OT: 2014 Ottawa concerts & festivals thread

[littleD]

Folk Festival lineup announced next week. Live 88.5 is releasing clues, and will announce a list of headliners over the next five days. First one will be announced on Wednesday morning.

 

[Ohhh Franco]

The line up for Boston Calling was quite similar last year, I think. Lorde is one of their headliners this year and today's clue, a KC Royals hat, leads me to believe she'll be a headliner for Folk 2014. Riot Fest is going on in Toronto around the same time too so there could be a few similar from their line up.

 

[Senafan]

Bought tickets for The Book of Mormon, playing at the NAC in July. Pretty stoked.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

The Book of Mormon is coming to Ottawa?!?!?!

**** yeah

I'm really happy about this

 

[Northern Neighbour]

The first clue for Folkfest was definitely Lorde. I'm hoping for The National to be next.

 

[sam2020]

The first clue for Folkfest was definitely Lorde. I'm hoping for The National to be next.

I would assume they will be there in Boston Sept 5th and Toronto sept 6th.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

The National would be great.

I'm seeing Lorde at Osheaga, so that's not as exciting but she is an incredible young talent that would be great to see in a much more intimate setting like Folk fest.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

The Book of Mormon is coming to Ottawa?!?!?!

**** yeah

I'm really happy about this

That's awesome, seems to be plenty of dates as well.

Gotta love trey parker and matt stone

 

[Do Make Say Think]

That's awesome, seems to be plenty of dates as well.

Gotta love trey parker and matt stone

This is the best non-hockey entertainment related news I've heard in a long time!!

SO PUMPED

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

Second clue out for Folkfest. Looks like Neutral Milk Hotel.

 

[gunnerdom]

Second clue out for Folkfest. Looks like Neutral Milk Hotel.

I saw that on twitter this morning.... I love the Folkfest! So much better than Bluesfest. Hell the jazzfest is looking better than Bluesfest right now.

 

[SilverSeven]

I like Lorde, but man does she ever sound like Lana Del Rey to me (who I tend to prefer)

Gonna be hard for FF to top last years line up. Highly doubt they will land someone like Neil Young again, but heres hoping!

 

[Smash88]

I like Lorde, but man does she ever sound like Lana Del Rey to me (who I tend to prefer)

Gonna be hard for FF to top last years line up. Highly doubt they will land someone like Neil Young again, but heres hoping!

Neil Young didn't end up coming.

 

[SilverSeven]

Neil Young didn't end up coming.

Im aware

 

[sam2020]

There is a new event on Bank Street called GlowFair acts confirmed so far Judith Hill/Dj Hex Hector/Sandy Duperval/The Soul Jazz Orchestra it will run June 20-21st.

 

[Senscore]

Second clue out for Folkfest. Looks like Neutral Milk Hotel.

Oh hell yes.


As for Lorde, I like her, but ideally she will be a great show to draw people off the stuff I really want to see. At Osheaga especially.

 

[littleD]

So this week was really the first time I "studied" the daily Bluesfest schedule.

Planning for maybe three nights. I still can't believe the lineup for the first Saturday. 20+ acts total that day, and other than Lady Gaga, I think I've heard of three others. Don't think I've come across that very often for a festival date. And found QOTSA not being the headliner for a day kind of strange.

Some pretty good acts announced for NAC Presents this year for anyone that missed it. Sarah McLachlan, Buck 65, Gordon Lightfoot, Timber Timbre and Owen Pallett some of those that I noticed/recognized.
http://nac-cna.ca/en/presents

 

[Do Make Say Think]

There is a new event on Bank Street called GlowFair acts confirmed so far Judith Hill/Dj Hex Hector/Sandy Duperval/The Soul Jazz Orchestra it will run June 20-21st.

Soul Jazz Orchestra never get the love they deserve from Ottawa

Check them out people! They are fantastic (and great people too!)

 

[Northern Neighbour]

The Gaslight Anthem is the answer to today's Folkfest headliner clue. The headliners, therefore, are Lorde, Serena Ryder, Neutral Milk Hotel, and The Gaslight Anthem. I was hoping for The National.

The War on Drugs, though, announced today their fall tour, which includes playing at Folkfest.

 

[sam2020]

The Gaslight Anthem is the answer to today's Folkfest headliner clue. The headliners, therefore, are Lorde, Serena Ryder, Neutral Milk Hotel, and The Gaslight Anthem. I was hoping for The National.

The War on Drugs, though, announced today their fall tour, which includes playing at Folkfest.

Still a fair amount of acts to be added so who knows.

 

[Northern Neighbour]

For $5 (I think it's $5), come see a Toronto band, Secret Broadcast, and local favourites, Fevers, tonight at Zaphod's.

http://therevue.ca/2014/05/gig-pick-secret-broadcast-and-fevers-on-may-9-zaphods/

 

[emo]

The new War on Drugs album is really great!

 

[Senscore]

Glad to hear about the War on Drugs. Been a fan of theirs for a few years now.


Now I just have to count out my pennies so this can all go down the right way.

 

[littleD]

Eric Church is returning to Ottawa on his Outsiders World Tour. Tickets went on sale today, show not until mid-November.

If you've missed The Black Keys in the last couple times they've come to Ottawa, the closest they come on their tour this year is Montreal in mid-September.

 

[Smash88]

The Gaslight Anthem is the answer to today's Folkfest headliner clue. The headliners, therefore, are Lorde, Serena Ryder, Neutral Milk Hotel, and The Gaslight Anthem. I was hoping for The National.

The War on Drugs, though, announced today their fall tour, which includes playing at Folkfest.

I think you got your wish. Clue today was a picture of Peter Mansbridge. So I figure that meant the National..