The Tragically Hip announced their last tour in tandem with the sad news that frontman Gord Downie had terminal brain cancer earlier this year. Tonight they'll be finishing up that tour, and it will be their final show after more than three decades in music. Downie is fronting the band for one last hurrah at Rogers K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ontario. Canada's CBC Music is broadcasting the show live online. These Canadian Music Hall of Famers deserve one hell of a send-off. Watch below or here.
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The Tragically Hip's final album, Man Machine Poem, is out now.
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UPDATE: Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau sends the band off...
Thank you, Gord. #courage pic.twitter.com/kpLKVzfY63
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 21, 2016
On behalf of Canadians, I thank Gord Downie and the Hip for their decades of service to Canadian music. Forever in our hearts and playlists.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 21, 2016
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