CISCO BluesFest 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.Melting snow means one thing: Bluesfest is approaching.
A couple of different fans sites have suggested that it could be possible. The timing looks good, with U2 playing Philadeliphia on July 12th and Montreal on July 16th and 17th. The leaves a couple days to stop over to LeBreton Flats.
If U2 does show up at Bluesfest, it would likely be the biggest draw the festival has ever seen. What is the Bluesfest? The Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest will celebrate its 18th edition in 2010 with a spectacular explosion of blues, gospel, roots, world and popular music. The festival will program will take place at multiple stages in a number of locations. The Bluesfest site will again feature two stages on the NCC grounds in front of the Canadian War Museum, with four other outdoor stages bordered by the Ottawa River and the War Museum. Additional performances will also be staged in the Barney Danson Theatre inside the War Museum. Bluesfest’s Awards: Sounds interesting, what about Bonnaroo ?
Tthe Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest organization was recognized by the Recycling Council of Ontario three years in a row with an award for waste minimization. The award is in recognition of Bluesfest’s efforts—in tandem with Molson Canada and Rothsay Biodiesel, among others—to ‘green’ the festival. Bluesfest was recognized for their use of compostable beer cups made of corn and disposed of through the novel use of Cupsuckers, using bio-diesel to power generators, encouraging people to bicycle to the event by providing supervised bike parking, and for their comprehensive recycling program.