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We had the opportunity to head to one of Canada’s best kept secrets this weekend. Bluesfest happens in Ottawa once a year and the bands booked are some of the biggest and best touring artists this summer.

What started as a festival celebrating blues music and culture has turned into one of Canada’s premiere concert events. Artists like Ice Cube, Luda, Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, The Dead Weather, Stone Temple Pilots, Gym Class Heroes were on the lineup this year.

Karen O and the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s headlined on Sunday night and brought a fitting end to the week’s festivities. Karen came on stage dressed in a neon ‘Scarecrow’ mask for the opener ‘Heads Will Roll’. A solid crowd of thousands lapped up every deep lunge and confetti burst from the limber singer.

Check out a full gallery after the jump!

photos: Mark Swierszcz

Tags: bluesfest, Karen O, ottawa, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Posted on Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 at 12:29 pm by Mark Swi and is filed under Blog.

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