June 26 EVENT Hip Hop & Rock Night Big Top / TICKETED
8PM - 11PM
A hard edged group of rockers from Igloolik, Nunavut, the Eskiez was formed in 1999 and has performed at the Arviat Music Festival, Pond Inlet’s Opening Ceremony in 2007 and at the 2007 & 2008 Toonik Tyme Festivals in Iqaluit.
June 26 EVENT Hip Hop & Rock Night Big Top / TICKETED
8PM - 11PM
The “Hip Hop Spot”, located in Iqaluit’s Catholic Church, started its first intensive 10 week program in April 2009 for children, youth and volunteers of ages 9 and up. Christine “Lil*Bear” Lamothe and Lekan “L.I.V.E.” Thomas challenge participants;to express themselves fully through the art of b-boyin’ and b-girlin’ (break dancing) and rap, poetry and song in a structured, fun and creative environment. Get ready to see the results of their efforts on Alianait’s Big Top Stage!!
June 26 EVENT Hip Hop & Rock Night Big Top / TICKETED
8PM - 11PM
Coureurs de bois was formed in Iqaluit in late 2008 by lead singer-guitarist Gregory Patrick McLaughlin and drummer Andrew John Gilbutowicz. Ontario-born and Iqaluit-based, the two young musicians create a blend of abrasive blues rock with folk and pop sensibilities. Influenced by their two-man-band contemporaries such as The Black Keys or Death From Above 1979, the two are also influenced by their dads’ record collections that contained classics such as Bob Dylan, The Beatles and Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
June 26 EVENT Hip Hop & Rock Night 
Josh and Steve formed in Iqaluit in the past year by lead singer-guitarist Joshua Qaumariaq and drummer Steve Rigby. The two young musicians have a Classic Rock & Blues sound Influenced by Ray Charles, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and many others.