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Yukon Kornelius

Yukon Kornelius
Origin Toronto, Canada
Genres Alternative rock
Years active 2008-present
Associated acts Barenaked Ladies, Guster, Dave Matthews Band, Spymob.
Members Adam Gardner
Ed Robertson
Stefan Lessard
Eric Fawcett

Yukon Kornelius is a rock music supergroup. It consists of bassist Stefan Lessard from the Dave Matthews Band (the anchor member), singer/guitarist Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies, singer/guitarist Adam Gardner from Guster, and drummer Eric Fawcett from Spymob (billed for the first show as a special guest, but billed in 2009 as part of the band). The band's name comes from Yukon Cornelius, a character in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The band's shows have so far been known for including special guests. The band was originally put together for charitable purposes when the members were together for a planned ski/snowboard trip while filming Warren Miller's Children of Winter, a snow sports film.

On January 9, 2008, Yukon Kornelius played its first show at the Killington Road Pickle Barrel in Killington, Vermont. The show benefitted the Vermont and New Hampshire food banks, as well as Gardner's environmental group Reverb.

The band played several songs, including "Yukon Kornelius Theme", "Sympathy for the Devil", "Psycho Killer", "Careless Whisper", "White Room", Guster's "Center of Attention", "Pinch Me", "Lost in the Supermarket", "Stefan Jams on the Bass", and "Rockin' the Free World".Jason Biggs joined the band for a few songs, such as "Don't Fear the Reaper", and "Low Rider".Dee Snider participated in "Highway to Hell", and Snider and Biggs joined in for "We're Not Gonna Take It".


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