Tragically Hip tour dates announced
CBC News | Posted: May 25, 2016 10:58 AM | Last Updated: May 25, 2016
Tour date announcement comes one day after band reveals singer Gord Downie has terminal brain cancer
One day after revealing that singer Gord Downie has terminal brain cancer, the Tragically Hip have posted the dates for an upcoming summer tour.
The tour is in support of the band's 14th studio album Man Machine Poem.
The tour kicks off July 22 in Victoria and wraps up in the band's hometown of Kingston, Ont., on Aug. 20.
Tickets are available Friday June 3 at 10 a.m. local time.
The following tour dates were posted this morning on the band's website:
- Victoria, July 22. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.
- Vancouver, July 24. Rogers Arena.
- Edmonton, July 28. Rexall Place.
- Calgary, Aug 1. Scotiabank Saddledome.
- Winnipeg, Aug 5. MTS Centre.
- London, Aug. 8. Budweiser Gardens.
- Toronto, Aug 10 and Aug. 12. Air Canada Centre.
- Hamilton , Aug. 16. FirstOntario Centre.
- Ottawa, Aug. 18. Canadian Tire Centre.
- Kingston, Aug. 20. Rogers K-Rock Centre.