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

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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 main events post.

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.

February 2025 concerts

Concerts in Ottawa, Gatineau and beyond this February include everything from symphonic dances to Jully Black.

• February 19: uOTalkCoffeehouse, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• February 19: Shawn McCullough + Friends, The Cove Inn, Westport
• February 19: Choir! Choir! Choir!, Kingston Grand Theatre, Kingston
• February 19 and 20: Fred Pellerin, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• February 20: Myriam Gendron, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• February 20: Ed Hart, Irene’s Pub, Ottawa
• February 21: The Last of the Duke Street Kings (Bruce Springsteen tribute), Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• February 21: Finely Tuned Elephant, Irene’s Pub, Ottawa
• February 21: Matthew Barber, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
• February 21: Shane Murphy, The Cove Inn, Westport
• February 21: Finger Eleven, Kingston Grand Theatre, Kingston
• February 22: Nick Posthumus and The Soft Maybes, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• February 22: Red Bird Family Band, Red Bird, Ottawa
• February 22: CA and Sonny, Moose McGuire’s (Hunt Club), Ottawa
• February 22: Wadih El Safi, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• February 22: European Dances, Salle Odyssée, Gatineau (Orchestre symphonique de Gatineau)
• February 22: Steve Poltz, Almonte Old Town Hall (Folkus Series)
• February 23: Iona Fyfe, Red Bird, Ottawa (SOLD OUT)
• February 23: Out By Lucy, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• February 23: Steve Poltz, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• February 23: Eric Uren and Meghan Balogh, The Cove Inn, Westport
• February 25: The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Ottawa Choral Society)
• February 26: The Grapes of Wrath Acoustic Duo, GCTC, Ottawa (WAITLIST)
• February 26: Celtic Celebration, Red Bird, Ottawa
• February 26: Shawn McCullough + Friends, The Cove Inn, Westport
• February 27: Mallory Chipman with Dan Kelly and Cynthia Hamar, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• February 27: Eddie Gazel, Irene’s Pub, Ottawa
• February 27: Laura Cortese, Red Bird, Ottawa
• February 27: Flavia Nascimento and Tio Chorinho, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• February 27: George Turcotte, CP Gallery, Carleton Place
• February 27: Kaeley Jade, The Cove Inn, Westport
• February 27: Dwayne Gretzky, Kingston Grand Theatre, Kingston
• February 28: Jully Black, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• February 28: The Empties + Noise Hotel + Hannah Vig, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• February 28: Lloyd Smiley Band, Irene’s Pub, Ottawa
• February 28: Adam Ferris, Trevor James and Mackenzi Drew, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• February 28: JIIG, Red Bird, Ottawa
• February 28: Miss Emily Band, The Cove Inn, Westport
• February 28: Joe Newberry and April Verch, Rankin Culture and Recreation Centre, Pembroke
• February 28: Chris Brown and Kate Fenner, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, Kingston

March 2025 concerts

Celebrate the arrival of spring with one of these concerts in Ottawa and nearby communities!

