ricojes Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Gord Downie diagnosed with terminal brain cancer http://buffalo.com/2016/05/24/news/music/tragically-hips-gord-downie-diagnosed-terminal-brain-cancer/ Here's what the band posted on its website Tuesday: Hello friends. We have some very tough news to share with you today, and we wish it wasn’t so. A few months ago, in December, Gord Downie was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Since then, obviously, he’s endured a lot of difficult times, and he has been fighting hard. In privacy along with his family, and through all of this, we’ve been standing by him. So after 30-some years together as The Tragically Hip, thousands of shows, and hundreds of tours…We’ve decided to do another one. This feels like the right thing to do now, for Gord, and for all of us. What we in The Hip receive, each time we play together, is a connection; with each other; with music and it’s magic; and during the shows, a special connection with all of you, our incredible fans. So, we’re going to dig deep, and try to make this our best tour yet. We hope you can come out and join us this summer – details and dates will be coming this week. And we sincerely thank all of you, for your continued love and support, Paul, GordD, Johnny, Rob, GordS Sad sad news, I have seen The Hip more times than I can count and they never disappoint. This will be a must see show... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAF43 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Yeah I agree, I'm already anticipating their tour so I can get to see them one last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark80 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Cancer sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksilver Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Last few months have been difficult for music fans. This is awful news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF Bills Fan Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Very very sad news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) Saw the boys on Youngs road near ECC North back in the very early 90's. The band had just released Road Apples cd. One of my favorite bands have all their stuff. Terrible news. We're losing just people in music. Please stop! Edited May 26, 2016 by Helpmenow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) This sucks. Always loved The Hip. Going to try to make it to one of the last shows. Edited May 25, 2016 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zevo Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Huge fan of the hip.....day for night was my very first cd ever.....I've never really been a fan of live concerts so I've never seen them live....will make it a priority to get to one of these tours...,sad sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 First concerts are announced on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/theTragicallyHip/ In support of the 14th studio album release, the Man Machine Poem Tour will kick off on July 22 in Victoria, BC and wrap up in Kingston, ON on August 20. Tickets for the Man Machine Poem Tour will be available on Friday, June 3 at 10am local time. Visit thehip.com/shows for more details. July 22 - Victoria, BC July 24 - Vancouver, BC July 28 - Edmonton, AB August 1 - Calgary, AB August 5 - Winnipeg, MB August 8 - London, ON August 10 - Toronto, ON August 12 - Toronto, ON August 16 - Hamilton, ON August 18 - Ottawa, ON August 20 - Kingston, ON Right now I'm thinking I may try to get the August 12th show, then go to see the Bills vs. Colts on the 13th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Was so sad to hear this news. Its hitting a lot of us Canadians hard. "Ahead by a century" is one of my all time favorite songs. CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricojes Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 Was so sad to hear this news. Its hitting a lot of us Canadians hard. "Ahead by a century" is one of my all time favorite songs. CBF At the bar, after our softball game yesterday, we played about a dozen straight Hip songs and that was one of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 At the bar, after our softball game yesterday, we played about a dozen straight Hip songs and that was one of them... CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAF43 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 CBF It's odd, any time I try to make a list of my favorite Hip songs it's always changing. I love that their music can do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 It's odd, any time I try to make a list of my favorite Hip songs it's always changing. I love that their music can do that. Agreed CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricojes Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) One time... http://buffalo.com/2016/05/26/news/music/humble-request-gord-downie-come-buffalo-one-time/ Edited May 26, 2016 by ricojes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Really, really hope they play one more show in WNY. If not, we'll try to get to the Hamilton show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBillsFan Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Hello Fellow Hip Fans, Obviously, this is terrible news for Gordon and the band. Glad to see they are still doing a tour. I am looking at getting tickets to a show as this may be the last tour. Has anyone looked into getting tickets? In the email they sent out they mentioned their will be a pre-sale on May30th and they will email details. I haven't received any emails yet and am getting worried. Anyone have any insight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Anyone got the pre-sale password for Toronto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Anyone got the pre-sale password for Toronto? Machine CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammered a Lot Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 I was contacted by some one in the music/radio business recently. Rumors of the Hip playing at the Ralph. No date mentioned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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