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Neil Young, Nickelback, Maroon 5 playing 2024 Ottawa Bluesfest

Ottawa Bluesfest is turning 30 with a nine-night party at LeBreton Flats from July 4 to 14.

50 Cent, Zac Brown Band join previously announced Motley Crue for festival's 30th edition

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Death Cab for Cutie plays the main stage of Ottawa Bluesfest July 9, 2023. This year's festival runs July 4-14, with a break July 8-9. (Andrew Foote/CBC)

Ottawa Bluesfest is turning 30 with a nine-night party at LeBreton Flats featuring a Canadian rock legend, a couple of Super Bowl halftime acts and a hip-hop veteran whose debut coincided with the festival's.

The annual music festival released its full 2024 lineup Thursday morning.

It starts July 4 with Mother Mother, Orville Peck and the farewell tour for Tokyo Police Club, and ends July 14 with Nas, whose Illmatic also came out in 1994.

The first weekend trots out Canadian Music Hall of Famers Nickelback on Friday, July 5, 50 Cent on Saturday and Maroon 5 on Sunday.

The Zac Brown Band and Matthew Good kick off the second week on July 10, followed by Neil Young & Crazy Horse touring their new album July 11.

Previously announced headliners Tyler Childers and Motley Crue hold down its second weekend.

Full passes go on sale Friday from 10 a.m. to midnight, with all tickets available Saturday at 10 a.m.

Set times and stages have not been announced.

Thursday, July 4

  • Mother Mother.
  • Orville Peck.
  • Tokyo Police Club.
  • Leith Ross.
  • The Dip.
  • Priyanka.
  • Campbell & Johnston.
  • Country Club Pool Boy.
  • Funeral Lakes.
  • LH Express.
  • OK Naledi.
  • Sandra Bouza.
  • MELO-T.

Friday, July 5

  • Nickelback.
  • Warren Zeiders.
  • Noah Cyrus.
  • Ziggy Alberts.
  • Bywater Call.
  • Aleksi Campagne.
  • Danielle Allard.
  • Jaclyn Kenyon.
  • May Davis.
  • Mia Kelly.
  • The Artichoke Hearts.
  • MELO-T .

Saturday, July 6

  • 50 Cent.
  • Mt. Joy.
  • Shred Kelly.
  • Etran De L'Aïr.
  • Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers.
  • Hopper.
  • Lynne Hanson.
  • Nice On.
  • Turbo Street Funk.
  • MELO-T.
A rapper performs with dancers around him.
50 Cent performs during the halftime show for Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in 2022. (Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters)

Sunday, July 7

  • Maroon 5.
  • Future Islands.
  • Chelsea Cutler.
  • Pokey LaFarge.
  • Blue Moon Marquee.
  • Hussy Hicks.
  • ALAMUSIC.
  • Brooke Blackburn.
  • FOG Blues & Brass Band.

Wednesday, July 10

  • Zac Brown Band.
  • Charley Crockett.
  • Matthew Good.
  • Medicine Singers ft. Lee Ranaldo.
  • Yonatan Gat & Zoon.
  • Texas King.
  • Jon Muq.
  • Nicolette & The Nobodies.
  • Caroline Jones.
  • Blackburn Brothers.
  • ALAMUSIC.
  • Murray Kinsley & Wicked Grin.
  • Yarro.

Thursday, July 11

  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse.
  • Josh Ross.
  • Corb Lund.
  • Steph Strings.
  • Chambers DesLauriers.
  • ALAMUSIC.
  • Alexa Goldie.
  • Jessica Pearson and The East Wind.
  • John Allaire and The Campistas.
  • Kaya Fraser.
  • Merle Marlow Band.
A singer-songwriter performs on a dark stage.
Neil Young performs at Farm Aid 2023 at Ruoff Music Center in Indiana. (Michelle Pemberton/The Indianapolis Star/The Associated Press)

Friday, July 12

  • Tyler Childers.
  • Bahamas.
  • TALK.
  • Jerry Portnoy.
  • Bombino.
  • Annie Raines & Paul Rishell.
  • Brittany Kennell.
  • Empress Nyiringango.
  • Raphael Weinroth-Browne.
  • summersets.
  • Wild Remedy.
  • DJ Eazy EL Dee.

Saturday, July 13

  • Motley Crue.
  • The Tea Party.
  • JJ Wilde.
  • Garret T. Willie.
  • TJ Wheeler.
  • Sean Pinchin.
  • Tony D Band.
  • Blues Harp Blow-Off.
  • DJ Eazy EL Dee.

Sunday, July 14

  • Nas.
  • Ben Howard.
  • Geneviève Racette.
  • Le Winston Band.
  • JW Jones.
  • DJ Eazy EL Dee.
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