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.

May 2025 concerts

• May 27: Estonian Voices, National Arts Centre, Ottawa (SOLD OUT)
• May 27: Carleton Place Town Singers, Zion Memorial Church, Carleton Place
• May 28: sheila&lucile, Red Bird, Ottawa (Celtic Celebration)
• May 28: Sam Cousineau, Bar Robo, Ottawa
• May 29: Customer Service + Sorry Snowman + Dart Trees + Cardamom Years, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• May 29: Empress Nyiringango, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• May 29: Malia Rogers, Red Bird, Ottawa (WAITLIST)
• May 29: Jerry Leger, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• May 29: Bray and MacLean Trio, CP Gallery, Carleton Place
• May 30: Jeffery Straker, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• May 30: Madison Violet, Red Bird, Ottawa (WAITLIST)
• May 30: The Wilderness + Red Fox, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• May 30: TV Head with Post and Look Upon the Heart, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• May 30: Old Man Leudecke, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• May 30: Country Rocks, The Cove Inn, Westport
• May 30: Barry Manilow, Bell Centre, Montreal
• May 31: Madison Violet, Red Bird, Ottawa (SOLD OUT)
• May 31: Jude Zappala with Liam Simpson-Russell and Lady Grey & The Phantoms, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• May 31: Jacob River Milnes + Kings Poems & Laments, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• May 31: Toasted Westerns, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• May 31: Mary Beth Carty and Anna Ludlow, StoneCropAcres Winery + Vineyard, Morrisburg (Celtic Corner series)
• May 31: Chris Page and Vicki Brittle, Gavan’s Hotel, Quyon
• May 31: Heartbroken (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute), Farrell Hall, Perth
• May 31: Matt Dickson, The Cove Inn, Perth

