General On-sale has begun! Single Day Passes are now available.
The Yukon’s longest-running music festival returns July 18-20 for another weekend full of music and memories!
DCMF 2025 will feature 28 artists and bands from across Canada performing on exquisite stages throughout Dawson’s historic townsite.
We invite you to experience an unforgettable weekend of music in one of the world’s most unique festival environments.
CHECK OUT OUR LINEUP!
Charlotte Cornfield
Toronto songwriter Charlotte Cornfield, described by Rolling Stone as “Canada’s best-kept secret”, is celebrated for her distinctive blend of indie rock, folk, and pop. Charlotte has toured extensively in North America and Europe, supporting a huge range of artists including Broken Social Scene, Bonny Light Horsemen, and Julien Baker. We are so excited to bring her to Dawson for her Yukon debut!
Civic Holiday
Civic Holiday is a long-time-listener, first-time-caller of your community radio show. What began 20 years ago as a late-night basement band in Guelph, Ontario, has resurfaced in the Yukon. A longtime resident of Dawson City, singer/songwriter Craig Hunter has pulled from his archives and composed recent originals while revisiting this sound. With Andrew Laviolette/Dane Armstrong on bass and Nick Wozniewski on drums, Civic Holiday is for late-bloomers steeped in Canadian indie-rock of the 2000s.
civicholiday.bandcamp.com
Declan O’Donovan
The musical space and fluctuation of Declan O’Donovan’s sound is reflected by the wild and untouched backdrop of his home in the Yukon Territory. Within the first bars of hearing Declan play, the transcendent connection between music and emotion is ignited… The melancholy of O’Donovan’s piano and the raw poetic rhythm of his voice is soul-stirring.
declanodonovan.com
Devours
Devours is the DIY electropunk project of Vancouver-based musician Jeff Cancade. Across five acclaimed underground albums, including the recent Polaris Prize-longlisted Homecoming Queen, Devours has written confessional and confrontational electronic music about masculinity, body image, gay politics, and inner-city queer existence.
linktr.ee/devours
Doug and The Slugs
After forming in 1978, Doug and the Slugs toured relentlessly from ‘New York to the North Pole’ and released 6 albums – 4 of them certified gold. In 2009, five years after the untimely death of front-man Doug Bennett, the 5 surviving original members regrouped with lead singer Ted Okos. DCMF is honoured to be bringing this legendary band back to Dawson City for the first time in decades!
Electric Lemonade
Electric Lemonade are a grungy fuzz rock power trio from Whitehorse. Blending nostalgia with fresh, modern sounds, their live performances swell with raucous garage rock energy paired with killer vocals, huge guitars and syncopated grooves.
electriclemonadeband.com
Fleabane
What do you get if you combine:
– a Backstreet Boys fan on the drums
– a classically trained vocalist / composer on the bass, and
– an accomplished rock bassist on the guitar?
Fleabane, of course. A psych-punk power trio from Whitehorse.
The band draws influence from across the musical spectrum, and with over 30 years of combined experience, their live shows are frantic and compelling.
@fleabane.band
Franklin
Franklin is the melodic, doomy, tension-building riff-machine your nightmares have been waiting for. This two-piece metal-menace features the Yukon’s own, Kirsty Wells and Evan Joel. While Kirsty screams melodically harsh vocals and slams the fuzz and distortion-fuelled bass, Evan’s raspy support vocals and drums hit hard enough to make knuckles and ears bleed.
franklintheband.com
G̱a̱mksimoon
G̱a̱mksimoon, meaning ‘waterspout’ in Sm’algya̱x, is a unique rock and roll project deeply rooted in the cultural and natural heritage of the Ts’msyen people. By performing entirely in Sm’algya̱x, the project revitalizes the language while crafting music that flows with the force and unpredictability of the natural phenomenon it’s named after. Formerly known as Saltwater Hank, G̱a̱mksimoon is well known in Dawson for his engaging performances and we are so excited to welcome him back to town to play on the festival stage.
gamksimoon.com
Hän Singers
The Hän Singers have been performing at local events in the community since forming in the early 90s. They perform songs in Hän, the traditional language of the Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation, and are at the forefront of the effort to revitalize Hän language and culture on TH Territory. They recorded their first studio album at DCMF’s Goldensides studio last year. Don’t miss your chance to pick up a copy at our merch booth.
Inn Echo
Three musicians from different metaphorical worlds, converged in PEI. Tuli (BC) Karson (ON) and Tom (USA) went to the island as music students and became Inn Echo in 2019. From fiddle to cello to guitar and back to fiddle, the three started closely weaving what is now their distinct symphony of living tradition. Fresh off a 2025 JUNO nomination, Inn Echo pays homage to “trad” roots and adds tunes of their own to the repertoire. On first listen, you can hear the history, but you will immediately delight in the band’s contemporary current.
innechomusic.com
Jeremy Dutcher
Jeremy Dutcher is a classically trained tenor, Two-Spirit song carrier, polymuse, activist, ethnomusicologist, and member of Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation) in Eastern Canada. Dedicated to language revitalization and the first-ever two-time winner of the Polaris Prize, Jeremy’s music transcends boundaries: unapologetically playful in its incorporation of classical and jazz influences, full of reverence for the traditional songs of his home, and teeming with the urgency of modern-day resistance.
jeremydutcher.com
Jeremy Parkin
Jeremy Parkin is an artist, producer, and performer from the Kwanlin Dün First Nation. Blending a wide range of influences from hip hop, house, world, 80s, and industrial music, Jeremy uses these as a palette to paint vignettes of movement and intensity.
