Gord Downie, the frontman of The Tragically Hip, has incurable brain cancer.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/g ... -1.3597361
The group is planning one last tour. If they come to a venue anywhere near you, I'd recommend going.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Damn. As a fan of the band, I am a bit bummed.
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Tour schedule - all are Canadian cities:
- Victoria, July 22. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.
- Vancouver, July 24. Rogers Arena?.
- Edmonton, July 28. Rexall Place.
- Calgary, Aug 1. Scotiabank Saddledome.
- Winnipeg, Aug 5. MTS Centre.
- London, Aug. 8. Budweiser Gardens.
- Toronto, Aug 10 and Aug. 12. Air Canada Centre.
- Hamilton , Aug. 16. FirstOntario Centre.
- Ottawa, Aug. 18. Canadian Tire Centre.
- Kingston (the band's home town), Aug. 20. Rogers K-Rock Centre?.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
The final concert will be aired and streamed live. See
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/tragically- ... -1.3639948 for details.
Oh, and
new Tragically Hip album.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Bump, because that final concert is this weekend.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
And the concert is now in the history books.
This was definitely a big deal. Three sets, the usual two encores... and a third encore, which The Hip never do. Prime Minister Trudeau was in the audience, not in a booth but actually on the floor with everyone else. CBC broadcast the concert live without commercials, preempting Olympic Games coverage to do so. (Although I noticed that the radio feed was live but the TV feed was on a three-second delay - they mush have known Tired as Fuck was on the playlist and had somebody ready to mute that one repeated word. Good thing I listened to the radio feed.)
One thing that should be mentioned: we've all assumed that this was their farewell tour, but the band never actually said that. So there's hope for more... assuming Gord Downie's health holds up.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
A few webpages, then I'll let this thread be.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Revisiting this thread for the worst reason, even though it was expected.
RIP Gord Downie
Regular programming on CBC Radio has been preempted for two hours, for a memorial to Gord Downie.
A collection of tweets and Instragram posts in memoriam
(And I've been trying to figure out who to compare Gord Downie to, for people who don't live in Canada. The closest I can come is Bruce Springsteen, but Gord's cultural impact in Canada was much larger than Springsteen's in the USA.)