• March 1: Susan Aglukark, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• March 1: AySay, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• March 1: Mia Kelly with Blair Dunlop, Red Bird (WAITLIST)
• March 1: Ray Harris Trio, Moose McGuire’s (Hunt Club), Ottawa
• March 1: Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards with special guest Irish Millie, Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg (St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage series)
• March 1: KellyLee Evans, Vicki Brittle and Cait Porteus, Carleton Place Town Hall, Carleton Place
• March 1: Off the Rock (Great Big Sea tribute), Farrell Hall, Perth
• March 1: Anna Ludlow, Oakfield Rugby Park, Perth
• March 1: Generator Party, The Cove Inn, Westport
• March 1: Pembroke Symphony Orchestra, Festival Hall Centre for the Performing Arts, Pembroke
• March 1: Cantabile Choirs of Kingston with The Gertrudes, The Spire, Kingston
• March 2: Plant-Powered Performances, Live on Elgin, Ottawa (animal and environmental fundraiser)
• March 2: Mardi Gras Matinee, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• March 2: Mia Kelly with Blair Dunlop, Red Bird, Ottawa (WAITLIST)
• March 2: Standing Room Only (tea dance), Almonte Old Town Hall, Almonte
• March 2: Shawn McCullough Band + special guests, The Cove Inn, Westport (afternoon)
• March 2: Eric Uren and Meghan Balogh, The Cove Inn, Westport
• March 2: Kingston Symphony Orchestra (Burge and Mozart), Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, Kingston
• March 3: Haus of Sweet Peee’s Heart Crushers Club, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• March 5: Viva (Latin American fundraiser), Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• March 5: Irish Rovers, Brockville Arts Centre
• March 5: Shawn McCullough + Friends, The Cove Inn, Westport
• March 6: Mado Lamotte, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• March 6: Cordâme: Fabula Femina, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• March 6: Elizabeth Royall with Julie Stella and BECKS, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• March 6: Kristen Martell, Red Bird, Ottawa
• March 6: Bif Naked, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• March 6: Marc Landry, Aylmer (house concert)
• March 7: 4DAYWKND, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• March 7: The Chemists (release party), Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• March 7: Elliott Brood, Red Bird, Ottawa (WAITLIST)
• March 7: Our Lady Peace, Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa
• March 8: Wiener Kebab, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• March 8: Elliott Brood, Red Bird, Ottawa (WAITLIST)
• March 8: Margot Lange and Gary McMillen, Moose McGuire’s (Hunt Club), Ottawa
• March 8: New Orford String Quartet, Almonte Old Town Hall (Almonte in Concert series)
• March 8: Outskirts (Blue Rodeo tribute), The Spire, Kingston
• March 9: Elliott Brood, Red Bird, Ottawa (WAITLIST)
• March 9: Passenger Princess + The Hunt Club, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• March 9: Eric Uren and Meghan Balogh, The Cove Inn, Westport
• March 11: Taylor’s Story (Taylor Swift tribute), Brockville Arts Centre
• March 12: KODO, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• March 12: Shawn McCullough + Friends, The Cove Inn, Westport
• March 13: Les Hay Babies, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• March 13: Grand Corps Malade, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• March 13: Marc McLaughlin and Pith, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• March 13: August John + Crow’s Feet + Auris Vermis, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• March 14: Séan McCann sings the Great Big Sea Songbook, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• March 14: Minor Gold, Red Bird, Ottawa
• March 14: A Short Walk to Pluto + Out By Lucy + Futura Free, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• March 15: Barrelhouse Tributes presents the Allman Bros., Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• March 15: Matthew Barber, Red Bird, Ottawa (SOLD OUT)
• March 15: Dreamer: The Supertramp Experience, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• March 15: Dooley Family and Charlie Gardner, Moose McGuire’s (Hunt Club), Ottawa
• March 15: BELT: The Improvised Musical, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• March 15 and 16: Ghibli Symphony: Part I, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Ottawa Pops Orchestra)
• March 16: Hunks and Punks Celtic Party, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• March 16: Ottawa-Palestine Community Defence Fund Benefit, Live on Elgin
• March 16: Kelly Sloan and JIIG, Red Bird, Ottawa
• March 16: Céilí, Westboro Masonic Hall, Ottawa (Spirit of Rasputin’s series)
• March 16: Suzie Vinnick, St. Paul’s United Church, Perth
• March 16: Eric Uren and Meghan Balogh, The Cove Inn, Westport
• March 17: Metal Monday- THRONE + Burial Oath, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• March 18: Jimmy Rankin and the Atlantic Songwriters Circle, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• March 19: The Space Between with Feura and 1000joules, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• March 19: Maggie Baugh, Red Bird, Ottawa
• March 19: Rideau Ramblers, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans (Matinée Café series)
• March 19: Alan Doyle, Brockville Arts Centre
• March 19: Shawn McCullough + Friends, The Cove Inn, Westport
• March 20: Bel and Quinn, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• March 20: Rideau Ramblers, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean (Matinée Café series)
• March 21: Sleep Late, Post-Rough and The Dwindles, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• March 21: Forever Seger (tribute show), Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• March 21: Julian Taylor, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• March 21: Classic Troubadours Live (multi-artist tribute), Brockville Arts Centre
• March 21: JW Jones Band, The Cove Inn, Westport
• March 22: The Tony D Band, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• March 22: Finely Tuned Elephant, Spectra and All Bark No Bite, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• March 22: Switched-On Synths: ULTRA SUNN (Brussels EBM/Cold Wave) + Dada Pogrom + DJ Nouveau Cycle & DJ Nebulus, House of TARG, Ottawa
• March 22: Peter Rutherford, Jim Robinson and Greg Kelly, Moose McGuire’s (Hunt Club), Ottawa
• March 22: Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa
• March 22: Ariel Posen, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
• March 23: The Glory of Strings, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Thirteen Strings)
• March 23: Queen of Swords, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• March 23: Seventh Town, MERA Schoolhouse, McDonald’s Corners
• March 23: Georgette Fry, The Arts Hub, Brockville
• March 23: Eric Uren and Meghan Balogh, The Cove Inn, Westport
• March 26: Shawn McCullough + Friends, The Cove Inn, Westport
• March 27: Harley Olivia, Holly Acres and Living Room For Small, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• March 27: Danny Michel, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• March 27: The Ragged Flowers, CP Gallery, Carleton Place
• March 28: June Body with special guests Out By Lucy and Cardamom Years, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• March 28: Danny Michel, Red Bird, Ottawa (WAITLIST)
• March 28: Tommy Youngsteen (The Band tribute), Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• March 28: Dom Louis with special guest School House, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• March 28: Early Morning Rain (Gordon Lightfoot tribute), Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg
• March 29: Danny Michel, Red Bird, Ottawa (WAITLIST)
• March 29: QI de Abelha with DJ Sassy Beatz, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• March 29: Ulyn Berkeley-Gaskin and friends, Moose McGuire’s (Hunt Club), Ottawa
• March 29: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• March 29: Ennio Morricone’s Universe, Salle Odyssée, Gatineau (Orchestre symphonique de Gatineau)
• March 29: Early Morning Rain (Gordon Lightfoot tribute), Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg
• March 29: Lynn Miles, Almonte Old Town Hall (Folkus Series)
• March 30: Danny Michel, Red Bird, Ottawa (WAITLIST)
• March 30: Early Morning Rain (Gordon Lightfoot tribute), Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg
• March 30: Shawn McCullough Band + Special Guests, The Cove Inn, Westport (afternoon show)
• March 30: Eric Uren and Meghan Balogh, The Cove Inn, Westport