June 2025 concerts

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

• June 1: Sally Eunbine, Red Bird, Ottawa
• June 1: Moonfruits, Mississippi Mills Public Library, Almonte
• June 1: Madison Violet, Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
• June 1: Head Over Heels, The Cove Inn, Westport
• June 2: Cameron Wyatt, The Cove Inn, Westport
• June 3: Sarah Smith and Gracefire, The Cove Inn, Westport
• June 3 and 4: Jann Arden, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 4: Nightlights, Bar Robo, Ottawa
• June 4: Crusade, with Satire, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• June 4: Dallas Alexander with Riley Anderson, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• June 4: Women and Men of the Tay, St. Paul’s United Church, Perth
• June 5: Alicia Kayley, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 5: The Weather Station, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 5: Lori Yates, Kylie Fox and Paige Warner, Red Bird, Ottawa
• June 5: 10th anniversary special show, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• June 5: Elena Erin’s with Mali Leona, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• June 5: Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, with Shannon McNally, Bronson Music Theatre, Ottawa
• June 5: Lillian Ayoubzadeh and Malia Rogers, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• June 5: David Rotundo Band (Bob Dylan tunes), The Cove Inn, Westport
• June 6: Uncle Strut with special guest Moondoggy, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• June 6: Ziggy Alberts, Bronson Music Theatre, Ottawa
• June 6: Backseat Dragon, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• June 6: Three2Go, Perth Legion, Perth (fundraiser for Lanark County Community Justice)
• June 6: David Rotundo Band, The Cove Inn, Westport (charity fundraising dinner)
• June 6: Pretzel Logic (Steely Dan tribute), Empire Theatre, Belleville
• June 7 and 8: Le Potager, National Arts Centre, Ottawa (performance in French for children 2 and up)
• June 7: Jennifer Castle, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 7: Neon Nostalgic, Bronson Music Theatre, Ottawa
• June 7: Out By Lucy, with Noise Hotel and Bald Mice, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• June 7: Lotus Wight Trio, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• June 7: Lynne Hanson, Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
• June 7: Young Petty Stones (Neil Young/Tom Petty/Rolling Stones tribute), The Cove Inn, Westport (charity fundraising dinner)
• June 7: Epic Elton (Elton John tribute), Festival Hall @ L’Équinoxe, Pembroke
• June 8: An evening with EXTC (XTC’s Terry Chambers and Friends), Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• June 8: Bathwash, Princess Unlucky and Honey Clover, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• June 8: Clutch, with Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown and Nate Bergman, Bronson Music Theatre, Ottawa
• June 8: Pat Temple and The HiLO Players, Red Bird, Ottawa
• June 8: EXTC (XTC’s Terry Chambers and Friends), Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• June 8: Barrhaven Community Concert Band, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• June 9: Pony Gold + Dan Kelly + Dennis Bouwman, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• June 9: Lizzy Lung and Rox Anne, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• June 11: Tyler Kealey’s Urban Campfire, Red Bird, Ottawa
• June 11: Hall and Notes (Hall and Oates tribute), Brockville Arts Centre, Brockville
• June 12: Gerri Trimble, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 12: Bruno Capinan, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• June 12: Medusa, Red Bird, Ottawa
• June 12: Four Eyed Muscle Man + North by North + The Space Between + Catching Rain, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• June 12: Sachi Ghalib and Zeelle, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• June 12: Morgan Davis, The Cove Inn, Westport
• June 13: Loving with Ora Cogan, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• June 13: Lynne Hanson, Emma Lamontagne and Charles Cleyn, Red Bird, Ottawa
• June 13: Doug Van Der Horden, The Cove Inn, Westport
• June 13: GIMS, Bell Centre, Montreal
• June 14 and 15: Star Trek vs. Star Wars: Galactic Musical Showdown, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Ottawa Pops Orchestra)
• June 14: Bridge Music + Kofi Dartey, Bronson Music Theatre, Ottawa
• June 14: Barrelhouse (Steely Dan and the Allman Brothers tribute), Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• June 14: Kaiday, GRFN and August John, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• June 14: John Hanson Quartet, Moose McGuire’s (Hunt Club), Ottawa
• June 14: Matthew Barber, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• June 14: Angelique Francis, Farmgate Cider, Arnprior
• June 14: Petit Pays, Aultsville Theatre, Cornwall
• June 14: Jeff Callery, The Cove Inn, Westport
• June 15: The Azure (New Jersey) + Broken By Friday + Peach Town + Saturn Sunrise, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• June 15: Cure-Pipe and Thee Growlits, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• June 16: Michael Ben-Shalom and Almyr Jules, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• June 17: Simple Minds, Bell Centre, Montreal
• June 18 and 19: NAC Orchestra (The Rite of Spring), National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 18: The Bones of J.R. Jones, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• June 18: Fiction x Mars Aspen, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• June 19: Hendrika & Graven, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• June 19: Nayana and Eric Luca, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• June 19: The Gladsome Gentlemen, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• June 19: Al Lerman, The Cove Inn, Westport
• June 20: Guest Room Status + Madfolk + Airgun, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• June 20: Grease the Concert and Music of the ’50s and ’60s, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• June 20: Dani Uno & Liam S. Russell, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• June 20: Christine Jensen Quartet, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 20: Richard Bona, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 20: François Houle, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 20: Thirteen Strings, German ambassadors’ residence, Ottawa
• June 20: Carsten Podehl Quartet, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• June 20: Beach Party Boys (Beach Boys tribute), Brockville Arts Centre, Brockville
• June 20: No Principals featuring Dave Balfour + Jamie Campbell, The Cove Inn, Westport
• June 21: Marc Copland Trio featuring John Hebert and Colin Stranahan, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 21: Sexmob, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 21: Anna Webber’s Simple Trio, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 21: The Salt Cellars with Neha and Dani, Red Bird, Ottawa
• June 21: GODDO, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• June 21: Quote the Raven, Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
• June 21: Mitch Zorn, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
• June 21: S.O.S. The Abba Experience, Brockville Arts Centre, Brockville
• June 21: Twin Flames, Wall Street United Church, Brockville
• June 21: Young Petty Stones (Neil Young/Tom Petty/Rolling Stones tribute), The Cove Inn, Westport (charity fundraising dinner)
• June 21: TRiPOD, Off the Grid Productions, Eganville
• June 22: Nicotine Dolls, Bronson Music Theatre, Ottawa
• June 22: Ceramic Dog, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 22: The Sunday 5, Red Bird, Ottawa
• June 22: Three Days Grace and Volbeat, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
• June 22: You’ve Got a Friend (Carole King tribute), The Broom Factory, Kingston
• June 23: Klo E and Pat Cuerrier, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• June 23: The Pudding Chômeur, Fairbairn House, Wakefield
• June 24: Callisto, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 24: Kneebody, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 24: Marc Copland and Roddy Ellias, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 25 and 26: NAC Orchestra (Zarathustra), National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 25: Radovan Tariška, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 25: Arooj Aftab, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 25: Anna Gréta Sigurðardóttir and Sigurður Flosason, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 26: Jana Salameh, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 26: Hist Og, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 26: Kris Davis Trio featuring Robert Hurst and Johnathan Blake, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 26: Sophye Soliveau, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 26: Miss McLeod and John Lats, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• June 26: TRiPOD, CP Gallery, Carleton Place
• June 26: Brock Zeman, The Cove Inn, Westport
• June 27: Sesame Street Live, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 27: Lila Gray with Brenden MacGowan, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• June 27: Mike Bruzzese Quartet featuring Ben Solomon and Adam Arruda, Bar Robo, Ottawa
• June 27: Kepler, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 27: The Bill Frisell Trio featuring Rudy Royston and Thomas Morgan, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 27: Anke Helfrich Trio, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 27: Sam Polley and The Old Tomorrows, Red Bird, Ottawa
• June 27: Stars from Lebanon, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• June 27: Melón Jiménez and Lara Wong, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• June 28: Joeboy, Bronson Music Theatre, Ottawa
• June 28: Class of 91 with Apostlebird and Super Not Okay, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• June 28: New Jazz Underground, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 28: Mike Stern Band, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 28: Utopia Ontario, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• June 28: 4DAYWKND with Blank Notion, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• June 28: A musical evening in support of children in Palestine and Lebanon, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• June 28: Sam Polley and The Old Tomorrows, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• June 28: The Tony D Band, Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
• June 28: King of the Swingers, The Cove Inn, Westport
• June 30: Hezron Clarke with Roots Movement Band, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• June 30: Omar Winelight and Harea, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• June 30: Miranda Ceara and The Odd Fellows Orchestra, Fairbairn House, Wakefield
• June 30: East Coast Experience, The Cove Inn, Westport

