Bluesfest

Bluesfest 2025 may have ended for the summer, but it lives on in photos! Relive the final night of the festival through these photos.

In case you missed last night’s Bluesfest performances, here’s a look through our photographers’ lenses.

Check out our photos to relive last night’s best Bluesfest moments.

In what might be one of the most highly anticipated nights of any Bluesfest in recent years, Green Day will be filling the main stage bowl with what could be a record setting crowd. But if you need some respite on the side stages, there will be plenty to keep you entertained.

Apartment613 will have wall-to-wall coverage of the festival, with daily previews, occasional interviews, and the best photos from each set, on each stage, on each day. We’ve got you!

Apartment613 sat down with We Were Sharks ahead of their Bluesfest and Dominion Tavern performances.

Back for the 31st edition, Ottawa Bluesfest unveiled their diverse and exciting lineup for 2025 at midnight. Headliners span across the genres, from punk-rockers Green Day to Ireland’s Hozier to one of dance music’s finest in Kaytranada.

TALK is quickly becoming one of the biggest artists in Ottawa, and he’ll be at Osheaga this weekend. Music writer Steph Dubord caught up with the artist to talk about playing bigger shows and what’s in store for the next album.

Saturday’s rock lineup attracted tens of thousands, and those who managed to arrive early enjoyed a memorable set from opening act JJ Wilde. Having opened for other massive rock legends, including KISS and Pearl Jam, the energetic singer added Motley Crue to her list. 

Last night marked the closing of this year’s edition and 30th anniversary of Bluesfest. Closing the final night were two juxtaposed shows- Nas, also celebrating his 30th anniversary of his debut album Illmatic, and the alternative stylings of Ben Howard on the river stage. Nas’ set was littered with hits- from “New York State of […]

The second last night of Bluesfest was a showcase in rock n roll, as hair-metal legends Motley Crue headlined the evening. Canadian JJ Wilde rocked the early crowd with an aggressive, fun set. Windsor’s The Tea Party made their annual trip to Ottawa, utilizing haunting riffs layered under in your face guitar solos. It was […]

We’ve made it through another Bluesfest! Enriched by all of the great artists we’ve gotten to see (and slightly soggier thanks to the rain), we have one more day to cap off the 2024 edition in style. After last night’s Crue-sfest, hopefully you have enough energy left for one more night! RBC STAGE 6:00 pm […]

Night eight of Bluesfest featured Tyler Childers, the Kentucky-born country star who brought his home with him along with a massive backup band. Headlining the river stage led by Afie Jurvanen was Bahamas, complete with beautiful harmonies and dueling guitars. Ottawa sensation TALK played a set to a large early crowd, even being joined by […]

After a magical Friday night, where the music and the weather cooperated (despite ominous clouds threatening to dampen the evening), to create a perfect festival experience, we’re heading into a Saturday that has a lot to live up to. And while we know TALK has unquestionably taken the crown as ‘Most Ottawa Entrance Ever’, today’s […]

Night seven of Bluesfest featured a competition between punk and country fans, as rival stages stuck to their genres giving concertgoers their pick on Thursday evening.