Next fall, award-winning Canadian singer/songwriter Loreena McKennitt will be commemorating the 30th anniversary of her album ‘The Mask and The Mirror’ with a tour in Eastern Canada that includes a stop at Massey Hall on October 31, 2026.. This marks the second leg of the anniversary tour, first performed for European festival audiences in the summer of 2024.
The Mask and The Mirror Tour begins in Moncton, on October 13th, 2026 and concludes in Toronto on October 31, stopping in a dozen cities across New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Québec and Ontario. October 26th will mark Loreena’s first-ever performance at Montreal’s spectacular Maison Symphonique.
Three other concerts in the region include Ottawa (Oct. 20), Québec (Oct. 21) and Sherbrooke (Oct. 25).
The 1994 studio album – her fifth – was described by Billboard magazine that same year as “timeless and transcendent”. Celebrated for its ‘cross-cultural fertilization’, it weaves together Celtic, Spanish and Moroccan influences. The album has been called “one of the most celebrated albums by the artist” and “a turning point in Loreena’s music”. It has sold more than two million copies worldwide.
McKennitt proclaims she followed “paths of inspiration” and that the album “examines the questions that echo down the centuries – Who was God? What is religion, what spirituality? What was revealed and what was concealed and what was the mask and what the mirror?”
The first set each evening will feature ‘fan favourites’, while the second set will include every song on the album. Loreena will be accompanied by an incredible cast of musical companions — Caroline Lavelle on cello, Brian Hughes on guitar, Hugh Marsh on violin, Dudley Phillips on bass and Robert Brian on drums.
“This album was a historical and musical pilgrimage for me and I’m thrilled to bring this concert home,” McKennitt states. “This is a milestone anniversary in my career and I look forward to celebrating it with Canadian audiences, including Atlantic Canada where we have not performed in a decade.”
McKennitt’s eclectic Celtic blend of pop, folk and world music has sold more than 14 million albums worldwide. Her recordings have achieved Gold, Platinum and multi-Platinum status in 15 countries on four continents. She has twice been nominated for a GRAMMY® Award and has won two Juno Awards, as well as a Billboard International Achievement Award. McKennitt was inducted into the Canadian Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in March 2023 and The Canadian Music Hall of Fame in May 2025.
The Mask and Mirror Tour – Eastern Canada 2026:
Oct 13 Moncton, NB / Capitol Theatre
Oct 14 Fredericton, NB / Fredericton Playhouse
Oct 15 Charlottetown, PE / Confederation Centre of the Arts
Oct 16 Saint John, NB / Imperial Theatre
Oct 17 Halifax, NS / Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Oct 20 Ottawa, ON / National Arts Centre – Southam Hall
Oct 21 Québec, QC / Théâtre Capitole
Oct 25 Sherbrooke, QC / Centre culturel de l’Univ. de Sherbrooke
Oct 26 Montréal, QC / Place des Arts – Maison Symphonique
Oct 29 London, ON / Centennial Hall
Oct 30 Kitchener, ON / Centre In The Square
Oct 31 Toronto, ON / Massey Hall
In addition to her musical career, Loreena McKennitt has been recognized for a number of noteworthy philanthropic initiatives, including: ·
The Cook-Rees Memorial Fund for Water Search and Safety·
The Falstaff Family Centre·
Honorary Colonel of the Royal Canadian Air Force