Last Saturday night members of the Dave Matthews Band, Barenaked Ladies, Spymob and Guster came together as the supergroup Yukon Kornelius for a rare set that was the featured performance of the FestEVOL 2013 at Okemo Mountain in Vermont. DJ Logic and O.A.R. opened the festivities which saw moe. guitarist Al Schnier, ex-Skid Row front man Sebastian Bach, Twisted Sister lead singer Dee Snider, actor Jason Biggs and Ratt guitarist Warren DeMartini all guest with Yukon Kornelius.
[Photos by Justin Gural of Ben & Jerry's]
Yukon Kornelius played 25 songs in all including covers of material by Blue Öyster Cult, Talking Heads, Barenaked Ladies, Guster, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Cars, R.E.M., Led Zeppelin, Fuel, Tom Petty, Billy Idol, The Beatles, Godsmack, Twisted Sister, Ratt, Guns N’ Roses, Skid Row, Spinal Tap, Scorpions and AC/DC. The group started the set with their only original of the night, a song dubbed “Since We First Met” that featured lots of freestyle rapping by BNL’s Ed Robertson.
Our friends at Ben & Jerry’s sponsored the event and have shared the following gallery of Justin Gural’s photos from FestEVOL 2013 with us for your viewing pleasure…
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Setlist…
Leave A Comment1.Yukon Kornelius Theme
2.(Don’t Fear) The Reaper (Blue Öyster Cult cover) (with Jason Biggs on cowbell)
3.Psycho Killer (Talking Heads cover)
4.Pinch Me (Barenaked Ladies cover)
5.Center of Attention (Guster cover)
6.Miss You (The Rolling Stones cover)
7.Rap: Are You Logical (with DJ Logic)
8.Let’s Dance (David Bowie cover) (with Arden Robertson joining his dad on drums)
9.Just What I Needed (The Cars cover) (with Al Schnier)
10.It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (R.E.M. cover) (with Marc Roberge)
11.Hey Hey What Can I Do (Led Zeppelin cover) (with Marc Roberge)
12.Shimmer (Fuel cover) (with Brett Scallions)
13.Running Down A Dream (with Brett Scallions and Al Schnier)
14.Dancing With Myself (Billy Idol cover) (with Brett Scallions)
15.Come Together (The Beatles cover) (with Sully Erna)
16.Awake (Godsmack cover) (with Sully Erna)
17.We’re Not Gonna Take It (Twisted Sister cover) (with Dee Snider)
18.Round and Round (Ratt cover) (Dee Snider and Warren DeMartini)
19.Sweet Child O’ Mine (Guns N’ Roses cover) (with Sebastian Bach)
20.I Remember You (Skid Row cover) (with Sebastian Bach)
21.Youth Gone Wild (Skid Row cover) (Sebastian Bach)
22.I Wanna Rock (Twisted Sister cover) (with Dee Snider)Encore:
1.Big Bottom (Spinal Tap cover) (with Brett Scallions) (Everyone plays bass)
2.Rock You Like A Hurricane (Scorpions cover) (with Everyone)
3.Highway to Hell (AC/DC cover) (with Everyone)[via Ben & Jerry's Flickr]