In Kingston, Ontario’s Market Square they climbed the rooftops. Hundreds of figures, taking to the parapets for a view of the cinema screen relaying the live feed, while 27,000 people gathered in the square below. From sea to icy sea, Canada stopped to listen – the streets of Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa and Montreal throbbed to the sound of the show, with bars and cafés hanging bedsheets outside to project the national CBC TV feed, and every window on every block thrown open to flood the cities with music. Eleven million people – a third of the Canadian population – watched on TV, and in screening venues from Toronto to Bobcaygeon they gathered in their thousands, dancing, singing, many clutching loved ones close or struggling to hold back tears. “It’s a night for celebration,” one emotional fan told the news cameras. “It’s a night to unfortunately say g
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The Tragically Hip on reuniting for the band s 1st performance since Gord Downie s death
In an exclusive interview with Q’s Tom Power, The Tragically Hip’s Gord Sinclair, Johnny Fay, Paul Langlois and Rob Baker discussed the loss of their bandmate Gord Downie, their three decades of brotherhood and their much-anticipated performance at this year’s Juno Awards.
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This composite image shows, from left, Gord Sinclair, Johnny Fay, Paul Langlois and Rob Baker of The Tragically Hip. They joined Q s Tom Power onstage at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto for an exclusive interview about their career, their long-lasting friendship, and the loss of their friend and bandmate, Gord Downie.(CBC)
In addition to receiving the Humanitarian Award at the 50th annual Juno Awards next month, The Tragically Hip announced Thursday that they will also perform a…
In addition to receiving the Humanitarian Award at the 50th annual Juno Awards next month, The Tragically Hip announced Thursday that they will also perform a…