Savoy Theatre to stream Tragically Hip concert as cancer fundraiser
Wendy Martin | CBC News | Posted: July 8, 2016 3:55 PM | Last Updated: July 8, 2016
Money raised at Glace Bay Theatre will go to Patient Care Fund at Cape Breton Cancer Centre
The Savoy Theatre in Glace Bay, N.S., hopes to benefit cancer patients in Cape Breton through its livestream of the Tragically Hip's final concert of its summer tour.
The iconic Canadian band is holding what may be its farewell tour, following the announcement this spring that lead singer Gord Downie has incurable brain cancer.
The Savoy Theatre plans to livestream the Aug. 20 concert in Kingston, Ont., on its mainstage movie screen.
Tickets are $14 each, and all proceeds will go to the Patient Care Fund at the Cape Breton Cancer Centre.
"As we know, in our community here we have a lot of people struggling with the same thing," said Pam Leader, the Savoy's executive director.
"We're trying to pull people together to come out and celebrate a band that they love, and to help people that are struggling with this disease in their own life."
Tickets went on sale Monday.
Free event in North Sydney
The Savoy's event is limited to people aged 19 and over because beer will be sold.
The Tragically Hip's tour is sold out at 15 shows across the country.
The CBC plans to livestream the final concert of the farewell tour live on TV, radio and online.
It will be also livestreamed at a number of performance venues across the country.
The Emera Centre Northside in North Sydney, N.S., has announced it will livestream the event on a jumbo screen.
Admission at that event is free.