April 2025 concerts in Ottawa and beyond

From Heart to Raffi, there’s lots of Canadian content in April’s lineup of concerts in Ottawa and elsewhere.

• April 1: Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• April 2: GreenWing + Dolonia + Zeele, House of TARG, Ottawa
• April 2: Shawn McCullough + Friends, The Cove Inn, Westport
• April 3: Héritières, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• April 3: Catherine MacLellan, Red Bird, Ottawa
• April 4: The Extensions + Soul Dive + Loch Nisse Monster, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• April 4: Heart, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
• April 4: Gary Louris, Red Bird, Ottawa
• April 5: Barry and the Blasters, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• April 5: Elisapie, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• April 5: Gary Louris, Red Bird, Ottawa
• April 5: Peter Woods, Moose McGuire’s (Hunt Club), Ottawa
• April 5: Sara Naeini and Reza Rohani, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• April 5: The Bilinguish Boys, Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg (St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage series)
• April 5: Maria Doyle Kennedy, Almonte Old Town Hall (Folkus Series)
• April 6: Maria Doyle Kennedy, Red Bird, Ottawa (SOLD OUT)
• April 6: Tramp of the Century (Supertramp tribute), Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• April 9: Shawn McCullough + Friends, The Cove Inn, Westport
• April 10: The Undercovers: Rogers, Richie and Robinson (tribute), Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• April 11: When Angels Speak (Bach cantatas), Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Thirteen Strings)
• April 11: John Muirhead, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• April 11: We Walk the Line (Johnny Cash tribute), Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• April 11: Ottawa Beatlemania, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• April 12: Craig and Kim, Moose McGuire’s (Hunt Club), Ottawa
• April 12: Fierbois, Almonte Old Town Hall (Almonte in Concert series)
• April 12: The Undercovers: Rogers, Richie and Robinson (tribute), Studio Theatre, Perth
• April 12: ABBA Revisited (tribute show), St. Paul’s United Church, Perth
• April 12: The Liverpool 4 (Beatles tribute), Festival Hall Centre for the Performing Arts, Pembroke
• April 12 to 13: Raffi, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• April 13: Lynn Miles with Keith Glass, MERA Schoolhouse, McDonald’s Corners
• April 13: Eric Uren and Meghan Balogh, The Cove Inn, Westport
• April 16: Harmonious Pigs Reed Trio, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans (Matinée Café series)
• April 16: Gregory Charles, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans (SOLD OUT)
• April 16: Shawn McCullough + Friends, The Cove Inn, Westport
• April 17: The Harmonious Pigs Reed Trio, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean (Matinée Café series)
• April 18: Sarah Jayne Riley with special guest Dylan Ireland, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• April 18: Brooks & Bowskill, The Cove Inn, Westport
• April 19: Canaan Cox, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• April 19: Tony D, Moose McGuire’s (Hunt Club), Ottawa
• April 20: Eric Uren and Meghan Balogh, The Cove Inn, Westport
• April 23: Shawn McCullough + Friends, The Cove Inn, Westport
• April 24: Lynn Miles, CP Gallery, Carleton Place
• April 25: The Elvis Concert (tribute show), Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• April 25: Lunch at Allen’s, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• April 25: Mary Frances Leahy, Perth and District Collegiate Institute, Perth
• April 25: Terra Spencer, Off the Grid Productions, Eganville
• April 26: Celeigh Cardinal, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• April 26: Greg Szepietowski Duo, Moose McGuire’s (Hunt Club), Ottawa
• April 27: Eric Uren and Meghan Balogh, The Cove Inn, Westport
• April 30: Shawn McCullough + Friends, The Cove Inn, Westport

