COUNTRY SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL When: June 17th - 19th, 2022 Where: Santa Rosa, CA, United States
OTTAWA BLUESFEST When: July 7th - 17th, 2022 Where: Ottawa, ON,
Canada Why: Well since 1994, this festival has offered a wide variety of world-class music which has been essential to the success of the Blues- fest over the past 25 years. Who would have thought that when Clarence Clemons, Randy Bachman, and Buckwheat Zydeco took the stage for the inaugural edition of the Ottawa Bluesfest in 1994 it would help kick off what would become Canada’s fastest growing outdoor music festival. Five thousand people descended on Major’s Hill Park that first year, probably not realizing the tra - dition they were helping to create. The 25th anni- versary line-up for the 2019 kept music fans coming back for more, throughout the 10-day event as each artists drew a close-to-capacity crowd of 30,000+ avid fans, with the overall estimated total atten- dance in the neighbourhood of 300,000. With this year’s list of superstar headlines from all genres like Alanis Morissette, Alessia Cara, Alexisonfire, Colin James, Crash Test Dummies, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Sarah McLachlan, Sum 41, Three Days Grace, TLC and 85 others taking the stage over this 10-day event the Ottawa Bluesfest truly offers something for everyone and making it attend on our bucket list for 2022. Ticket Prices: Single Day Passes starting at: $65.00 CAD 3 Day Passes starting at: $129.00 CAD 10 Day Full Festival Passes starting at: $269.00 CAD
Why: Well for starters, Country Summer is Northern California’s biggest country music festival and Sonoma County’s biggest party, attracting more than 30,000 fans each year. Since its inau- guration in 2014, Country Summer has gotten bigger and better every year with a lineup of country music superstars and big-name entertainers like this year’s performers Kelsea Ballerini, Blake Shelton, Chris Young, Jimmie Allen, Justin Moore, Lainey Wilson and the many more that will perform at the 5-acre Carnival field at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Northern California which sets the scene with spectacular video walls and state-of-the-art staging and sound. Plus, between headliners on the Chevy Silver- ado Stage, a secondary stage features up and coming musicians from the regional area. While performances by country music artists are the main attraction, great festivals are more than great music. Country Summer is a big country music celebration with interactive activities, a variety of culinary delights and an array of libations which puts it on our bucket list for one to check out in 2022. Ticket Prices:
Single Day Passes starting at: $89.00 USD Full Festival Passes starting at: $249.00 USD
For more information on this event go to: https://countrysummer.com/
For more information on this event go to: https://ottawabluesfest.ca/
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MARCH/APRIL 2022 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • MARCH/APRIL 2022
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