Music: Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie reveals terminal brain cancer diagnosis

[Captain Bowie]

That's pretty good!

It's their last tour - One could easily expect high ticket prices. This ain't rocket science.

Checked again, actually $56. Still one of the cheapest concerts I will have (hopefully) attended.

 

[Stanley Foobrick]

Checked again, actually $56. Still one of the cheapest concerts I will have (hopefully) attended.

Hamilton is $56 to $136, Toronto is $66 to $166, very fair prices compared to some shows. They probably could have doubled those prices and all tickets would still be gone by 10:15 this coming Friday.

 

[Captain Bowie]

Resell will be through the roof. They are limiting 4 tickets per person/household, hoping to curb that a bit I guess.

Which kinda suck for me, I've got 6 people that want to go right now. But I understand why.

 

[Punchbowl]

xxx

 

[Langdon Alger]

Did the Hip ever become big outside Canada?

 

[Dr Pepper]

Did the Hip ever become big outside Canada?

Unfortunately I don't think they ever got as much traction in the US as, say, Nickelback, which is just baffling if you ask me.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Unfortunately I don't think they ever got as much traction in the US as, say, Nickelback, which is just baffling if you ask me.

I remember they were on SNL about 20 years ago. I never understood why the Canadian bands I grew up listening to in the 90's didn't become big in the US.

 

[Xelebes]

Unfortunately I don't think they ever got as much traction in the US as, say, Nickelback, which is just baffling if you ask me.

The Tragically Hip have a following in Netherlands. The following in the US is more diffuse but did spend almost a decade writing and recording tracks in the US. They returned home to record in and around 2000.

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

Did the Hip ever become big outside Canada?

I'd honestly never even heard of them until I first read this very thread when it was started.

 

[Xelebes]

I'd honestly never even heard of them until I first read this very thread when it was started.

Would that make you trailing by a century?

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

Would that make you trailing by a century?

According to other posters here, they were never big outside of Canada. And being someone who has neither lived or even been to Canada, plus being of an age that was probably too young to know them (based on their current ages) in their prime based, that about sums up why I haven't heard of them.

Still sucks nonetheless. "**** cancer" is something I think we can all agree on, no matter what.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

**** scalpers cashing in on this.

 

[Xelebes]

According to other posters here, they were never big outside of Canada. And being someone who has neither lived or even been to Canada, plus being of an age that was probably too young to know them (based on their current ages) in their prime based, that about sums up why I haven't heard of them.

Still sucks nonetheless. "**** cancer" is something I think we can all agree on, no matter what.

Come on, that was supposed to be a groaner.

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

Come on, that was supposed to be a groaner.

Just realized (looked up) what you were getting at there.....I'll leave now

 

[bigdirty]

CBC is in talks with the band to broadcast their final show:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/tragically-hip-kingston-broadcast-cbc-1.3609414

 

[Tuggy]

CBC is in talks with the band to broadcast their final show:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/tragically-hip-kingston-broadcast-cbc-1.3609414

Hopefully this can happen.

 

[captaincheese]

CBC is in talks with the band to broadcast their final show:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/tragically-hip-kingston-broadcast-cbc-1.3609414

Hopefully this works out.

Ticket resellers and scalpers scooped up all the tickets to the shows. Im not paying 500$ for a ticket that's face value is 57$

 

[Dr Pepper]

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/many-tragically-hip-fans-disappointed-concert-tickets-sell-145055378.html

Looks like the wheels are in motion.....scalpers are going to try and make a HUGE profit off this event.

I hope they don't....but I'm sure most will.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Scalpers are making a killing. Personally liked nothing in the last 20 years theyve done

 

[Captain Bowie]

Getting really discouraged. Stubhub prices seem to be going up since the went on sale. Cheapest at over $200 CA in Vancouver.

 

[Dr Pepper]

There are rumblings of Mississauga and Toronto organizing free shows.

Not sure how I feel about trying to talk Gord into working more shows, as I'm sure he had doctors telling him how many shows he'd be able to perform. Wouldn't want to overwork the guy.

 

[End on a Hinote]

Unfortunately I don't think they ever got as much traction in the US as, say, Nickelback, which is just baffling if you ask me.

Personally, I find the The Hip not making it big outside of Canada (as well as Blue Rodeo) bitter sweet. As much as I like seeing our bands succeed internationally, there is something about them being uniquely Canadian that I love. The Hip and Blue Rodeo both share a sound that, when I hear it, just feels so Canadian (specifically rural Canadian) that I think only Canadians can understand.

 

[Rocko604]

Went to the Vancouver show tonight. Unreal. Gord may not be bouncing around the stage like he used to, but he still put on a hell of a show. So glad I went. Luckily was able to get tickets below face value off of StubHub, even with the exchange rate. Not ashamed to admit I teared up during Bobcaygeon and Wheat Kings.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Went to the Vancouver show tonight. Unreal. Gord may not be bouncing around the stage like he used to, but he still put on a hell of a show. So glad I went. Luckily was able to get tickets below face value off of StubHub, even with the exchange rate. Not ashamed to admit I teared up during Bobcaygeon and Wheat Kings.

How did Gord look? I can't imagine being able to still get out there and perform in his condition. I checked the setlist and they played around 25 songs. Must have been a pretty good night, albeit very bittersweet. Did Gord talk to the crowd much?

 

[Sniper99]

I wont be going to either of the Edmonton shows but I've seen them 8-10 times and every show was phenomenal.

I always wondered way before the sad news took place how much longer they would keep going especially since their new stuff seems to last a month on the radio and then fade. It sucks that it has to end this way.

I've been listening to nothing but The Hip on my Ipod lately. If there was one man I would have loved to meet, it was Gordie. All the best Gord and the band.

I have The Hip's live concert "That Night In Toronto" dvd and when the crowd erupts during Bobcaygeon's "That Night In Toronto" the neck hair stands straight up.

One memory I have is when I went to their show during the Phantom Power tour I was in Grade 11 and the next day at school my Math teacher asked me to answer a question on the board from that weekend's homework. I couldn't answer it my voice was shot. I had to get my classmate to read the answer for me. My teacher looked at me and said "Are you OK?" I said I was fine and that I was at The Hip concert the night before. My teacher laughed.