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Organizers of RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest, one of North America’s biggest music festivals, were left scrambling Monday after a working copy of the event’s website was inadvertently made public a day earlier than planned, revealing the news that Iggy Azalea, Skrillex, Jason Aldean, Deep Purple and Lynyrd Skynyrd are among the headliners coming to Ottawa this summer.

After a blogger posted a screen grab of the information, the festival responded by confirming and releasing the lineup. This year’s edition of Bluesfest runs from July 8-19 at LeBreton Flats Park.

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“If it was something we were working on a month ago, it would have included a bunch of names that maybe weren’t confirmed and that would have been worse,” said Bluesfest executive and artistic director Mark Monahan. “But all the names were confirmed. We were planning to release it in the next 24 hours. It’s essentially the lineup so it’s not really the end of the world. There were a number of people working on the development site and someone found it and posted it. It just means we have to scramble a bit to make sure we’re covered off tomorrow.”