020690 Marillion/The Gutterboys, Ottawa, ON
Allow me to direct your attention to February 6th, 1990, when my band opened up for British prog-rockers Marillion at Ottawa’s then-favourite live music theatre, Barrymore’s Music Hall…
Category: Ticket Stories
072018 Loverboy/Honeymoon Suite/Trooper, Kemptville, ON
When I arrived I was told that Kim Mitchell had cancelled his appearance that very morning, only to be replaced by Honeymoon Suite…
071915 “Weird Al” Yankovic/The Tea Party/BITB Instructors Band, Ottawa, ON
My lifelong penchant for novelty music and my long-standing appreciation of much of Yankovic’s work had me standing in the field steep in anticipation…
071819 Kim Mitchell/David Wilcox, Kemptville, ON
Anyone that knows me knows that I love Kim Mitchell…
071709 Cake, Ottawa, ON
I enjoyed every minute of Cake’s set…
071616 Duran Duran/HOLY F*CK, Ottawa, ON
Until Duran Duran booked into the 2016 Ottawa Bluesfest I had no idea Duran Duranheadedness was even a thing…
071523 Big Space/Olive Eve Fortune, St. John’s, NL
Big Space was my new favourite local band, a monstrously talented instrumental improvisational prog-jazz trio who had released their debut album just a week before…
071410 Steve Winwood/Santana, Ottawa, ON
Light and Love…
071323 Duane Andrews and the Hot Club of Conception Bay, Carbonear, NL
I tell you, Duane Andrews is the real deal…
071217 Gary Clark Jr./LCD Soundsystem/Choir! Choir! Choir!/(The Shins), Ottawa, ON
I’ve been fortunate to receive a free Bluesfest pass for the last several years…
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