[cochise]

Pretty good line-up, although I'm not sure why they still call it a "Blues" festival?? Yes, I know all rock music stems from the blues......but come on.....Iron Maiden, B-52's, Great Big Sea, Crowded House, Weezer, etc???

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[The Darkest Canuck]

Not going this year, too bad, I had a great time last year, but I'm not feelin' the lineup this year really....there's some good ones, but aside from Gord, Metric, and Weezer, I've seen all of the bands that I like on that bill.

I'm going to Heavy MTL instead I think. Megadeth, Slayer, Alice Cooper, Testament, Fear Factory, Mastodon, Kataklysm, Avenged Sevenfold, Alexisonfire, Chimaira, Five Finger Death Punch, Hatebreed, Rob Zombie, Korn...and a whole bunch of other bands.

[let_me_out]

I'm going to Heavy MTL instead I think. Megadeth, Slayer, Alice Cooper, Testament, Fear Factory, Mastodon, Kataklysm, Avenged Sevenfold, Alexisonfire, Chimaira, Five Finger Death Punch, Hatebreed, Rob Zombie, Korn...and a whole bunch of other bands.

Hoe does Alexisonfire fit with those other bands? Am I missing something? :what

[Phantom51]

Pretty good line-up, although I'm not sure why they still call it a "Blues" festival?? Yes, I know all rock music stems from the blues......but come on.....Iron Maiden, B-52's, Great Big Sea, Crowded House, Weezer, etc???

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I was going to agree with you on the why do they call it a blues festival, but there actually seems to be more blues than in the past few years.

John Hiatt
Robert Randolph
and many more

Plus the:
Cat Empire
The Hold Steady.

Some great bands in the line up.

[The Darkest Canuck]

I'm going to Heavy MTL instead I think. Megadeth, Slayer, Alice Cooper, Testament, Fear Factory, Mastodon, Kataklysm, Avenged Sevenfold, Alexisonfire, Chimaira, Five Finger Death Punch, Hatebreed, Rob Zombie, Korn...and a whole bunch of other bands.

Hoe does Alexisonfire fit with those other bands? Am I missing something? :what

They're heavy, and they're popular? I don't think it's that big of a deal, that lineup goes together better than the bluesfest does...

[let_me_out]

I know they're popular. They are just unlike the other bands listed.

[The Darkest Canuck]

I'd say Cooper is more "unlike" any of those bands, in terms of how the music sounds.

[ryan93]

Rob Halford of Judas Priest has been added to the Heavy MTL line-up.

[The Darkest Canuck]

Gord Downie is coming to Sudbury to headline the Northern Lights Festival this year! WHOOHOO!

[moejiles]

If anyone is going, be sure to check out Matt Anderson - This guy is amazing. He is from New Brunswick and plays awsome acoustic blues. His voice is something to behold as well....wish I was near Ottawa. I may actually make a vacation out of the blues fest next year.

[sean.bonner]

Matt Andersen is phenomenal. I've been fortunate enough to see him play everywhere from a family barbecue to with Symphony Nova Scotia.
One of the most powerful voices I have ever heard.

[andy42g]

And RUSH.... hock: