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The Tragically Hip

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Tragically Hip Reminder

The Tragically Hip will be performing two songs live tonight at the Junos.  They're also being inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame so you won't want to miss that. In addition to performing and being honoured, the Hip are up for two Junos.  They're nominated with Billy Talent, Great
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Gord As Ken

The Tragically Hip's lead singer Gord Downie was auditioning this week for a role as Hall of Fame goaltender Ken Dryden in a made-for-TV miniseries about the 1972 Summit Series. As I type this, there is a picture of Paul Henderson celebrating "The Goal" in 1972 on the wall above
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Hip Clarification

I previously mentioned that The Tragically Hip will be making a cameo appearance on "Corner Gas" on February 28, 2005.  It turns out The Tragically Hip and Colin James are both scheduled to star in an upcoming episode of the show, but it's actually set to air on March 14,
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Corner Hip

Fellow fans of The Tragically Hip will want to tune into CTV's "Corner Gas" on February 28, 2005 to see a cameo appearance by the band. You may want to stick around for "Degrassi: The Next Generation".  If the stars align, there might be a Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith
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That Night In Toronto...

There's something special about a live performance by The Tragically Hip.  I saw them for the eighth time last night, and here's the synopsis you've waited so patiently for. The Joel Plaskett Emergency - The Joel Plaskett Emergency opened for The Hip when I last saw them on Canada Day,
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The Setlist

I just got home from watching The Tragically Hip at the ACC tonight.  It was a great show and I'll write a more detailed synopsis tomorrow. I have updated my Tragically Hip page with tonight's setlist and I've updated the song statistics on that page. More tomorrow.  Good night everybody.
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Canadian Music Hall of Famers

In the no-brainer decision of the year, The Tragically Hip will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at next year's Juno Awards.  The 34th annual awards will be broadcast April 3, 2005 from Winnipeg, Manitoba. I'm listening to In Between Evolution right now, in full pre-concert preparation
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Overnight Sensations?

I receive Google Alerts every time The Tragically Hip are mentioned in a news story.  Throughout their current US tour I've been reading several articles from the States that suggest The Hip are bigger South of the border than they have been at any time previous. An article from today's
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Hip Download

For $9.95 The Tragically Hip are offering their entire concert from July 1st at the Molson Amphitheatre as an MP3 download. If you buy the MP3s you can also download original artwork.  It's an interesting idea and I hope it succeeds, but I'm not quite ready to fork over
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Tragically Hip Presale

At noon today a pre-sale started for The Tragically Hip's upcoming Canadian tour.  This pre-sale continues until Thursday at 17:00 EST. I just picked up pretty good floors for the Toronto show on November 26.  I've got the required password for this pre-sale, so if you want it contact
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Hip Alert

The Tragically Hip are set to play a gig at the Air Canada Centre on November 26th, 2004.  That's all the detail I have right now.  For Toronto fans looking to catch other shows in the area, they'll also be playing Hamilton on November 28 and London on November 27.
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The Mod Club

The Tragically Hip's recent performance from The Mod Club in downtown Toronto was taped and can now be viewed online via an exclusive webcast. You get a great 75 minute performance from Canada's greatest band that's heavy on the new stuff with some golden nuggets tossed in for good measure.
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When Worlds Collide

I love baseball.  I love The Tragically Hip.  I also love it when these worlds collide. Tonight is the 75th All-Star game from Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.  Prior to the game, Gord Downie will be singing our national anthem.  It will be very interesting to see and hear
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Great Reviews

The Tragically Hip concert I attended on Canada Day got positive reviews from those who wrote about it for major publications.  Here are the reviews I read... The Toronto StarThe Globe and MailChart AttackThe Toronto SunThey all remark on the perfect storm of Canada Day, The Hip, a beautiful summer
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The Hip Live in Concert

The Tragically Hip never fail to put on a killer show.  Last night at the Molson Amphitheatre, this tradition continuted.  The evening is best broken into the following three partitions. The Line Up - I've seen the Hip several times and I've been to the Molson Amphitheatre several times but
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