Don’t miss these upcoming concerts in Ottawa-Gatineau and beyond

Concerts in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario, the Outaouais and beyond are the subject of this continually updated post. Whether your taste runs to pop, country, hip-hop, jazz, classical or anything in between, keep checking this post regularly to find out which acts are coming to town soon!

If a show is part of a bigger festival or series, I’ll try to note that. If the show is sold out, I’ll do my best to remove it from this post. Sometimes, shows change dates or locations. I’ll update this post frequently, but if you see a discrepancy between this post and the concert promoter’s website, the promoter’s site is always right!

Perhaps you see a listing for a show you’d like to see, but it’s too far away or on a night you can’t go. Try searching the act’s name in the rest of the post. Often, if a singer or group is doing one show in the region, they’re doing several while they’re in the area.

Another great source of information on live music in Ottawa is Ottawa Gigs.

If you’re looking for other upcoming events in and around Ottawa, check my weekly calendar of events.

P.S.: If you know of an event that’s not listed here, or if you learn that an event has been cancelled or is sold out, please email me and I’ll update the post.

Cover photo by Ahmed Rizkhaan on Unsplash.

April 2026 concerts

• April 7: Kingdom of Birds + Out by Lucy + Sun Dried Flies, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• April 7: The Meteors + Gunsmoke + Slo’ Tom & The Handsome Devils, House of Targ, Ottawa
• April 8: Dave Plays Elton, Robo Lounge Ottawa
• April 8: Edwin Raphael, Minotaure, Gatineau
• April 9: Moonbeam + Hans + Sugar Bomb, House of Targ, Ottawa
• April 9: Minor Gold, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• April 9: Pat Moore and Pat McLaughlin, Carleton Place Gallery
• April 9: Deep Dark Woods, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
• April 10 and 11: Gary Louris, Red Bird, Ottawa
• April 10: WITCHZ, The 27 Club, Ottawa
• April 10: Wine Lips with Jim’s Plumbing & Electrical, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa (7″ release party)
• April 10: Lycanthro, Chemicide and Scraam, Dominion Tavern, Ottawa
• April 10: Peter Hum’s Herbie Hancock Tribute, Robo Lounge, Ottawa
• April 10: MONACH + Neon Ghosthouse + Passenger Princess + Futura Free, House of Targ, Ottawa
• April 10: Duelling Pianos, Overflow Brewing Company, Ottawa
• April 10: Emma Lamontagne, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• April 10: Disco Fever Experience 2.0, Théâtre du Casino, Gatineau
• April 10: Greenwoodz and Statzz, Minotaure, Gatineau
• April 10: The Reverb Syndicate, Bowie’s, Smiths Falls
• April 10: Amir Amiri Ensemble, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, Kingston
• April 11: Faux Confessions, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa (album release)
• April 11: Class of 91, with Stoby and Deadwell, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• April 11: Vnukowski/Odin Quartet, Almonte Old Town Hall (Almonte in Concert series)
• April 11: Allison Lupton, Shane Cook and Kyle Waymouth, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• April 11: The Abrams, Gavan’s Hotel, Quyon
• April 11: Kaia Kater with Mimi Dominique, Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg
• April 11: Amanda Keeley, CC’s on the Rideau, Rideau Ferry
• April 11: The Detention Club with Blue Hazel and Scott Stewart, Bancroft Village Playhouse, Bancroft
• April 12: The Thymes, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• April 12: Dusha Connection Trio, Robo Lounge, Ottawa
• April 12: A New World: Intimate music from Final Fantasy, Théâtre du Casino, Gatineau
• April 12: Grouyan Gombo, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• April 12: Jennifer Noxon and Friends, Cedar Hill Schoolhouse, Pakenham
• April 12: Tom Allen: J.S. Bach’s Long Walk in the Snow, Aultsville Theatre, Cornwall
• April 12: Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic (tribute), Festival Hall @ L’Équinoxe, Pembroke
• April 12: Kellylee Evans, MERA Schoolhouse, McDonald’s Corners
• April 14: The Blind Boys of Alabama, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Ottawa Jazz Festival)
• April 14: Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic (tribute), Théâtre du Casino, Gatineau
• April 14: Elbows Up! (Canadian country), Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg
• April 15: Dave Kalil, Robo Lounge, Ottawa
• April 15: Danny Michel, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• April 15: Elbows Up! (Canadian country), Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg
• April 15: Florence + The Machine, Centre Bell, Montreal
• April 16: Fotocrime with UNWELL and Ultra Love, Club SAW, Ottawa
• April 16: Matthew Barber, Red Bird, Ottawa
