Ottawa Bluesfest: Jelly Roll to perform on extra night of Ottawa festival

Jelly Roll is coming to Ottawa Bluesfest.

Organizers introduced the American singer and songwriter will carry out on the additional night time being added to the lineup at LeBreton Flats on July 9.

Jelly Roll might be joined by Shaboozey for the present. 

This might be Jelly Roll’s first journey to Canada.

“When the chance to usher in Jelly Roll surfaced, we jumped on it,” Ottawa Bluesfest government and inventive director Mark Monahan mentioned in a press release. “He has a tremendous story, and he’s an amazing performer.”

Ottawa Bluesfest added another day to its lineup to accommodate the performer. Bluesfest will kick off on July 4, with exhibits July 4 to 7 and July 9 to 14 on the grounds of the Canadian Conflict Museum at LeBreton Flats.

“Generally these items come alongside and it simply falls into place,” Monahan informed Newstalk 580 CFRA’s Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal.

“You simply do it; you give individuals one other night time and get an opportunity to do artists like Jelly Roll and Shaboozey.”

Monahan mentioned Bluesfest had been talking with representatives of Jelly Roll final fall to play at Ottawa Bluesfest.

“For numerous causes, it did not work out. They got here again to us a couple of month in the past and mentioned, ‘Hey, might you continue to do it?’ They form of constructed this as an opportunity to come back in and do an enormous splash in Canada. He is by no means performed in Canada earlier than.”

In November, Jelly Roll gained New Artist of the 12 months on the Nation Music Affiliation Awards.  The singer gained three awards on the CMT Music Awards, together with video of the yr, male video of the yr and CMT efficiency of the yr for “Want a Favour”

Shaboozey is understood for bridging hip-hop and nation music, and was featured on Beyonce’s “Cowboy Carter” album.

Headliners for Bluesfest embody Nickelback, Neil Younger and Loopy Horse, Maroon 5, 50 Cent, Mötley Crüe, Mom Mom, Zac Brown Band, Tyler Childers, and Nas. The competition just lately introduced it was including British DJ James Kennedy, Canadian singer-songwriter William Prince and rock group Down with Webster to the lineup.

Monahan says the 2024 version of Ottawa Bluesfest might be “the most effective years we have ever had out of the 30.”

“There’s loads of nights which can be going to be near a sellout.”

The complete competition lineup will be discovered right here.

Tickets to see Jelly Roll and Shaboozey will go on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m.  The complete competition go will routinely embody the July 9 present.