Festival

50 Cent Proved His Staying Power at Festival d’été de Quebec

Bell Stage, July 6

PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2024

It's been 20 years since 50 Cent muscled his way into mainstream rap consciousness with Get Rich or Die Tryin', and 10 years since his most...

National Music Centre Gets Sargeant X Comrade, Tennyson King, Leonard Sumner for CIBC Summer Series

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2024

The National Music Centre (NMC) has unveiled the lineup for its CIBC Summer Series of live music from emerging artists at Calgary's King...

Five Unique Must-See Experiences at River & Sky Festival 2024

PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2024

The annual River & Sky Music/Camping Festival is returning to Field, ON, from July 17 to 21 this summer and, although organizers have ...

Norah Jones Closed Out Ottawa Jazz Fest with Twists and Tenderness

Confederation Park Stage, June 29

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2024

The park was packed and sight-lines were at a premium for the last big night of 2024's Ottawa Jazz Festival, with Norah Jones ...

Butcher Brown Were Loose and Authentic at Ottawa Jazz Festival

OLG Stage, June 28

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2024

After the laid-back, Mediterranean breeziness of Gabi Hartmann on Thursday, it was a whole different kind of melting pot in the OLG tent ...

Avril Lavigne's Glastonbury Set Was So Popular That She Filled the Lawn Beyond Capacity

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2024

Avril Lavigne played Glastonbury Festival over the weekend (June 30), and, by all accounts, the Greatest Hits set was so ram-jammed that...

Gabi Hartmann Glowed with Careful Sophistication at Ottawa Jazz Fest

OLG Stage, June 27

PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2024

Sponsored by the French Embassy here in Ottawa, it was an hour of official Francophonia in the OLG tent's 7:30 slot on Thursday...

Al Di Meola Faced the Rain at Ottawa Jazz Fest

Confederation Park Stage, June 26

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2024

It was the wrong day to forsake the tented OLG stage (see you another time Commotions) for Confederation Park's open-air setup: it poured ...