• April 16: Danny Michel, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• April 16: Elbows Up! (Canadian country), Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg
• April 16: Thane Dunn’s Elvis Live 1972 (tribute show), Aultsville Theatre, Cornwall
• April 16: Martin Kerr, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
• April 16: Kuné World, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, Kingston
• April 16: Aysanabee, Marble Arts Centre, Tweed
• April 17 and 18: Véronic DiCaire, Théâtre du Casino, Gatineau
• April 17: Roddy Ellias Trio, Robo Lounge, Ottawa
• April 17: Raven + Slackjaw + Infrared + Enforcer, Dominion Tavern, Ottawa
• April 17: Devin Cuddy, Red Bird, Ottawa (waitlist)
• April 17: Lazarettes with special guest Ron Hawkins, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea 
• April 17: Danny Michel, Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
• April 17: Sal with special guest C.A & Sonny, Bowie’s, Smiths Falls
• April 17: Elbows Up! (Canadian country), Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg
• April 17: Fleetwood Mac Mania (tribute show), Aultsville Theatre, Cornwall
• April 18: HYL, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• April 18: Motherland, Sun Dried Flies, Hotskins, Dominion Tavern, Ottawa
• April 18: Robert Clarot, Robo Lounge, Ottawa
• April 18: Great Lake Swimmers, The Bronson, Ottawa
• April 18: The Elvis Concert (tribute show), Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• April 18: James Gordon with Katherine Wheatley, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• April 18: Danny Michel with Matt Moodie, Almonte Old Town Hall (waitlist)
• April 18: Elbows Up! (Canadian country), Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg
• April 18: Michael Jackson HIStory Show (tribute show), Aultsville Theatre, Cornwall
• April 18: Elmer Iseler Singers, St. Lawrence Anglican Church, Brockville
• April 18: Pembroke Symphony Orchestra, Festival Hall @ L’Équinoxe, Pembroke
• April 19: Hélo Rose + Damir, Robo Lounge, Ottawa (album release party)
• April 19: Celtic Woman, Hard Rock Casino, Ottawa
• April 19: Catching Rain and August John, Minotaure, Gatineau
• April 19: The Devin Cuddy Band, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
• April 19: Elbows Up! (Canadian country), Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg
• April 21: Arm’s Length, The Bronson, Ottawa
• April 22: Johnathan Cook, Robo Lounge, Ottawa
• April 22: Standing Room Only, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orléans
• April 22: Men of the Deeps, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• April 22: The Grapes of Wrath Acoustic Duo, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• April 23: Terra Spencer, Red Bird, Ottawa
• April 23: Standing Room Only, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• April 23: Glass Tiger, Théâtre du Casino, Gatineau
• April 23: Tom Allen and Friends (J.S. Bach’s Long Walk in the Snow), St. Paul’s United Church, Perth
• April 23: Beatlemania (tribute), Festival Hall @ L’Équinoxe, Pembroke
• April 24 and 25: West Ottawa Ladies Chorus, Bells Corners United Church, Ottawa (Music from the Movies)
• April 24: Amos the Transparent with The Sarandons, The 27 Club, Ottawa
• April 24: Fever Pitch Hot Jazz, Art House, Ottawa
• April 24: Miguel de Armas, Robo Lounge, Ottawa
• April 24: Old Dominion, Hard Rock Casino, Ottawa
• April 24: Kristen Martell, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• April 24: Pretty Archie, Joshua Bates Centre, Athens
• April 24: Morgan Wallen Tribute UK, Festival Hall @ L’Équinoxe, Pembroke
• April 24: Floyd Factor (Pink Floyd Tribute), Bancroft Village Playhouse, Bancroft
• April 25: The Brokes (Strokes tribute), The 27 Club, Ottawa
• April 25: Joe Ray McDonald, Robo Lounge, Ottawa
• April 25: Ottawa Beatlemania, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• April 25: Bon Enfant and Choses Sauvages, Minotaure, Gatineau
• April 25: Terra Spencer, Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
• April 25: Aeroforce (Aerosmith tribute), Farrell Hall, Perth
• April 25: Oktopus, Bernard Childs Auditorium, Deep River
• April 26: Rideau Chorale (Handelfest), Southminster United Church, Ottawa
• April 26: Angine de poitrine, Minotaure, Gatineau
• April 26: Sam Robbins, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• April 26: The Grapes of Wrath, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
• April 26: Terra Spencer, MERA Schoolhouse, McDonald’s Corners
• April 26: Kingston Symphony Orchestra, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, Kingston
• April 26: Sam Robbins, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• April 30: The Casualties with The Drowns, The 27 Club, Ottawa
• April 30: Steve Berndt, Robo Lounge, Ottawa (album release party)
• April 30: Mélisande, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea

