Ottawa Bluesfest 2020 brings Alanis Morissette home

Ottawa's biggest musical event has announced its lineup and one of the city's biggest musical names is on the bill.

blink-182, Boyz II Men also playing LeBreton Flats in July

CBC News Posted: Feb 18, 2020 12:01 AM EST | Last Updated: February 18, 2020

Alanis Morissette performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Thursday, April 25, 2019, in New Orleans. She'll play the first Sunday night of Bluesfest 2020 in Ottawa. (Amy Harris/Associated Press)

Ottawa's biggest musical event has announced its lineup and one of the city's biggest musical names is on the bill.

Alanis Morissette has added LeBreton Flats to her world tour on July 12, marking 25 years since the release of her landmark albumJagged Little Pill.

She joins blink-182,Boyz II Men, The National,Daniel Caesar, Garbage andTash Sultana and morebetween July 9 to July 19.

Acts previously announced include Rage Against the Machine, Jack Johnson, Marshmelloand Lil Tecca.

Mark Hoppus, left, and Travis Barker of Blink-182 perform Thursday, June 20, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/Associated Press)

Full festival passes are available Feb. 19 from 10 a.m. until midnight, then all tickets (including day passes and three- and five-packs) go on sale Thursday, Feb. 20 at 10 a.m.

The festival's organizers askpeople to stay tuned to the Bluesfest website to hear when more acts and set times are announced.

three men on a stage — From left: Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris and Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men perform at the CMT Music Awards on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Mark Humphrey/Associated Press)

Thursday, July 9

6LACK
Alanna Sterling
Charlie Cunningham
Charlotte Day Wilson
Ezra Furman
Jeremy Dutcher
Jontavious Willis
Leif Vollebekk
Protoje

Jeremy Dutcher won the 2018 Polaris Prize and 2019 Indigenous Album of the Year Juno award for his album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa. (Logan Perley/CBC)

Friday, July 10

Ali Gatie
Amanda Lowe
Daniel Caesar
Kimberly Sunstrum
Sly High
Southern Avenue
The Barr Brothers
The New Pornographers
Turkuaz w/ Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain In Light Turns 40

A man holds up an award statue while talking into a microphone. — Daniel Caesar holds up his Juno award for R and B Soul Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards in Vancouver, Sunday, March, 25, 2018. Caesar is performing at the 2020 Junos and has two nominations. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)

Saturday, July 11

Angelique Francis Band
Barns Courtney
Braden Foulkes
Crown Lands
Dean Lewis
Gavin McLeod
July Talk
King Crimson
Rene Landry
The Texas Horns
Vanessa Collier

Sunday, July 12

Alanis Morissette
Crystal Shawanda
Dashboard Confessional
Durand Jones & The Indications
Garbage
Joan Osborne
Lora Bidner
Mack & Ben
Matt Maeson
Red Young
Sophia Radisch
The Cinematic Orchestra

Christopher Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional performs on the River Stage at Beale Street Music Festival on Friday, May 4, 2018, in Memphis, Tenn. (Laura Roberts/Associated Press)

Monday, July 13

The festival takes its usual Monday break.

Tuesday, July 14

Jack Johnson
Jade Bird
Patrick Watson
Sharon Van Etten
The Commotions
The Dip
Vance Joy

Wednesday, July 15

Albert Castiglia
Billy Talent
Blink-182
Fmina
FRASE
Grandson
Haviah Mighty
Mike Zito
Nahko and Medicine For The People
NOBRO
Tash Sultana

Toronto rapper Haviah Mighty was crowned the winner of the 2019 Polaris Music Prize at a live gala event on Monday, Sept. 16. (Dustin Rabin)

Thursday, July 16

Cat Power
DJ Shadow
DUCKWRTH
Gentlemen of the Woods
Johnny Shay
Lia Kloud
Lil Tecca
Lloyd Spiegel
Marshmello
The Turbans

Marshmello performs at Y100's Jingle Ball at BB&T Center on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, in Sunrise, Fla. (Amy Harris/Associated Press)

Friday, July 17

Brandy Clark
Cash Cash
Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers
Mischa
Rage Against The Machine
The National

Zack de la Rocha, right, and Tim Commerford of the band Rage Against the Machine perform during their headlining set at the "L.A. Rising" concert at the Los Angeles Coliseum, Saturday, July 30, 2011, in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/Associated Press)

Saturday, July 18

Arrested Development
Big Zee
Boyz II Men
Deltron 3030
JT Soul
Michelle Hopkins
Murray Kinsley & Wicked Grin
Nelly
Saints and Sinners Tour (Big Wreck, Headstones, Moist and The Tea Party)
The Cooper Brothers Southern Rock All-Star Revue

Sunday, July 19

Blue Rodeo
toile Noire
Jessica Mitchell
Jessica Pearson and the East Wind
Lyle Odjick & The Northern Steam
Marco Benevento
Miss Emily
Ocean Alley
Travis Tritt
Wishbone Ash

Country music star Travis Tritt performs an acoustic concert in the Ohrstrom Bryant Theater at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va. Friday, Jan. 8, 2016. (Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star/Associated Press)

The Tony D Band hosts a blues revue the first weekend of the festival and The Split does the same July 16, 17 and18.

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