bouche Posted May 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 Plants and Animals added to July 14th....where did you see this?edit to add: I see it on their website but not on Bluesfests roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted May 6, 2010 Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 It was all over Facebook when I posted it- but I did notice it is not on the BFest site yet.Makes me wonder if it isn't one of the Market shows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted May 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 It was all over Facebook when I posted it- but I did notice it is not on the BFest site yet.Makes me wonder if it isn't one of the Market shows?you could be right, but they listed it as bluesfest on their site. market shows aren't billed as bluesfest shows...are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted May 6, 2010 Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 They'd be contracted by Bluesfest; venue, name of event etc might not yet be known or ready to be made public. So it could all change once the lineup/branding for the Market shows is released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted May 6, 2010 Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 Exactly what AD said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted May 6, 2010 Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 Fuck, I'll have to add that to my signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBOC Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 The Whigs have been added to the Subway stage on Saturday July 17 for 6:15. I don't believe this was part of the original announcement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 Big announcement today supposedly.... Market shows I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 Yep, the $2 mill Marquee Grant money.....Folk Fest got 0.Jazz Fest got 0.And the rich get richer. FACK!In other news the Folk Fest will announce its lineup at 10am today and then have its little tiny bit o thunder stolen by Big Mark and his Stogies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 Yep, the $2 mill Marquee Grant money.....Folk Fest got 0.Jazz Fest got 0.And the rich get richer. FACK!In other news the Folk Fest will announce its lineup at 10am today and then have its little tiny bit o thunder stolen by Big Mark and his Stogies.I keep forgetting if you're excited to be working the Market Stage or if you're mad at Bluesfest.In other news, I'm sad to see that it looks like Stevie Wonder will be in Europe during Bluesfest - I thought he would be perfect downtown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 (edited) I'm not "mad" at Bluesfest, I just don't like their tactics sometimes.They could have announced these Market shows at another time, instead of one hour after the Folk Fest lineup.The rest of the post is just expressing exasperation with the Govt who gave one fuckload of a lot of money to an organization that does not NEED it (you could hold three FULL folk fests for $2 mill).I can't figure out if Bluesfest is mad at Folk Fest. They seemed to play nicely last year....And finally I am excited to have been asked- but whether or not I want to work long hours after my regular job for minimal pay- all to make contacts- has not yet been decided. Edited May 11, 2010 by Guest Removed Prov from Govt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 In other news the fuck finder does not identify fuckload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 Has Folk Fest announced their lineup yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 Its happening right now, from 10am till 11am at the Crowne Plaza.That is the source of my ire right now. FFest has had this planned since February and then BAM all of a sudden Bluesfest has an announcement at noon today. Seems a little heavy handed to me..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted May 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 The Whigs have been added to the Subway stage on Saturday July 17 for 6:15. I don't believe this was part of the original announcementThe whigs were in the original press release but pulled just before publication ban was lifted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 It's a federal grant as far as I know. And for all we know bluesfest could have had their press announcements planned just as far in advance as folk fest. Two great festivals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 It's a federal grant as far as I know. And for all we know bluesfest could have had their press announcements planned just as far in advance as folk fest. Two great festivals. The govt can waste its money however it chooses- and I can bitch about it as long as I vote and pay my taxes.Yes they could very well have had these two releases planned for the same time for a long while, but its just seems dirty no matter how it transpired. Who do you think will get the headlines tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 But screw that Capital Hoedown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 um...Alan Jackson.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 GO BLUESFEST!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 GO BLUESFEST! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 The bluesfest may 11 date was announced a while ago, can't find where I posted it but it was probably on the same day as the press release. So either bluesfest knew they were getting the marquee money back then, or they planned out the byward artists and schedule regardless. Both may be true, but the latter has got to be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 I'll be that they spent the $1.5 mill they got last year up until the announcement that they got $2 mill this year. $500,000 has most likely been signed away in the past week....Thats pretty good news for music fans in Ottawa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 Updated: Tue May. 11 2010 12:56:43 PMctvottawa.caSeveral Ottawa festivals are unhappy about losing their federal funding, while Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest received a $500,000 increase.Industry Canada announced Tuesday it will give Bluesfest $2 million this year.Bluesfest executive director Mark Monahan says the funding will be used for a specific purpose."The funding will go to our free programming in the Market," says Monahan. "It will go to an international marketing campaign and improve our festival."Some of the festivals that lost funding include Ottawa's Jazz Festival and Chamberfest.Monahan says the decreased funding for other festivals could mean there's a need for more federal funding in the capital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted May 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 Can the other festivals show these numbers? FACT SHEET Impact of 2009 Industry Canada Marquee Tourism Event Program· With the assistance of Industry Canada’s Marquee Tourism Event Program, Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest’s attendance at the LeBreton Flats Park site grew to 339,141 including 44,699 tourists.· The new Bluesfest Byward attracted 55,903 attendees, of which 8,704 tourists.· Establishment of free community programming in the Ottawa Byward Market had tremendous benefits to the Byward Market BIA and its business members.· The 2009 Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest combined overall attendance of 395,044 was responsible for visitor expenditures of over $65 million.· Almost 62% of tourists attending reported they would not have come to Ottawa except to attend Bluesfest, and another 18% said Ottawa Bluesfest influenced their decision to come to Ottawa.· Bluesfest 2009 supported an equivalent 152 full time jobs in Ottawa and a total 163 full time jobs in Ontario. · Total taxes to all three levels of government attributable to the 2009 Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest were over $4.5 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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