The last show for the iconic Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip will be broadcasted live at a Coquitlam venue this month.
Great Canadian Gaming Corp. will screen the final concert from The Hip’s hometown of Kingston, Ont., on Saturday, Aug. 20, at 5:30 p.m. at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver (2080 United Blvd.). Doors open at 4:30 p.m.
Sonja Mandic, GCGC’s director of media relations and social responsibility, said proceeds from the $10 entry charge will be donated to the Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research, administered through the Sunnybrook Foundation — a teaching hospital of the University of Toronto.
Downie, The Hip frontman and a father of four, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer known as glioblastoma, one of the most common causes of cancer death in Canadians between the ages of 40 and 60.
News of Downie’s incurable disease was announced in May and dates of The Hip’s Man Machine Poem tour were soon announced; it started in Victoria last month and will end in Kingston on Aug. 20.
In a statement, the band wrote: “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 its 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,” they wrote.
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