Here are some words from Jer to describe his music: “Imagine yourself in the beginning of the first Blade movie, you know the scene with the vampire nightclub. You’re a goth-coded vampire (leather, cool teeth, badass, not like Twilight vamps) looking for a night of escape and hedonism. Like a phantom frequency cutting through static, the music is a hypnotic pulse of the underground shadows. Part seduction, part danger—the bass will slink through the veins of the dancefloor, a sonic vampirism that leaves you craving more. Consider this your invitation to the energy of an after-hours, come dance and enjoy Dawson at my favourite time of year.”
jeremyparkin.bandcamp.com
John from Dawson
From selling hot dogs outside the Pit to selling out shows across the Territory, hometown hero John From Dawson is a cornerstone of the local music scene. Since 2019, he’s been working tirelessly to spread his positive outlook through hip-hop music, music videos, and his unhinged social media posts. Consistently delivering performances that radiate talent, positivity and a genuine connection with audiences, we can’t wait for him to rock our festival stages this summer.
johnfromdawson.ca
Julianna Riolino
Julianna Riolino’s music is often described as “timeless”—and it’s easy to understand why. A powerhouse vocalist and confident songwriter, she moves effortlessly through the many shades of Americana music, creating a sound that feels both otherworldly and instantly familiar. Originally from Ontario, Julianna now tours the world, captivating audiences and impressing critics with her magnetic stage presence and electrifying live band.
juliannariolino.com
Kim Beggs
Kim Beggs returns to DCMF after almost a decade. One of the Yukon’s most beloved and hardworking songwriters, we are honoured to have her gracing our lineup once again. She’ll be performing with a band (Charlotte Cornfield and Hannah Mazurek), delivering her infectious melodies with her signature backwoods, beat-driven flair. Kim’s music is sincere, vulnerable, clear-eyed and tough. You haven’t fully experienced the Yukon until you’ve heard Kim Beggs.
kimbeggs.com
La Sécurité
La Sécurité (Montréal/Tiohtià:ke) is a collective whose art punk is equal parts: jumpy beats, off-kilter arrangements and minimalistic melodic hooks. The music is all about living dangerously, perfectly agreeable to being blasted onto dance floors; while the lyrics share the ethos of the Riot Grrrl movement, and celebrate the autonomization of women, friends (mean and nice) as well as benevolence.
mothland.com/la-securite
Madeleine Roger
Madeleine Roger is a contemporary folk singer-songwriter from Winnipeg. While skillfully accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, it is her artistry as a songwriter that can silence a room, uniting her lyrical prowess with a breathtaking voice that lingers long after the last note. At DCMF, she’ll be joined by stand up bass virtuoso Alan Mackie – a duo that is not to be missed!
madeleineroger.com
Mama’s Broke
Mama’s Broke is a powerful duo that delivers a compelling performance with heart and raw energy. Although highly influenced by their Canadian roots, Lisa and Amy are based out of nowhere and everywhere. Their two strong voices blend to create haunting harmonies, while they artfully juggle fiddle, banjo, guitar and mandolin, and incorporate traditional dance and foot percussion into their performance. Their original -and often dark- compositions push the boundaries of tradition and the constraints of genre. Drawing from old-time, Quebecois, blues, punk, celtic, balkan and doom metal, they create a soundscape that is both familiar and new.
mamasbroke.com
Miesha and The Spanks
Based in Calgary/Treaty 7, Miesha and The Spanks are a garage-rock two-piece who turn it all the way up. Shaking the rafters with her radiant range, Miesha Louie simultaneously wails on the mic while she riffs on her flying V, as Sean Hamilton’s performative but hard-as-heck hitting drums also captivate the crowd – revealing their undeniable chemistry on stage. High-energy performances paired with catchy power-pop sing-a-long choruses make them at home on big festival stages as well as sweaty dive bars – and they have played plenty of both!
mieshaandthespanks.net
Queer Songbook Orchestra
Rich Aucoin
Rich Aucoin has built a reputation as one of the best live shows in Canada according to CBC Radio3. A multi-sensory spectacle of a show “Part Daft Punk-inflected Dan Deacon, part DIY-driven Flaming Lips as filtered through Girl Talk” (Austin Chronicle). A band of keyboards, synths, guitar, bass, drums and horns playing in sync to everything from old films to Youtube videos. An interactive show which can be viewed like theatre or immersive; underneath a large parachute from kindergarten and a sea of confetti.
