“We’re going to dig deep, and try to make this our best tour yet.”The tour will kick off on July 22 in Victoria, B.C. Only a day after announcing that beloved singer Gord Downie has terminal brain cancer, Canadian band the Tragically Hip have announced a farewell summer tour in support of their 14th studio album, Man Machine Poem. “This feels like the right thing to do now, for Gord, and for all of us,” the band wrote in a statement on their website. and conclude in the band’s hometown, Kingston, Ont., on August 20. Tickets will be available for purchase on Friday, June 3 at 10 a.m., local time.

Source: National Post May 25, 2016 10:37 UTC