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Gord Downie, the voice of a generation of Canadian rock n’ roll, has announced he has terminal brain cancer.
The news broke via a message from the band on their website, in which they disclose that Gord Downie received the medical news back in December and has “fighting hard since.”
Despite the difficult situation, the band will tour once again. The Tragically Hip will bring their music to live stages across Canada this summer, with details expected to be announced later this week. “We’re going to dig deep,” the group said, “and try to make this our best tour yet.”
The shows will give fans a chance to hear music from the Hip’s upcoming album Man Machine Poem, which is due out on June 17, as well as allowing them to celebrate the group’s impressive 30-plus-year career.
Read the full message from the Tragically Hip below.
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,
Paul, GordD, Johnny, Rob, GordS
Agencies/Canadajournal
