I’ve never really been much of a blues fan myself, but don’t be turned off by the name! The lineup isn’t that bad:

Bluesfest 2010

When: July 6 to July 18

Where: LeBreton Flats, on the grounds of the Canadian War Museum

Tickets: On sale Saturday at 10 a.m. through capitaltickets.ca. (Presale for Bluesfest “insiders” begins today. See ottawabluesfest.ca)

Headliners

Week 1

July 6: Iron Maiden

July 7: Furthur with Phil Lesh and Bob Weir

July 8: B-52s and Moody Blues

July 9: Joan Jett

July 10: Roger Hodgson, Metric, Flaming Lips

July 11: Rush

Week 2

July 13: Arcade Fire

July 14: Santana and Steve Winwood

July 15: Crowded House

July 16: Great Big Sea

July 17: Keith Urban

July 18: Weezer

Other performances during the fest include:

Alexisonfire

Arcade Fire

Blonde Redhead

Down With Webster

Drake

Dream Theatre

Faber Drive

Great Big Sea

Great Lake Swimmers

Iron Maiden

Joan Jett

Keith Urban

LIGHTS

Matthew Good

Metric

Moneen

Passion Pit

Planet Smashers

Rush

Santana

The Flaming Lips

We Are Wolves

Weezer

with more to come.