Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip holds final show

The Tragically Hip, which never achieved widespread fame in America, remains one of Canada’s most beloved bands after churning out hits for decades.

He says the concert is a powerful moment for all Canadians.

The band ended their 15-show Man Machine Poem tour on Saturday night in their home town of Kingston, Ontario, and the event was even broadcast on national TV.

The tour sold out stadiums across the country in minutes, prompting controversy about ticket resellers.

The band followed up “50 Mission Cap” with two more songs from the fan-favourite album “Fully Completely:” “Courage (for Hugh MacLennan)” and “Wheat Kings”.

The Hip then segued into songs from their latest album, Man Machine Poem, before running through their previous records.

“It’s very encouraging to hear Mr. Downie use his celebrity to endorse the work of Prime Minister Trudeau”, FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron said in a written statement.

Thousands of fans – including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – are at the Rogers K-Rock Centre. (But) we’re going to get it fixed and we got the guy to do it, to start, to help.

If you have to go – and we all have to, eventually – Gord Downie, lead singer of the iconic Canadian band The Tragically Hip, is at least leaving the stage on his own terms.

Downie could be seen wiping tears from his eyes in the middle of the set, screaming “No!” into the microphone as fans watched.

“Thank you for keeping me pushing”, Downie told fans.

The Kingston crowd, and crowds at viewing parties across the country, could not be silenced at 11 p.m. when the band left the stage once again after thanking the audience.

Bobcaygeon shut down its main street to screen the final stop of the Hip’s tour. The song earned a Juno Award for best single in 2000. “They’ve always been a straight-forward rock and roll band”. Children sat on their parents laps or on blankets.

Donations were collected for The Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research and the Bluewater Health Foundation.

“There is a Canadianness that runs through them to the point where new citizens should be given a Tragically Hip CD after they take the oath”, said Alan Cross, a radio show host and music historian.