Est. 2025 / Ottawa, ON · CA

Southern Rock · Blues · Soul · Outlaw Country

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The story

Who we are

Four guys, a stack of amps, and a catalogue of songs that deserved a bigger stage.

Swamp City Stompers under the marquee
The Sound

The best of the B's

We dig past the obvious hits. The second-best song on every great record. The one that comes on and somebody in the back yells, "I haven't heard this in twenty years." Five decades of southern rock, blues, soul, and outlaw country, played the way it was meant to be played.

"They played something off a record I hadn't touched in thirty years. Spent the whole song trying to remember the name of it, and I was still humming it Monday." — Dana Whitcombe, The Ironwood Tavern, 2025
Stompers live at The Buckle
The Vibe

A room that keeps moving

Strangers finding common ground in a chorus they didn't expect to hear. People back at the bar between songs. We read the room and the set list follows. Bar owners want a full tab. Bar goers want a great night. We're after both.

"My Friday bar was up forty percent and nobody left early. That almost never happens with a cover band." — Terry Boudreau, Lockstone Pub, 2025
Stompers live, color
The Mission

Songs that deserved a bigger stage

No backing tracks. No autotune. Four people playing every note like it matters, because it does. The album cuts that radio skipped over. The hooks people half-remember. The songs that earned a louder room than they ever got.

"Nobody sat down. I watched a table of twenty-somethings and a table of retirees sing the same chorus at each other." — Marla Sutcliffe, Greyfield Brewing Co., 2025
Stompers on the road, under a venue marquee
The Road

Show up, set up, play the room

Bars, breweries, legions, patios, festival stages. We bring our own PA and backline, so a venue with four walls and power is enough. We work in unison with the bar staff so everyone has an awesome night, theirs and ours.

"Loaded in on time, ran their own sound, off the stage clean at one. I rebooked them from the parking lot." — Curtis Nayler, The Copper Kettle, 2024
The lineup

The Band

Four faces. One sound. Built on a swamp.

Rob
Rob
Guitar / Vocals
Founder. Tone wizard. Pedal hoarder. Spent a decade studying the greats before finding his own voice. Will spend 45 minutes getting his sound right, then play a solo that makes you forget your own name.
For fans of Skynyrd, Tom Petty, SRV, Allmans, Clapton
Jeans
Jeans
Guitar / Vocals
Country roots, blues soul. Grew up on Merle and Waylon, then fell headfirst into blues rock. Always has a Telecaster in hand. Basically a fifth limb at this point.
For fans of Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Dwight Yoakam, Black Crowes
Max
Max
Bass / Vocals
Switched from six strings to four. Played guitar around Ottawa, including a run with Lady Soul, before moving to bass for the Stompers. Deep pocket, singer's ear. If a song has a groove, Max already found the one and is sitting on it.
For fans of (coming soon)
Matt
Matt
Drums
Jazz-trained, rock-leaning. Matt keeps things steady in the pocket, until he doesn't. When "Mad Matt" goes off the rails with a solo, the rest of us hang on and enjoy the ride.
For fans of (coming soon)
Where we'll be

Tour

Bars, breweries, legions, the odd festival stage. Pull up a chair.

✦  Next show  ✦
19
September 2026
Barley Mow
Stittsville, ON
7:30 PM· 19+
Live from the swamp

Watch

A few clips off the road. Full playlist on YouTube.

Stompers @ The Neighbourhood Pub
Stompers @ The Neighbourhood Pub
Ottawa · 2025
Full playlist on YouTube
For booking & press

Press Kit

The factual side. Sound, set lengths, and the tech basics.

The short of it

Four-piece southern rock and blues outfit out of Ottawa. Two guitars, bass, drums. We pull from five decades of southern rock, blues, soul, and outlaw country. The deep cuts. The familiar favorites people forgot they loved.

No backing tracks. No autotune. Four people playing every note like it matters.

What we sound like

Classic rock Blues Outlaw country Southern rock Roots rock Soul R&B

Set lengths

  • 1 × 45Festival or opening slot. High-energy, no breaks.
  • 2 × 60Bar or venue night. Two sets with a 20-minute break.
  • 3 × 50Long-format. Goes deep on the catalogue.
  • 4 × 45Wedding or private event. We read the room.

Tech rider · the basics

  • Vocals4x SM58 (or equivalent), one per member
  • GuitarsMic'd amps: Rob (e906), Jeans (SM57)
  • BassDI to board, no amp mic
  • DrumsKick mic minimum; full kit micing welcome
  • Monitors4x floor wedges, 4 discrete mixes (no IEMs)
  • Stage20′ preferred, 16′ minimum width
  • Power4x 20A outlets on stage
  • BacklineBand provides own; no venue backline required

Full rider and stage plot on request. We're easy to work with.

From the rooms

My Friday bar was up forty percent and nobody left early. That almost never happens with a cover band.
Terry Boudreau, Lockstone Pub
Loaded in on time, ran their own sound, off the stage clean at one. I rebooked them from the parking lot.
Curtis Nayler, The Copper Kettle

The mission

We find the songs that deserved a bigger stage and we give them one.
The band
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Pack the floor with us

Bars, breweries, legions, festivals, weddings, parties. We travel. We bring our own gear. Tell us about your room.

Based in
Ottawa, ON · Canada
Booking lead time
3-6 weeks preferred
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