![]() ![]() ![]() Was there a long line at the restaurant, Phil? Schofield looks downcast as he heads out for dinner with daughter as queue-jump row rages Gord gestured as if he was sketching a portrait of the teary audience as the band played the song's final notes. The band's biggest hit closed the show, Ahead By A Century. They opened with four songs from their 1992 breakthrough album Fully Completely: 50 Mission Cap, Courage, Wheat Kings and At the Hundredth Meridian. Gord, who started the show wearing a metallic silver suit and hat with a Jaws T-shirt underneath, hugged and kissed his bandmates - guitarists Rob Baker and Paul Langlois, bassist Gord Sinclair and drummer Johnny Fay. was elusive - outside of border cities like Buffalo, New York, where viewing parties of the concert's Canadian broadcast were also held. While The Hip became one of Canada's most beloved rock bands, lasting success in the U.S. On Twitter, the prime minister said: 'On behalf of Canadians, I thank Gord Downie and the Hip for their decades of service to Canadian music. Justin Trudeau mouthed 'thank you' and nodded from the audience in gratitude. I don't know if they let you go beyond that. ![]() 'He's going to be looking good for about at least 12 more years. The band shared a similar image on their own social media pages.ĭuring the performance, Gord acknowledged and praised the 44-year-old politician for his efforts to take action on behalf of Canada's indigenous people. On Saturday, the Prime Minister's official photographer tweeted a photo of himself and Gord embracing before the show. Gord put on a characteristically energetic performance throughout the 30-song set - including three encores - despite having been diagnosed with a glioblastoma, the most aggressive cancerous brain tumor.ĭuring the performance of Grace Too during the second encore, Gord appeared to break down in tears before dropping his microphone to the floor in a poignant moment that left fans teary-eyed themselves.īack in May, when Gord went public with his illness, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote on Twitter that the singer 'has been writing Canada's soundtrack for more than 30 years.' Hometown hero: Gord, pictured during a performance in Hamilton, Ontario, was diagnosed with a glioblastoma, the most aggressive of cancerous brain tumors While the band was careful not to declare that its now-concluded 15-show tour would be its last, the concert had an aura that was both celebratory and somber. Known for their songs about small towns, hockey and Canadian icons, the group have seen nine of their 13 albums shoot to number one in their home country. The 52-year-old singer and his band are an indelible part of Canadian culture. Thousands in the streets of Kingston listened to the performance in the city's Springer Market square.Ĭrowds across the country gathered in the thousands everywhere from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to the streets of Bobcaygeon, Ontario, to the National Music Centre in Calgary, Alberta, to watch the live CBC broadcast. ![]() Those who couldn't attend the concert - whether by ticket availability or geography - watched the show broadcast live on CBC. To prove the national importance of the event, among those in the audience was Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trucking out: Gord is displayed on a screen during a public viewing of the band's final concert in Halifax, Nova Scotia ![]()
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