![]() ![]() Downie also remembered that the audience was something of a boy's club until 1996, which was never the Hip's intention. The mix of social justice, political and cultural commentary didn't end there. We're gonna figure it out."ĭuration 1:04 The Tragically Hip played their final show of the Man Machine Poem tour. But it isn't cool and everybody knows that. And we've gotta be a country that's going to take us 100 years to figure out what the hell went on up there. "He's going to take us where we need to go. He called on the prime minister to address Canada's historical mistreatment of its Indigenous people and to "get 'er done." He also asked the audience to hold Trudeau to account and commit to acknowledging and fixing the problems. Downie praised Trudeau, but also took two separate opportunities to address the need for decolonization. ![]() The frontman also lovingly teased Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was in a box with a crowd of people, clad in a denim jacket and a Hip T-shirt. ![]() They touched on various highlights from the Hip's entire discography, including crowd favourites like Nautical Disaster, New Orleans Is Sinking and Bobcaygeon, and ending with Ahead by a Century. (Provided/Live Nation)But such was this particular night where Downie refused to let up, sweat pouring down his emotion-filled face, as the band played almost non-stop for just under three hours. Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie clenches his fists on stage in Kingston, Ont., Saturday during the band's final performance of its Man Machine Poem tour. ![]()
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