Yukon Kornelius

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Yukon Kornelius
Origin	Toronto, Canada
Genre(s)	Alternative Rock Charity
Years active	January 9, 2008-January 9, 2008
Associated acts	Barenaked Ladies, Guster, Dave Matthews Band, N.E.R.D.
Members
Adam Gardner Ed Robertson Stefan Lessard Eric Fawcett

Yukon Kornelius is a rock band put together for charitable purposes. It consists of Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies, Stefan Lessard from the Dave Matthews Band, Adam Gardner from Guster, and drummer Eric Fawcett from N.E.R.D. On January 9, 2008, the band played their one and only show at the Killington Road Pickle Barrel in Killington, Vermont. All proceeds went to the VT and NH food banks.

The band played several songs, including "Yukon Kornelius Theme",^[1] "Sympathy for the Devil",^[2] "Psycho Killer",^[3] "Careless Whisper",^[4] "White Room",^[5] Guster's "Center of Attention",^[6] "Pinch Me",^[7] "Lost in the Supermarket",^[8] "Stefan Jams on the Bass",^[9] and "Rockin' the Free World".^[10] Jason Biggs joined the band for a few songs, such as "Don't Fear the Reaper",^[11] and "Low Rider".^[12] Dee Snider participated in "Highway to Hell",^[13] and Snider and Biggs joined in for "We're Not Gonna Take It".^[14]

Full setlist including original artist:

 1. Yukon Kornelius Theme - Improved lyrics found at the Dave Matthews Band Almanac[15]
 2. (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
 3. Low Rider - War
 4. Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones
 5. Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
 6. Careless Whisper - George Michael
 7. White Room - Cream
 8. Center of Attention - Guster
 9. Pinch Me - Barenaked Ladies
 10. Lost in the Supermarket - The Clash
 11. Superman - R.E.M.
 12. Improv Jam - Stefan Lessard
 13. Rockin' in the Free World - Neil Young
 14. We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
 15. Highway to Hell - AC/DC

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