The Tragically Hip have announced a summer Canadian tour, but fans in Atlantic Canada will have to travel if they want to see the band.
A 10-city Canadian tour will start July 22 in Victoria and end Aug. 20 in Kingston.
No dates have been scheduled east of Ontario.
Tickets go on sale on June 3rd.
In support of the 14th studio album release, the Man Machine Poem Tour will start July 22. https://t.co/bnOogVT3Lk pic.twitter.com/05c1kebPpq
— The Tragically Hip (@thehipdotcom) May 25, 2016
Jul 24, 2016- Rogers Arena-Vancouver, British Columbia
Jul 28, 2016-Rexall Place-Edmonton, Alberta
Aug 5, 2016-MTS Centre-Winnipeg, Manitoba
Aug 10, 2016-Air Canada Centre-Toronto, Ontario
Aug 12, 2016-Air Canada Centre-Toronto, Ontario
Aug 16, 2016-First Ontario Centre-Hamilton, Ontario
Aug 20, 2016-Rogers K-Rock Centre-Kingston, Ontario
It was announced yesterday that Lead Singer Gord Downie was diagnosed in December with Terminal brain cancer.
This could be the Tragically Hip’s last tour.
Band Manager Patrick Sambrook says The Hip have had an impact on the lives of many of their fans, “I think this is appropriate and awesome for everyone involved, to give and receive and what happens when this band plays live, and what they mean to people and the people to them. The hope is that this run will be like most, great, awesome and exciting and everyone will be happy at the end.”
The Band’s other Manager Bernie Breen says this tour is expected to be very meaningful to a lot of people, “It’s when you go to a Tragically Hip show and it brings you back to your life and the places where you heard certain songs. I think that is what the tour will be like, and those experiences will happen during the tour.”
Fans and friends of the band took to social media yesterday offering support.
Gord Downie is a true original who has been writing Canada’s soundtrack for more than 30 years. #Courage
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) May 24, 2016
It’s a very heavy day for lovers of Canadian music. Sending #courage to Gord Downie, his family, friends and bandmates @thehipdotcom.
— Tom Mulcair (@ThomasMulcair) May 24, 2016
The Tragically Hip defined an era in CDN music. Thinking of Gord Downie, his family, bandmates & fans in this difficult time. @thehipdotcom
— John Tory (@JohnTory) May 24, 2016
We’d like to send all our love, light and strength to Gord Downie in his fight with cancer. The Nation is behind yo… pic.twitter.com/VQNA9fBXGg
— Billy Talent (@billytalentband) May 24, 2016
