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Check Out the Weirdest and Coolest Canadian Music Tattoos

Fans have gotten ink paying tribute to PUP, Drake, Alexisonfire, Grimes, Jessie Reyez, Nickelback and many more
Check Out the Weirdest and Coolest Canadian Music Tattoos
By Alex Hudson
Published Jul 08, 2020
So you consider yourself a Canadian music fan? Prove it! Sure, maybe you own a couple of Weeknd albums or a Feist T-shirt — but that's nothing compared to the music fans who have paid permanent tribute to their favourite Canadian artists by getting tribute tattoos inked onto their bodies.

To celebrate the commitment of these devoted music fans, we scoured social media and rounded up a gallery of our favourite tattoos inspired by Canadian music. These run the gamut from simple, classy lyric tats to colourful logos to elaborate portraits — and everything in between.

We limited ourselves to one tattoo per artist — but take a deep dive through the Instagram hashtags and you can find an incredible wealth of gorgeous Orville Peck ink (plus this wild cherub), some truly hilarious Drake portraits, and more Alexisonfire tattoos than we can begin to count. There's also some mind-boggling tattoo inception going on, since lots of people have inadvertently gotten Fefe Dobson tributes (in the form of Yelawolf portraits that include his "Fefe" face tat).

See the tattoos below — and be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to look at the Nickelback photograph. Every time we do it makes us laugh.

Orville Peck:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Bicycle Tattoo and piercing (@bicycletattooandpiercing) on


Arkells:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by I M P E R I A L • T A T T O O (@imperialtattoo) on


PUP:

The Weeknd:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by The Weeknd (@xotattoos) on


Alexisonfire:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Gabí Leilek Tattoo (@gabileilek) on


Godspeed You! Black Emperor:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by junior cruz (@jvniorcrvz) on


The Tragically Hip:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Scarecrow Ink (@scarecrowinktattoochwk) on


Grimes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by lafemme fatale (@charlottelafemmee) on


The Weakerthans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Sarah Phillips (@symptomsofhealth) on


Drake:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by 3by3 (@3by3memes) on


Dan Mangan:
Mac DeMarco:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Jen Rose (@jenrosetattoos) on


3 Inches of Blood:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by RoyBoy (@royboytattoo) on


Neil Young:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Dan Dan (@chestermcdragon) on


Said the Whale:
Swollen Members:


Arcade Fire:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by nhanna scott tattoo (@nhannascott) on


Rush:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Mermaid (@emilee_capogni) on


Sloan:
Feist:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by ogreatcalamity (@ogreatcalamity) on


Barenaked Ladies:
Got a tattoo today from r/barenakedladies

The Glorious Sons:
Metric:
Jessie Reyez:


The Discarded:
Joel Plaskett:
Amos the Transparent:
Billy and the Lost Boys:
Alanis Morissette:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Matias Rodriguez (@matias_rodriguez1_tattoo) on


Carly Rae Jepsen:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Chelsea Jane (@dearchels) on


Céline Dion:

Voivod:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Erik (@gbghctattoos) on


Strapping Young Lad:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Soraya Welin (@soy_sauce83) on


Gorguts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by BrandNewTattoo&Gallery (@brandnewtattoo) on


Kataklysm:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Judas Tattoo (@the.judastattoo) on


Annihilator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Daniel Nagy (@headbangertattoo) on


Leonard Cohen:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Chameleon Tattoo (@tattoochameleon) on


Avril Lavigne:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Ziska (@franziska_faulstich_) on


Sum 41:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by ᴀᴜɢᴜꜱᴛᴏ ᴛᴇʟʟᴇꜱ (@augustotellestattoo) on


Billy Talent:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by AV Ink + Art (@avinkart.tattoo) on


Broken Social Scene:


Len:
Steal My Sunshine by Ash Cox at Kustom Hustle Savannah, GA from r/traditionaltattoos

Fefe Dobson:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Megan Jade (@megan13jade) on


Joni Mitchell:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by John Street Tattoo (@johnstreettattoo) on


Stars:


Mother Mother:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Karen Melia (@karenm_tattoos) on


Purity Ring:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER ✊🏿 (@queerswampgoth) on


Nardwuar the Human Serviette:
Death from Above:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Pinkypie (@chinkypinky) on


Cancer Bats:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Sunny Telles (@ufocommander) on


Danko Jones:



Chad VanGaalen (Black Mold):



Matthew Good:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Derek Huppie (@renfreakk) on


Tegan and Sara:
Chromeo:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Vixtattoos (@vixtattoos) on


Shania Twain:
The New Pornographers:
City and Colour:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Black Moon Tattoo Studio (@black.moon.tattoos) on


Our Lady Peace:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Brandy Vidican (@brandyvidican) on


July Talk:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by adam tyler zinanni (@100_percent_techno) on


Nickelback:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Dominique Darko (@dominiquedarko) on