RBC Bluesfest announces 2017 lineup: A breakdown by genre

RBC Bluesfest 2017 hits the capital July 6-16, 2017 with some big-time acts including Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Live, Melissa Etheridge and P!nk. For all the details, click here.

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A breakdown by genre:

THE ICONS:

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Melissa Etheridge

P!nk

The Fabulous Thunderbirds (featuring Kim Wilson)

THE BLUES:

Gary Clark, Jr.

Matt Andersen

Xavier Rudd (Australian folk-blues)

Slam Allen

Eric Lindell (blues-rock, Americana)

Thornetta Davis

Too Slim & the Taildraggers

Johnnyswim

Coco Montoya (formerly of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers)

Bill Durst

Vanessa Collier

Anthony Geraci

Carolyn Wonderland

Sugaray Rayford

Angelique Francis

Three Times Lucky

Wicked Grin

THE ROCK:

Muse

Live

LCD Soundsystem

Sam Roberts band

Death From Above 1979

July Talk

Peter Wolf

Foy Vance (Alternative folk-rock)

Wide Mouth Mason

Molly Hatchet

Midnight Shine

Blve Hills

Telecomo

The Angelina Hunter Trio

The Tackies

INDIE:

The Shins

Tegan and Sara

Gabrielle Shonk

Alison Rose

High Waters

Malak

Mushy Gushy (garage-pop)

Pine

Sparklesaurus

Tribe Royal

HIP-HOP / RAP:

50 Cent

Fetty Wap

A Tribe Called Red

Migos

Lil Yachty

DJ Mustard

Night Lovell

Dead Obies

Blakdenim

Flight Distance

ELECTRONICA:

Flume

Phantogram

RL Grime

Anna Lunoe

Bob Moses

Mydy Rabycad (Czech electro-swing)

Eddie Quotez

Fevers

COUNTRY:

Toby Keith

Jake Owen

Justin Moore

Brandi Carlile

High Valley

Gord Bamford

Madeline Merlo

Brea Lawrenson band

Jesse Pascoe

Julie Corrigan

Trevor Alguire

R&B /SOUL / GOSPEL:

Daniel Caesar

Thornetta Davis

Anderson East

The Campbell Brothers

Harea Band (pop-soul)

Slack Bridges

FOLK:

Pokey Lafarge

Foy Vance

Xavier Rudd

Begonia