve Bluesfest starting a day earlier.

Come on Bluesfest organizers ... seal the deal!

[Radster]

Originally Posted by waterloowarrior

Forget Bluesfest, U2 is playing in Gatineau all this month.... in 3D!
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/enterta...116/story.html

I went to see this, and it was very good! Supposedly Bono claims that the
U23D show is better than the live thing!

[Cre47]

Updated list (finally I've done an update - see first page)

April 9: Hedley, Stereos, Fefe Dobson & Boys Like Girls - Civic Centre
April 10: Gordon Lightfoot - National Arts Center
April 11: Breakin Benjamin, Shinedown & Nickelback - Scotiabank Place
April 17: Hawksley Workman - Bronson Centre
May 13: Them Crooked Vultures - Scotiabank Place
May 14: Simon and Garfunkel - Scotiabank Place
May 20: Taylor Swift - Scotiabank Place
June 12: Sloan - Westfest
July 6: Faber Drive - Lebreton Flats
July 7-18: Bluesfest
July 25: Sting - Scotiabank Place
August 1: The Black Eyed Peas - Scotiabank Place
August 7: Michael Buble - Scotiabank Place
August 24: Justin Bieber and Sean Kingston - Scotiabank Place

[reidjr]

As for fabour drive is the concert out doors.

[waterloowarrior]

Bluesfest 2010
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/enterta...969/story.html

Indie upstarts & classic rockers: Festival nabs Rush, Drake, Keith Urban, Arcade Fire, Great Big Sea and Santana
By Lynn Saxberg , The Ottawa CitizenApril 21, 2010 2:24 PM

Canada’s indie-rock heroes Arcade Fire, legendary metal band Iron Maiden, prog-rock trio Rush and a post-Grateful Dead project featuring two members of the iconic jamband are among the headlining acts headed to Ottawa for the 16th annual edition of Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest.

One of the biggest summer music festivals in the country, Bluesfest runs from July 6 to 18 on the grounds of the Canadian War Museum at LeBreton Flats. This year’s event starts on a Tuesday, a day earlier than the festival’s traditional start date, but includes a day off on July 12. The newly devised schedule divides the festival into two separate weeks.

“It sort of makes sense to take a break in the middle, to give everybody a breather and for us to recharge a bit,” said Mark Monahan, the festival’s executive and artistic director. For the first time, festival passports will be available for the first or second week, as well as the entire festival. Weekend passes will not be sold, but day tickets can be purchased.

Final prices were still being determined, but were expected to range from $40-60 for a day ticket, $150 for a single-week pass and $250 for the full event passport.

This year’s talent budget will come in at about $5 million, said Monahan, which is up about $1 million from last year. “It’s hard to top every year but

I would say if you look at the major festivals across North America, this lineup stands with the best of them,” Monahan said. The theme is Bluesfest Goes to Hollywood, a nod to the fact that actor Kevin Costner and his band, Modern West, are booked to perform July 17.

Monahan said the $5-million total includes the money spent on programming the Blues in the Byward offshoot festival, which will feature free outdoor concerts in the Byward Market over two weekends: July 9-11 and July 16-18. That lineup will be announced in mid-May.

The main event starts July 6 with a blast of hard rock from England’s pioneering metalheads, Iron Maiden, a performance that is sure to test the city’s decibel limit. July 7 brings us Furthur, the latest instalment in the long, strange trip of surviving Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, who have never before performed in Ottawa. On July 8, get set for a nostalgia fest with the veteran New Wave party band, B-52s, and classic-rock knights the Moody Blues.

Rocker Joan Jett kicks off the first weekend on July 9, followed by a jam-packed schedule that includes Supertramp singer-songwriter Roger Hodgson, Canada’s Juno-winning group of the year, Metric, and U.S. eccentrics the Flaming Lips on Saturday, and Rush headlining on Sunday, which will mark the first outdoor performance in Ottawa by the Canadian power trio. The Band drummer Levon Helm also plays July 11, along with singer-songwriter John Hiatt.

Week Two begins July 13 with a big show by Arcade Fire. Ottawa fans have been waiting for years for a headlining performance by the Montreal-based collective, which counts several musicians from Ottawa among its members.

On July 14, it’s time for another long-awaited concert, this one by Santana with Stevie Winwood. New Zealand’s Neil Finn brings a revitalized version of Crowded House on July 15, followed by Newfoundland favourites Great Big Sea and Canadian hip-hop star Drake on July 16. Country star Keith Urban and quirky alt-rockers Weezer are two of the dozens of acts booked for the final weekend. July 17 will also feature a day of gospel programming.

In all, about 230 acts are performing at Bluesfest, including about 60 from the Ottawa area. Concerts take place on five outdoor stages and in the museum’s indoor Barney Danson theatre.

Last year’s festival attracted more than 350,000 people and generated nearly $60 million in economic benefit to the region, according to statistics gathered by the festival.

INFOBOX

Bluesfest 2010

When: July 6 to July 18

Where: LeBreton Flats, on the grounds of the Canadian War Museum

Tickets: On sale Saturday at 10 a.m. through capitaltickets.ca. (Presale for
Bluesfest “insiders” begins today. See ottawabluesfest.ca)

Headliners

Week 1
July 6: Iron Maiden
July 7: Furthur with Phil Lesh and Bob Weir
July 8: B-52s and Moody Blues
July 9: Joan Jett
July 10: Roger Hodgson, Metric, Flaming Lips
July 11: Rush

Week 2
July 13: Arcade Fire
July 14: Santana and Steve Winwood
July 15: Crowded House
July 16: Great Big Sea
July 17: Keith Urban
July 18: Weezer

more performers at the article link and at http://www.ottawabluesfest.ca/



Looking forward to Metric and Arcade Fire!