May 2026 concerts

• May 1: En Pleine Face (Harmonium tribute), Minotaure, Gatineau
• May 1: James Ehnes, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, Kingston
• May 2 and 3: Ottawa Choral Society, St. François d’Assise Church, Ottawa
• May 2: The OBGMs with The Effens and BANEZEAN, The 27 Club, Ottawa
• May 2: Triumph, Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa
• May 2: Robert Robert, Minotaure, Gatineau
• May 2: Red Dirt Skinners, Station Theatre, Smiths Falls
• May 2: Morgan Toney with Graham Lindsey, Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg
• May 2: Heartbroken (Tom Petty tribute), Aultsville Theatre, Cornwall
• May 2: Real Love (Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton tribute), Festival Hall @ L’Équinoxe, Pembroke
• May 2: The Isabel Voices, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, Kingston
• May 2: Dethklok and Amon Amarth, Centre Bell, Montreal
• May 2: Valdy, Bancroft Village Playhouse, Bancroft
• May 2: Radio Rush – The Moving Pictures Story (tribute), Empire Theatre, Belleville
• May 3: Three Voices, One Sonic Journey, Robo Lounge, Ottawa
• May 3: Steve Poltz, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• May 4: Lowertown, The 27 Club, Ottawa
• May 6: Bleeker with Texas King, The 27 Club, Ottawa
• May 6: Brad Mehldau, St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts, Ottawa (Ottawa Jazz Festival)
• May 6: Chances, Minotaure, Gatineau
• May 7: Morgan Toney, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• May 7: Lynn Miles, Carleton Place Gallery
• May 7: Sean McCann, Festival Hall @ L’Équinoxe, Pembroke
• May 7 and 8: Tommy Youngsteen (CCR tribute), Bancroft Village Playhouse, Bancroft
• May 8: Dead Bob, MVLL CRIMES, The 27 Club, Ottawa
• May 8: Fresh Horses (Garth Brooks tribute), Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• May 8: I Beg Your Parton (Dolly Parton tribute), Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg
• May 9: Fleetwood Mac Mania (tribute), Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• May 9: Groovy Aarvark, Minotaure, Gatineau
• May 9: Robert Thomas and the Sessionmen, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• May 9: The Junction Boys, Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
• May 9: I Beg Your Parton (Dolly Parton tribute), Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg
• May 10: I Beg Your Parton (Dolly Parton tribute), Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg
• May 14: Josh and the Dirty Rags, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• May 15 and 16: The Pursuit of Happiness, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
• May 15: Los Desperados (Eagles tribute), Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• May 15: The Salt Cellars, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• May 15: The Alan Jackson Experience (tribute), Festival Hall @ L’Équinoxe, Pembroke
• May 17: Seventeen Voyces, St. Matthew’s Church, Ottawa
• May 17: Melissa Payne, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• May 17: Brother Elsey, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
• May 19: The Shoop Shoop Show (Cher tribute), Shenkman Arts Centre, Orléans
• May 19: Good Lovelies, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
• May 21: Phil Jenkins, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• May 22: That 70’s Rock Show, Marble Arts Centre, Tweed
• May 23: La La Land in Concert, Hard Rock Casino Ottawa
• May 23: Abigail Lapell, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• May 23: Who Made Who (AC/DC tribute), Farrell Hall, Perth
• May 23: That 70’s Rock Show, Bancroft Village Playhouse, Bancroft
• May 24: Cantata Singers of Ottawa, St. Joseph’s Church, Ottawa
• May 24: Donné Roberts Band, MERA Schoolhouse, McDonald’s Corners
• May 28: James Greer and John Geggie, Robo Lounge, Ottawa
• May 29: Fenix TX, Pop Culture Icons, This Disaster, Venosta, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• May 29: Canadian Centennial Choir, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa
• May 29: Hannah Shira Naiman and Nathan Smith (album release), Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• May 30: Classic Albums Live: The Beatles (tribute), National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• May 30: Whitehorse, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• May 30: Tin Constellations + Macmono & The Stereotypes, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• May 30 and 31: Les Chansonniers d’Ottawa, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orléans