July 2025 concerts

I’ll keep updating this list as shows are announced.

• July 1: Soulfire, The Cove Inn, Westport
• July 2: Love & Mayham, with Hot Jupiter and Hotskins, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• July 3: James Leclaire with Matt Gower, Red Bird, Ottawa
• July 3: James Gibson and Matthew Andrawis, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• July 3: Matthew Holtby, The Cove Inn, Westport
• July 4: G String, Puberty Well and Twin Turbo, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• July 4: Hannah Vig, Salmon Ella and Dark Room, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• July 4: Jeff Callery, The Cove Inn, Westport
• July 5: BUÑUEL + Lydia Lunch + Today Is The Day + Spiritual Poison, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• July 5: Outlaw State of Mind (Chris Stapleton tribute), Brockville Arts Centre, Brockville
• July 5: Matt Dickson, The Cove Inn, Westport
• July 6: The Burningtree with Big Trout and Satire, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• July 7: Nikki and The Barn Boys with Soul Dive & Crows Feet, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• July 7: Amber Humby and Hannah Vig, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• July 7: The Complete Recordings of Hezekiah Procter, Fairbairn House, Wakefield
• July 8: The Canadian Brass, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa
• July 10: Paul Crupi and Krystal Jessup, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• July 10: Kentucky, The Cove Inn, Westport
• July 11: Michael Sicoly and Mick Dalla-Vee (Simon and Garfunkel tunes), Empire Theatre, Belleville
• July 12: Tina (Tina Turner tribute), Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• July 12: Taylor (Taylor Swift tribute), Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• July 12: Simply the Best (Tina Turner tribute), Brockville Arts Centre, Brockville
• July 12: The Janzen Boys, Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
• July 12: Amanda Keeley Trio, The Cove Inn, Westport
• July 13: Mash Musique, Fairbairn House, Wakefield
• July 14: Elizabeth Royall and Victoria Lane, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• July 14: Jessica Pearson + the East Wind, Fairbairn House, Wakefield
• July 16: Logan with Katelyn Forsyth, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• July 17: PAKT Progressive Jam-Fusion SuperGroup, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• July 17: Alex Goupil and GRFN, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• July 17: Tony Silvestri, The Cove Inn, Westport
• July 18: Great Lake Swimmers, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• July 18: Betty and the Bobs, Farmgate Cider, Arnprior
• July 18: The Linda Ronstadt Show (tribute), Brockville Arts Centre, Brockville
• July 19: Duff Thompson, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• July 19: Young Petty Stones (Neil Young/Tom Petty/Rolling Stones tribute), The Cove Inn, Westport (charity fundraising dinner)
• July 20: Georgette Fry and Friends, The Broom Factory, Kingston
• July 21: Allie Goodyear and Abby Mboquet, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• July 21: Myriam Gendron and névé dumas, Fairbairn House, Wakefield
• July 22: Tyler, The Creator, Bell Centre, Montreal
• July 24: Savannah Shea and Tyler Carlson, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• July 25: David Wilcox, Trooper and Luscious, Empire Theatre, Belleville
• July 26: Inferno with Cattail Creek, 789 and They’re Not Here, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• July 26: DarkSpeed, with special guest Double Barrel, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
• July 26: Traveling Wilburys tribute, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• July 26: Mikhail Laxton, Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
• July 26: Karan Aujla, Bell Centre, Montreal
• July 26: Arkells, Lights and Jake Clemons Band, Empire Theatre, Belleville
• July 27: Sarah Hagen, Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
• July 28: Steph La Rochelle and Tessa Duc, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• July 28: Revenant Dan and the Murder Crows, Fairbairn House, Wakefield
• July 29: Katy Perry, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
• July 30: Katy Perry, Bell Centre, Montreal
• July 31: Femme-euses, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• July 31: Malaïka Urbani and Mars Aspen, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• July 31: The Barrel Boys, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea

