Green Day, Lainey Wilson, Kaytranada among 2025 Ottawa Bluesfest headliners
Country music starts it, dance music finishes it and there's a lot of rock and roll in the middle of the 2025 Ottawa Bluesfest lineup.
Tuesday morning's reveal for the annual LeBreton Flats event includes Lainey Wilson on the first night Thursday, July 10, Green Day Friday, July 18 and Montreal DJ Kaytranada closing the festival Sunday, July 20.
Headliners Turnstile, Def Leppard and Papa Roach will rip riffs until curfew, while recent local lineup-toppers Shania Twain, Hozier and Sean Paul are back atop nightly listings.
Full passes go on sale Wednesday, followed by single-day passes Thursday. As usual, prices include OC Transpo fares to and from the site.
Set times haven't come out yet.
Thursday, July 10
Lainey Wilson.
The Red Clay Strays.
Father John Misty.
The Cat Empire.
Linka Moja.
Melbourne Ska Orchestra.
Chambers DesLauriers.
DB Cohen.
Garnetta Cromwell & DaGroovmasters.
Riley Burns.
Rosewood Avenue.
DJ Karyen.
Friday, July 11
Hozier,
The Dead South.
Charlotte Day Wilson.
Sarah Harmer.
Amigo The Devil.
The Claudettes.
Claude Munson.
Emilie Steele & The Deal.
Kristine St-Pierre.
Sophie d'Orléans.
Vikki Gilmore.
DJ Karyen.
Saturday, July 12
Turnstile.
Pixies.
Men I Trust.
Kurt Vile & The Violators.
The Budos Band.
Sue Foley.
Shaina Hayes.
André Bisson.
Melissa Ouimet.
Rosie's Smokehouse Deluxe.
DJ Karyen.
An Emerging Artist Showcase.
Sunday, July 13
Shania Twain.
Alan Doyle.
Wild Rivers.
Big Freedia.
The Paper Kites.
Darrell Nulisch.
Edwin Raphael.
Alanna J Brown.
Buck Twenty.
Jessie Simmons.
Leverage For Mountains.
DJ DoubleDown.
Wednesday, July 16
Def Leppard.
Tom Morello.
The Decemberists.
Reignwolf.
D.K. Harrell.
Amos The Transparent.
Beau Nectar.
Funk Yo Self.
Le Winston Band.
Luscious.
The Sarandons.
DJ DoubleDown.
Thursday, July 17
Sean Paul.
G-Eazy.
Peach Pit.
Harry Manx.
Alicia Moffet.
Jolie Laide.
Lilyisthatyou.
Moontricks.
Durham County Poets.
Dystoh.
Sofia Duhaime.
DJ DoubleDown.
Friday, July 18
Green Day.
The Linda Lindas.
Dwayne Gretzky.
Fantastic Negrito.
Ron Sexsmith;
Les Shirley.
Los Bitchos.
Four Eyed Muscle Man.
Jahmeema.
N'nerjie.
The Commotions.
DJ Acro
Saturday, July 19
Papa Roach.
Daughtry.
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram.
Lucius.
Bob Log III.
The Texas Horns.
TJ Wheeler.
JW Jones.
Hellhound Trail.
Rubber Tire Peep Show.
We Were Sharks.
DJ Acro.
Sunday, July 20
Kaytranada.
Badbadnotgood.
Tim Baker.
Lou Phelps.
Darren Kiely.
Joce Reyome.
Catriona Sturton.
Elizabeth Royall.
Nolan Hubbard.
DJ Acro
Be In The Band and Blues In The Schools showcases.
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