The Tragically Hip's Gord Downie diagnosed with terminal brain cancer
Canadian stars The Tragically Hip have announced plans for a huge tour as it's revealed that frontman Gord Downie has terminal brain cancer.
Writing on Facebook, the band explained their plans for a tour this summer:
Hello friends. We have some very tough news to share with you today, and we wish it wasn’t so.
A few months ago, in December, Gord Downie was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.
Since then, obviously, he’s endured a lot of difficult times, and he has been fighting hard. In privacy along with his family, and through all of this, we've been standing by him.
So after 30-some years together as The Tragically Hip, thousands of shows, and hundreds of tours…
We’ve decided to do another one.
This feels like the right thing to do now, for Gord, and for all of us.
What we in The Hip receive, each time we play together, is a connection; with each other; with music and it’s magic; and during the shows, a special connection with all of you, our incredible fans.
So, we’re going to dig deep, and try to make this our best tour yet.
We hope you can come out and join us this summer - details and dates will be coming this week.
And we sincerely thank all of you, for your continued love and support,
The band formed in 1984, and have released 12 studio albums to date; a 13th, Man Machine Poem, is out next month.
They've won numerous awards, including 14 Junos, been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame, and in 2013 were featured on a commemorative stamp.
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