Mt. Joy Concert Review: Live in Toronto — September 12, 2026

Mt. Joy put on an incredible show at RBC Amphitheatre in Toronto on September 12, 2026. They sounded absolutely fantastic live, and the entire night was a great example of just how talented this band really is. Their songs already have so much personality on the albums, but live, they are able to open them up, stretch them out, and take them in directions you don’t always expect.

That was probably my biggest takeaway from this show. Mt. Joy isn’t a band that simply gets onstage and plays the album versions of their songs. There were extended jams, huge guitar, piano and drum moments, unexpected covers worked into their own songs, and plenty of interaction with the crowd. It made the concert feel like something you could only experience that night.

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Quick Details

Artist: Mt. Joy
Date: September 12, 2026
Venue: RBC Amphitheatre
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tour: Celebrating 10 Years of Mt. Joy Tour 2026
Opening Act: SNACKTIME
Start Time: 8:45 PM
Songs Performed: 21
Encore: 2 songs

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Starting With the Debut Album

Mt. Joy opened the night by going all the way back to their 2018 self-titled debut album with “Dirty Love” and “Sheep.”

I really liked that choice. There wasn’t a long buildup before getting into the music. They came out with two songs from the album that introduced so many people to the band and immediately sounded great.

From there, they jumped ahead to Orange Blood for “Lemon Tree” and the title track. Both songs are great on the album, but they really come alive in concert. Songs like these give the band a little more room to stretch things out musically, and that’s where you really start noticing just how good every member of Mt. Joy is.

And the night was really just getting started.

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“Let Loose” Turns Into a Jam

“Let Loose” is where the show really opened up.

It has become one of Mt. Joy’s best live songs because of how much they can do with it, and this version was no exception. In the middle of the song, they worked their way into Tom Petty’s “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” before eventually bringing everything back around to “Let Loose.”

That’s one of the things I love about seeing Mt. Joy live. You know what song they’re playing, but you don’t necessarily know where they’re going to take it.

They followed that with “I’m Your Wreck,” which was incredible and easily one of the biggest fan favorites of the night.

A Run Through Rearrange Us

The band then settled into a four-song stretch from Rearrange Us, starting with the title track and continuing with “Strangers,” “Bug Eyes,” and “Witness.”

It was a great section of the show because those songs work so well together. “Strangers” has become one of my personal favorites, and hearing it live only makes me appreciate it more.

By this point, the concert had already touched three different Mt. Joy albums while still feeling like one continuous show rather than separate sections of songs.

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The Sing-Alongs Take Over

Hope We Have Fun made its first appearance of the night with “Highway Queen,” and it sounded amazing live.

It also started an especially fun stretch of crowd participation.

Mt. Joy followed it with their cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” Their version is incredible, and with almost everyone in the amphitheatre knowing the song, it became another huge sing-along.

Then came “Jenny Jenkins,” which kept that energy going.

“Pink Lady” followed and was a really fun live song before the concert moved into one of my favorite moments of the entire night.

Mt. Joy, SNACKTIME and “Fire on the Mountain”

Mt. Joy brought the opening band SNACKTIME back onto the stage for “Mt. Joy,” and this turned into something special.

During the song, they worked in “Fire on the Mountain” by the Grateful Dead, and the whole performance became this huge musical moment. The guitar solos were amazing, the drums got their chance to shine, and then hearing everybody come back together was pretty incredible.

This was one of those parts of the concert where you could really see the musicianship involved.

There were a lot of great songs throughout the night, but this was probably one of the moments that best showed what Mt. Joy is capable of as a live band.

The Crowd Takes Over “Johnson Song”

“Johnson Song” brought things back into full sing-along mode, but the best part actually came after the band had finished playing.

The crowd kept singing the chorus.

Matt Quinn noticed it, and he seemed genuinely surprised by how long everyone kept it going. You could tell he loved it.

Moments like that are what can make a concert feel different from just another stop on a tour. It wasn’t something that needed to be planned. The crowd simply kept singing, and the band got to take it in.

“Lucy” and an Incredible “Julia”

They followed that with “Lucy,” which has that combination of being emotional and fun at the same time. It’s always a great live song.

Then SNACKTIME came back out for “Julia,” which was another personal highlight for me.

Mt. Joy often works Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy” into “Julia,” but this time they also added Drake’s “One Dance.” With the show being in Toronto, adding Drake into the mix was a really nice touch.

It also perfectly fits the way Mt. Joy approaches these live arrangements. Instead of the covers feeling like completely separate songs dropped into the set, they weave them into their own music and somehow make the whole thing work.

“Silver Lining” Closes the Main Set

The final song before the encore was “Silver Lining.”

And really, what else could you want?

It sounded amazing, the crowd was completely into it, and it turned into another enormous sing-along. It’s one of those Mt. Joy songs where thousands of people singing together feels like part of the song itself.

The band left the stage, but there was obviously more coming.

“Bathroom Light” and “Astrovan” Finish the Night

Mt. Joy returned for a two-song encore beginning with “Bathroom Light.”

I personally love this song, and Matt Quinn sounded incredible hitting his high notes, and falsetto. It was a great choice for the encore and sounded fantastic.

Then they closed the entire night with “Astrovan,” bringing everything back around to the song that got things started for Mt. Joy.

“Astrovan” felt like the perfect way to close it out.

Mt. Joy Toronto Setlist — September 12, 2026

Dirty Love
Sheep
Lemon Tree
Orange Blood
Let Loose
- with “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” by Tom Petty worked into the song
I’m Your Wreck
Rearrange Us
Strangers
Bug Eyes
Witness
Highway Queen
Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

Creedence Clearwater Revival cover

Jenny Jenkins
Pink Lady
Mt. Joy

with SNACKTIME
with “Fire on the Mountain” by the Grateful Dead worked into the song

Johnson Song
Lucy

with SNACKTIME

Julia

with SNACKTIME
with “One Dance” by Drake and “Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley worked into the song

Silver Lining

Encore

Bathroom Light
Astrovan

Final Thoughts

Mt. Joy was incredible at RBC Amphitheatre.

I’ve always liked how much musicianship there is in this band, but seeing them live really emphasizes it. They can write great songs, but they also know how to take those songs somewhere completely different onstage without losing what made you love them in the first place.

The jams were incredible. Jackie Miclau, Sam Cooper, Sotiris Eliopoulos, & Michael Byrnes’ work throughout the night was fantastic. Matt Quinn sounded great singing and how great he is as a guitar player also comes through live. The crowd was completely invested in the show, and SNACKTIME joining them throughout the night made several songs feel even bigger.

But what I probably enjoyed most was how unpredictable everything could feel. “Let Loose” suddenly turns into Tom Petty. “Mt. Joy” opens up into the Grateful Dead. “Julia” finds its way through Drake and Gnarls Barkley. The band finishes “Johnson Song” and the crowd just decides they aren’t done singing yet.

That’s what made this show so much fun.

Mt. Joy sounded incredible, the band looked like they were having a great time playing together, and their talent really comes through when you see them live.

This was an incredible concert from beginning to end — and easily one of those shows that makes me want to see Mt. Joy again whenever I get the chance.

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