Dawn Chorus Ignites are a British instrumental group who play progressive, guitar-led music associated with post-rock and ambient styles. Their music is described as shifting between gentle and forceful passages, with an emphasis on dynamics, emotion and instrumental texture.

The group’s line-up is Ben Philcox on guitar, Mat Cook on guitar, James Shephard on bass, Alex Gray on drums, and Mark Litchfield on percussion and effects. Their name is built from three words: “dawn”, meaning first light or the start of a new period; “chorus”, referring to music or a group performing together; and “ignites”, suggesting the arousing of strong emotion.

They are associated with progressive instrumental guitar music and are presented as a band that moves across boundaries rather than staying within fixed genre limits.