Looking ahead

• June 4: Brock Zeman, Carleton Place Gallery
• June 4: Bobby Bazini, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
• June 5: Matthew Barber, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• June 5: Maggie’s Wake, Marble Arts Centre, Tweed
• June 6: Maggie’s Wake, Bancroft Village Playhouse, Bancroft
• June 13: Let’s Go! and The 80-Its (Cars tribute/other ’80s hits), Farrell Hall, Perth
• June 13: Epic Elton (Elton John tribute), Festival Hall @ L’Équinoxe, Pembroke
• June 13: Tanglefoot, Bancroft Village Playhouse, Bancroft
• June 14: Tim Hicks, The Bronson, Ottawa
• June 15: ABRA Cadabra (ABBA tribute), Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• June 19: Daniela Andrade, The 27 Club, Ottawa
• June 20: Bailey Zimmerman, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
• June 25: Norma Winstone with the Atlantic Jazz Collective, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 25: Avishai Cohen Big Vicious, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 27: Flore Laurentienne, National Arts Centre, Ottawa 
• June 27: Myra Melford’s Fire & Water Quintet, National Arts Centre, Ottawa 
• June 27: The Plowboys, The Pews, Merrickville
• June 27: SOS The ABBA Experience (tribute), Festival Hall @ L’Équinoxe, Pembroke
• June 30: Evanescence, Centre Bell, Montreal
• July 2: Sarah Smith, Station Theatre, Smiths Falls
• July 5: Lionel Richie, and Earth, Wind and Fire, Centre Bell, Montreal
• July 8: YOO II with Nolan Potter, Minotaure, Gatineau
• July 11: Six Feet Under, Kataklysm, Wormhole and Gland, Overflow Brewery, Ottawa
• July 21: Metal Church, Heathen, All Sinners, The Scepter, Overflow Brewery, Ottawa
• July 26: Weird Al Yankovic, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
• July 30: Ryan Young, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• August 1: IANOS, Minotaure, Gatineau
• August 8: Honeymoon Suite with The Headpins, Hard Rock Casino Ottawa
• August 8: Valdy, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Eganville
• August 21: Classic Albums Live: Madonna (tribute), National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• September 24: Take It to the Limit (Eagles tribute), Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• November 22: Connie Kaldor, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Eganville

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