richaucoin.ca
Sam Tudor
Sam Tudor is both an individual and a project involving friends from across Canada. The underpinnings of the songs are genre-less; jazz players join forces with Eno inspired beats while acoustic guitars meet distorted synths. What unifies the project is Tudor’s distinct voice: a sandy, melancholic narrator, leaning in close with confessional and cathartic writing. The band’s live show is sometimes reverent, at times bombastic, and always a celebration of community.
samtudormusic.com
Shabason & Krgovich
The musical partnership of Joseph Shabason and Nicholas Krgovich orbits around a shared center of earnestness, slice-of-life poeticism, and the subtle everyday banality that becomes beautiful, even absurd, under their slight redirection. Krgovich brings a Zen-like tidiness to his lyrics, while Shabason playfully messes with ambient music, art-rock, and adult contemporary (Pitchfork).
@shabasonandkrgovich
Shad
Shad is one of Canada’s most revered rappers, a peerless wordsmith who embodies hip-hop’s power to entertain and educate. Since releasing his DIY debut in 2005, the Toronto-based MC has pushed his style of socially conscious yet infectiously playful hip-hop across five increasingly ambitious albums that have received widespread critical acclaim and coverage in outlets like Rolling Stone, Complex, The Ringer, Fader, NPR, and more. Shad can also be seen talking shop with the legends of rap on the Emmy/Peabody Award-winning Netflix Original docuseries, Hip-Hop Evolution.
shadk.com
Veda Hille Sisterhood
Veda Hille Sisterhood is a Vancouver-based ensemble, nominally led by Veda. Veda first performed at DCMF in 1995, and her return is long overdue. VHS is a gaggle of singers and players, each a dynamo in their own right. They layer multi-part vocal arrangements on originals and a few crafty covers with Veda Hille on vocals and piano, Julia Chien on vibraphone and percussion, Lucien Durey on and Patsy Klein on vocals, and Nicholas Krgovich on vocals and keys.
vedahille.com
Yoo Doo Right
Experimental rock trio Yoo Doo Right (Montréal, CA) wed noisy, melodic guitar parts, effects-laden synthesizer soundscapes, deep bass grooves and patented percussive furies into sprawling, cathartic musical pieces. Drawing inspiration not only from post-rock, krautrock and shoegaze, but also from classical music, electroacoustics and musique concrète, Justin Cober (guitar, synthesizers, vocals), Charles Masson (bass) and John Talbot (drums) create a unique sound where “towering monoliths of roaring riffs crash against swarms of restless rhythms” (Pop Matters).
yoodoowrong.com
VOLUNTEER
Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Dawson City Music Festival.
Many people also consider it the best way to see the festival – from the inside.
Can I volunteer?
Yes, absolutely! Every year, people from near and far volunteer with our different crews to help make the festival the best it can possibly be. There are positions suitable for people of all ages, ability, and availability and we are happy to accommodate specific needs. Between July 18 and 20 we are looking for help in the merch booth, at the door, ushering, serving drinks, helping out in the kitchen, and more!
What is expected of me as a volunteer?
We require all volunteers to be reliable and responsible. You will be representing the festival and our community so we ask that you be polite, professional, sober, and courteous at all times. Please stay in touch with our Volunteer Coordinator before the festival – and of course, show up for your shifts!
Volunteer duties are divided into 5-hour shifts. You can choose to volunteer for one, two, three (or more) volunteer shifts. Learn more about these options below.
How do I sign up?
If you would like your name on a list for us to contact if we need you, please email [email protected] or stop by the volunteer tent at Minto Park during the festival!
What do I get for volunteering?
Listen to great live music, contribute to the Yukon’s biggest summer event, and get awesome perks like festival passes and a VIP volunteer party!
Volunteer duties are divided into 5-hour shifts. If you volunteer for…
5 Hours: you get a Friday wristband OR a Sunday wristband. Your choice! This is a great option for those who want to participate but are very busy during the festival weekend.
10 Hours: you get a Friday wristband AND a Sunday wristband. We’ve got morning, afternoon, evening, and night shifts so you can make sure to see all your favourite bands and plan your weekend in advance.
15+ Hours: you get a full weekend pass. This is the most popular option, as you get to be in Festival-mode the entire weekend, earn a full free pass, make a ton of friends and work on up to three different super fun crews!
Celebrate the 47th annual Dawson City Music Festival in the land of the midnight sun!
The DCMF Association would like to gratefully acknowledge the support of:
GOVERNMENT FUNDERS AND SPONSORS:
PLATINUM SPONSORS:
GOLD SPONSORS:
SILVER SPONSORS:
BRONZE SPONSORS:
Baked Café
Bombay Peggy’s
The Bunkhouse
Goldrush Campground RV Park
Klondike Kate’s Cabins
NAPA AutoPro – Advance North Mechanical
Uniglobe Specialty Travel
VENUE SPONSORS:
Yukon Arts Centre
Parks Canada Yukon – Klondike National Historic Sites
Klondike Institute of Art & Culture
St. Paul’s Anglican Church
Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre
The Westminster Hotel