May 2025 concerts

Details on May concerts in Ottawa and beyond are still being finalized, but here are a few to consider.

• May 2: Bachman Turner Overdrive, April Wine and Headpins, TD Place, Ottawa
• May 2: Valdy, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• May 2: My Son the Hurricane, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
• May 2 and 3: Ben Hur, St. Matthew’s Church, Ottawa (Seventeen Voyces)
• May 3: Tonia and Bill, Moose McGuire’s (Hunt Club), Ottawa
• May 3: Steven Page with special guest Landon A.R. Coleman, Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg (St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage series)
• May 3: Symply Skynyrd (tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd), Farrell Hall, Perth
• May 3: Heatwave: A Motown Dance Party, The Cove Inn, Westport
• May 3: Pembroke Symphony Orchestra, Festival Hall Centre for the Performing Arts, Pembroke
• May 4: In Spite of Ourselves (John Prine tribute), Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• May 4: The Fugitives, MERA Schoolhouse, McDonald’s Corners
• May 4: Eric Uren and Meghan Balogh, The Cove Inn, Westport
• May 5 and 6: Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic (tribute show), Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• May 7: ABRA Cadabra (ABBA tribute), Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• May 7: Shawn McCullough + Friends, The Cove Inn, Westport
• May 8: Forces of Nature, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Thirteen Strings)
• May 8: Garth and Shania Tribute Show, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• May 8: Garrett Mason, The Cove Inn, Westport
• May 9: Fleetwood Mac Mania (tribute show), Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• May 10: Dylan Watts, Moose McGuire’s (Hunt Club), Ottawa
• May 10: Bobby Bazini, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
• May 11: A Family Affair, St. Francis of Assisi Church, Ottawa (Ottawa Choral Society)
• May 11: Eric Uren and Meghan Balogh, The Cove Inn, Westport
• May 14: Shawn McCullough + Friends, The Cove Inn, Westport
• May 16: Bywater Call, Carleton Place Town Hall, Carleton Place
• May 17: Justin Duhaime’s Gypsy Muse, Moose McGuire’s (Hunt Club), Ottawa
• May 23: Paul Webber Trio, Moose McGuire’s (Hunt Club), Ottawa
• May 25: Paul Marleyn and Frédéric Lacroix, MERA Schoolhouse, McDonald’s Corners
• May 29: Bray and MacLean Trio, CP Gallery, Carleton Place
• May 30: Madison Violet, Red Bird, Ottawa (WAITLIST)
• May 31: Madison Violet, Red Bird, Ottawa (SOLD OUT)
• May 31: Mary Beth Carty and Anna Ludlow, StoneCropAcres Winery + Vineyard, Morrisburg (Celtic Corner series)

June 2025 concerts

Lots more concert news will be added here as it becomes available.

• June 7 and 8: Le Potager, National Arts Centre, Ottawa (performance in French for children 2 and up)
• June 8: An evening with EXTC (XTC’s Terry Chambers and Friends), Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• June 12: Bruno Capinan, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• June 14 and 15: Star Trek vs. Star Wars: Galactic Musical Showdown, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Ottawa Pops Orchestra)
• June 14: John Hanson Quartet, Moose McGuire’s (Hunt Club), Ottawa
• June 20: Grease the Concert and Music of the ’50s and ’60s, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• June 21: GODDO, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• June 21: TRiPOD, Off the Grid Productions, Eganville
• June 26: TRiPOD, CP Gallery, Carleton Place
• June 30: East Coast Experience, The Cove Inn, Westport

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