Highlights of this year’s Ottawa Bluesfest in photos.
Erik Hertzberg…singer/songwriter/keyboardist/guitarist of Ottawa’s Cold Capital.
Cold Capital’s Jason Cote on drums.
Guitarist Matt Muir of Ottawa’s Cold Capital.
Arnel Pineda of Journey.
Neal Schon of Journey.
Journey’s lead vocalist, Arnel Pineda.
Neal Schon of Journey, playing the Canadian anthem.
Artist Francois Pelletier, sketches “Olympic With Returned Soldiers” on rolled out canvas inside the War Museum.
Harper & Midwest Kind.
Harper & Midwest Kind, perform on the Claridge stage.
Peter D. Harper.
Mother-daughter Gaga fever.
Matt Andersen.
Halifax band, The Mellotones, back up Matt Andersen on the Claridge stage.
Horn section of The Mellotones.
Vintage Trouble…preliminary brothers-in-arms huddle before the start of the show.
Vintage Trouble perform on the Black Sheep stage.
Ty Taylor of Vintage Trouble.
In front of the Black Sheep stage during Vintage Trouble.
Vintage Trouble.
Silouette of spectators on the hill in front of the Black Sheep stage.
Rainy day gatherers for Styx.
Styx guitarist, J.Y. Young.
Tommy Shaw of Styx.
Styx.
Larry Gowan of Styx.
Don Felder…performs on the River stage.
Foreigner.
Bruce Watson of Foreigner.
Kelly Hansen…lead vocalist of Foreigner.
Some of our youth enjoying the music of Foreigner.
A colourful and feathery sight on the Bluesfest grounds.
Gary Brooker of Procol Harum.
Josh Phillips of Procol Harum.
Gathering for Procol Harum.
Procol Harum, along with the NAC Orchestra and Lee Hayes’ 24-voice choir, perform on the Bell main stage.