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Green Day, Lainey Wilson, Kaytranada among 2025 Ottawa Bluesfest headliners

Ottawa Bluesfest organizers have lined up nine summer nights of music at LeBreton Flats between July 10 and 20. Here's the full lineup.

9 summer nights of music at LeBreton Flats July 10 to 20

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A rock band lead guitarist jumps during a concert.
Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs during their Saviors Tour in San Francisco last year. The band has been touring to mark 30 years since breakthrough Dookie and 20 years since their 'punk rock opera' American Idiot. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle/The Associated Press)

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.
A country singer holds a hand out during a performance.
Lainey Wilson, who won the Best Country Album Grammy in 2024, performs at this year's festival. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

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.
People sit near a music festival stage at sunset.
The main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest July 10, 2022. (Andrew Foote/CBC)

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.
A dancehall musician performs at a festival.
Sean Paul performs during the 2024 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. (Amy Harris/Invision/The Associated Press)

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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