Win Tickets ($60): Great Lake Swimmers’ Caught Light Tour 2026 @ Mission Theater | Indie-Folk
We are giving away another pair of tickets to Great Lake Swimmers’ Caught Light Tour 2026 on October 30. To win, comment below on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed October 26.
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Great Lake Swimmers’ Caught Light Tour 2026
October 30, 2026
Doors: 7PM, Show: 8PM | $30.10 | All Ages
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Mission Theater
1624 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR
Featuring a blend of acoustic instruments, rural soundscapes, and wistful vocals, Great Lake Swimmers are a critically acclaimed indie-folk group led by Tony Dekker. Based in Southern Ontario, the group emerged in the early 2000s with a succession of heavily atmospheric albums recorded in old silos and rural country churches. The music developed in that pastoral warmth, performed and recorded in acoustically resonant and historical locales with a revolving cast of personnel. They are renowned for homespun folk and lush, intimate Americana in their live shows.
Their newest album, Caught Light, released in October 2025, is their most immediate and instinctive album to date. Recorded in just five days in Ontario’s Ganaraska Forest with producer Darcy Yates (Bahamas) and engineer Jimmy Bowskill (Blue Rodeo), it draws warmth from early ’70s folk-pop while embracing a new spontaneity and directness in Dekker’s songwriting.
Great Lake Swimmers have been shortlisted for the prestigious Polaris Music Prize and nominated twice for Canada’s Juno Awards, with the CBC calling them “a national treasure.”
“A stunning variety of tones and textures… nothing less than both cerebral and sublime” – American Songwriter, 4/5
“It floats from country to folk to indie rock and back again… a sharp-toothed but achingly beautiful portrait of the natural world and the human condition.” – New Noise Magazine
“Dekker’s preoccupation with the Canadian state of mind flourishes in his lyrics. Few songwriters are able to convey the country’s harsh beauty as well. …Canadian folk tradition personified in the 21st century” – Exclaim!
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Omg- I LOVE these guys! Saw them at Doug Fir a million years ago and would love to update my memory bank with their new album❤️
I’ve been a fan of Great Lake Swimmers for years, and I’d love the chance to experience the Caught Light Tour live. Their music has a way of creating such a warm, intimate atmosphere, and seeing them perform would be an unforgettable night. Thanks for the opportunity!
I’ve swum in Lake Erie
These are some awesome folks
Love the remark “ Canadian folk tradition personified in the 21st century” ! Makes me very interested!
I love their music and I grew up swimming in a Great Lake.
SO excited that GLS are coming again!
This would make a great bday present for my friend who loves the band!
These guys are great! I would love to attend this show.
Such a great band – my husband and I have been listening to them for almost 2 decades
I want to see the creators of my junior high sound track!
Wonderful band!!! I would love to see them live. It would be a first time!
I grew up in the biggest Great Lake, Superior. It a great name for a band! Never have seen them in person!
Still is such a great song… always wanted to see them!
Yes Please! I would love to see these guys! Please consider me!
Would love to see these guys live
Love this band from way back!
Totally would love to go!
Would love to see them live! I enjoy the songs I know of theirs.