August 2025 concerts

Stay tuned for more information as shows are announced.

• August 1: Candyboys + Burning Tree + Basil No, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• August 2: The Co-Conspirators, Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
• August 4: Jessica Bianconi and Cory Papineau, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• August 4: Rebelle and DUUST, Fairbairn House, Wakefield
• August 5: BigXthaPlug, Bronson Music Theatre, Ottawa
• August 5: Linkin Park, Bell Centre, Montreal
• August 6: Linkin Park, Bell Centre, Montreal
• August 7: Spike and the Gimme Gimmes, with The Schizophonics and Kate Clover, Bronson Music Theatre, Ottawa
• August 7: Kyle Ivan and Regina Bianca, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• August 9: Dennis Ellsworth, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• August 9: Jeff Rogers, Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
• August 9: The Town Pants, Festival Hall @ L’Équinoxe, Pembroke
• August 10: The Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• August 10: Annie Martel, Mama Mush and Catching Rain, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• August 11: Sam Davs and Justin Sugawara, Ottawa Bagelshop, Ottawa
• August 11: Jacob River Milnes, Fairbairn House, Wakefield
• August 13: CASCO Unplugged, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• August 15: The Last of The Duke Street Kings and No Souvenirs (Bruce Springsteen/Melissa Etheridge tribute), Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• August 16: Honeybear, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
• August 16: Polky, Red Bird, Ottawa
• August 16: Rory Taillon, Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
• August 18: Benj Rowland, Fairbairn House, Wakefield
• August 21: Alexandr Misko, Red Bird, Ottawa
• August 21: James Leclaire, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• August 22: Mohsen Namjoo and Ensemble, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
• August 22: Tate McRae, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
• August 22: Menno Versteeg (of Hollerado), Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
• August 24: Thomas Polychuck, Sunset Mission and Raphaël Weinroth-Bronwe, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
• August 24: Tate McRae, Bell Centre, Ottawa
• August 25: Ian Tamblyn, Fairbairn House, Wakefield
• August 28: Harry Manx, Red Bird, Ottawa
• August 28: Chilliwack, Bronson Music Theatre, Ottawa
• August 29: Harry Manx, Red Bird, Ottawa
• August 29: Mallory Chipman, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
• August 30: Benson Boone, Bell Centre, Montreal

September 2025 and later concerts

Here are some of the biggest names coming our way.

• September 8: Deftones, Bell Centre, Montreal
• September 11: Falling in Reverse, Bell Centre, Montreal
• September 17: Korn, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
• September 19: Keith Urban, Bell Centre, Montreal
• September 20: Aqua, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• September 20: Keith Urban, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
• September 20: Korn, Bell Centre, Montreal
• September 26: $uicideboy$, Bell Centre, Montreal
• September 27: Lorde, Bell Centre, Montreal
• September 27: Honeymoon Suite, Empire Theatre, Belleville
• October 3: Maná, Bell Centre, Montreal
• October 4: Bryan Adams with The Sheepdogs, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
• October 5: Warren Zeiders, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
• October 8: Bryan Adams, Bell Centre, Montreal
• October 14: Martha Wainwright, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
• October 17: Mumford and Sons, Bell Centre, Montreal
• October 26: Darius Rucker, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
• October 28: Sarah McLachlan, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
• October 29: Foreigner, Slush Puppie Place, Kingston
• November 2: Terri Clark and Paul Brandt, Empire Theatre, Belleville

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