The Tragically Hip - A National Celebration
About The Tragically Hip - A National Celebration
When it was announced in May of 2016 that lead singer Gord Downie had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, the band decided that they would do one final run of 15 dates across Canada. A National Celebration was the final show of the Tragically Hip's Man Machine Poem Tour recorded on August 20th, 2016 at the K-Rock Centre in their home town of Kingston Ontario.
The Tragically Hip - A National Celebration is a 2016 documentary music film directed by Dave Russell. It runs 162 minutes and was released in August 2016.
The film is filed under cancer, rock band, blues rock, and classic rock.
Gord Downie takes the lead as Self - Vocals, Bobby Baker as Self - Guitar, Gord Sinclair as Self - Bass, and Johnny Fay as Self - Drums. American members can watch it on PBS and Qello Concerts by Stingray Amazon Channel.
Almost Famous, Stop Making Sense, and Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium make useful companions to The Tragically Hip - A National Celebration, all filed under concert.