[Cre47]

Originally Posted by reidjr

As for fabour drive is the concert out doors.

They are part of the Blues Fest line-up. And quite a list. I will try to update this weekend the list as there are probably a good 20-30 acts to add on the list. Among those, Carlos Santana, some of the Grateful Dead, Rush, Mariana's Trench, Iron Maiden, Weezer, Alexisonfire, Arcade Fire, Keith Urban, B52's, Metric, Lights, Great Big Sea, Drake, Down with Webster, Matthew Good, etc.

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/enterta...969/story.html

By the way it is at 9:00 PM at the Hard Rock stage with Lights opening up there.

[Cre47]

Update including many of the Bluesfest gigs (with starting times), so we have synthpop as well at Bluesfest


May 13: Them Crooked Vultures - Scotiabank Place
May 14: Simon and Garfunkel - Scotiabank Place
May 15: Danko Jones - Maverick
May 20: Taylor Swift - Scotiabank Place
June 12: Sloan - Westfest

July 6: Lights (7:45 PM), Faber Drive (9:00 PM) & Iron Maiden (9:00 PM) - Bluesfest
July 7: Gypsy Kings (7:00 PM) & Jonas (7:30 PM) - Bluesfest
July 8: Moody Blues (8:00 PM) & B52's (9:30 PM) - Bluesfest
July 10: Metric (7:00 PM) & Down with Webster (7:15 PM) - Bluesfest
July 11: Rush (8:00 PM) - Bluesfest
July 13: Alexisonfire (9:00 PM) & Arcade Fire (9:30 PM) - Bluesfest
July 14: Santana (9:30 PM) - Bluesfest
July 15: Marianna's Trench (8:00 PM) & Matthew Good (8:00 PM) - Bluesfest
July 16: Drake (8:00 PM) & Great Big Sea (9:30 PM)- Bluesfest

July 25: Sting - Scotiabank Place
August 1: The Black Eyed Peas - Scotiabank Place
August 7: Michael Buble - Scotiabank Place
August 24: Justin Bieber and Sean Kingston - Scotiabank Place
October 17: Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) - Scotiabank Place

[Aylmer]

When is the Cat Empire playing?

[AuxTown]

Originally Posted by Aylmer

When is the Cat Empire playing?

July 13 @ 9:30, is this a local band?

There are a few bands that I would like to see, but they all play on different nights. I'll probably go to Weezer, GBS, and Alexisonfire

It's worth noting that July 14th and 15th both only really have one headline-worthy band. Could this be a perfect spot for U2 or Lady Gaga?? Let's hope it's U2 as I wouldn't want to hear Gaga's ridiculous music echoing here in Centretown. Lots of rumours online about U2 as they are in Philadelphia on July 12th and Montreal on July 16th with no gigs in between.

[reidjr]

Ottawa will be home to another festival the capital Hoedown will run aug 5-7 at rideau carleton raceway.

Aug 5 (6:00 pm-10:30 pm)
Alan Jackson
Lorrie Morgan

Aug 6 (6:00 pm-10:30 pm)
Dwight Yoakam
Jodee Messina
Tara Oram

Aug 7 (2:30 pm-10:30 pm)
Vince Gill
Bucky Covington

Y101 which is a sponcer says more acts will be added very soon.

[Cre47]

July 6: Lights (7:45 PM), Faber Drive (9:00 PM) & Iron Maiden (9:00 PM) - Bluesfest
July 7: Gypsy Kings (7:00 PM) & Jonas (7:30 PM) - Bluesfest
July 8: Moody Blues (8:00 PM), B52's (9:30 PM) & Stereos - Bluesfest
July 9: Hole - Bluesfest
July 10: Metric (7:00 PM) & Down with Webster (7:15 PM) - Bluesfest
July 11: Rush (8:00 PM) - Bluesfest
July 13: Alexisonfire (9:00 PM) & Arcade Fire (9:30 PM) - Bluesfest
July 14: Santana (9:30 PM) - Bluesfest
July 15: Marianna's Trench (8:00 PM) & Matthew Good (8:00 PM) - Bluesfest
July 16: Drake (8:00 PM) & Great Big Sea (9:30 PM)- Bluesfest
July 17: Keith Urban - Bluesfest
July 25: Sting - Scotiabank Place
July 29: Eva Avila - Casino du Lac Leamy
July 31: Airbourne - Capital Music Hall
August 1: The Black Eyed Peas, Jason Derulo & B.O.B - Scotiabank Place
August 5: Alan Jackson - Rideau Carleton Raceway
August 6: April Wine - Arnprior Fair
August 7: Michael Buble - Scotiabank Place
August 24: Justin Bieber and Sean Kingston - Scotiabank Place
September 3: April Wine - Shawville Fair
September 3: Hedley - Parc La Baie
September 9: Katie Melua - Bronson Center
October 15: Crash Test Dummies - First Baptist Church
October 17: Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) - Scotiabank Place
November 21: B.B King - National Arts Center


The bigger additions are the couple of April Wine dates at fairs just outside town, the guests of BEP on August 1, Hedley at the Balloon Festival and a couple of acts where it has been awhile since I haven't heard of: The Crash Test Dummies with an unusual date at a church and our own Canadian Idol winner on July 29