The Tragically Hip official Thread 2009******

weddingparade said:

gord has used a teleprompter for previous tours. nothing new about that. fyi eh
i'd love to know what songs specifically are " rather dreary" LOL
cause those are probably my faves

Looking at the setlist now, I didn't know only two songs. Toronto #4, which gord said he thinks they have not played in a long time, and Putting Down.

I for one actually really like the new album and enjoyed those songs.
Very Pearl Jam like with 14 tour debuts last night. Has made me want to go back into the Hip catalogue more. All in all amazing shows!

i know almost every hip song well+. to get TO#4 and putting down would be enough for me to completely LOSE IT
it will be super hard not to shed a tear or seven at the 4 shows i'm seeing
so glad with this format that they have decided on for this tour...and 52 diff songs in 3 shows is hella impressive
BRAVO TO THEM

Held a bird's egg between her breasts
There's reasons for the road I guess
To document the indigenous
To paint and sketch, paint and sketch
I'm starting to fail to be impressed
United state of ricochet
From the boardwalk to the appian way
The diamond files, the corporate raves
You'd practically kill not to be afraid
And I'm starting to choke on the things I say
I'm putting down, I'm putting down, I'm putting down
I'm putting down, I'm putting down, I'm putting down
I'm putting down, I'm putting down, I'm putting down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb-I2rrRybo

I'm still processing both nights. Night 1 was partially marred for me due to an inconsiderate douche-bro of a seat-neighbour & his equally inconsiderate friends. I'm not super interested in reliving it, but basically: talking & fist-bumping/high-fiving over my head or in front of my face, blowing weed smoke, way off-tune yelling (not singing), & clapping way out of time. Oh, & a completely unasked-for slap on my back. If I see this asshole on the FB Hip group or at Titanic Terrarium (HipBase), I might have to tear him & his loser friends a new 'A'. In hindsight, not sure I would have handled it differently (going to security), because it would have meant missing parts of the show. Knowing that night 2 would be better for me (due to seat locale) kept my nerves from exploding. If Night 1 was my only show, I might just be sitting in a holding cell instead of writing this ...

But, night 1 also had THUGS. One of my favourite favourites! Thankfully the bullshit was (mostly) over by the DfN set.

Both nights had their "slow" setlist moments. For Sunday, I'd say the And Now For Plan A set was the crowd-mellower-outer (not killed, definitely not killed. But things were tempered somewhat.) I felt that Gord was far more lively on Tuesday night as well - right from the get-go; on Sunday I felt that he slowly warmed up over the course of the show. From the show reviews I've read from Edmonton 1, it seems like Gord's opening up a bit more each night - this bodes extremely well for Kingston.

I'm curious to see what other MMP songs will be performed; as of now - this being posted after Edmonton's 1st show - they've played 6: Machine, A World Possessed By The Human Mind, Tired As Fuck, In Sarnia, & Ocean Next.

OH! I forgot to mention ... while I didn't notice what song was playing over the PA after the show on Night 1, on Night 2 it was Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over".

~:*o(

(Side note: I fucking hate the emojis here.)

Gord was definitely moving around stage more night 2 of Vancouver. In hindsight I liked night two better as I knew it was the last show for me to see (hoping not of course). More emotionally involved. Trouble at henhouse set of songs was also better for me then the now for plan a songs on Sunday.

I've been thinking of it all week and truly I'm still thinking of the hip and their impact on me. Why it hit me and probably all of us so emotionally.
The hip is our generations, 30-60 year olds, Canadian rock band. We grew up in an era with a slight inferiority complex with the USA and this was OUR band. They put out amazing album after album especially thru the 90's. That was my era and day for night along with nirvana unplugged were the albums that solidified my love for rock. I think all hip fans has some kind of similar experience on how they became a special band for them.
So, the news of Gord's diagnosis and this most likely being the hips last shows means an end to an era, a Canadian era and thus a most personal era for us all.
Sad, but what a celebration this tour is!

Can't wait for friday.

$358.50 gone to waste. What the fuck?!?!?

2016-08-01 - Calgary, Alberta
1. Three Pistols
2. Twist My Arm
3. Fiddler’s Green
4. Little Bones
5. World Possessed
6. What Blue
7. Ocean Next
8. Machine
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9. In View
10. The Kids Don’t Get It*
11. World Container*
12. Yer Not The Ocean
13. So Hard Done By
14. Grace Too
15. Yawning or Snarling
16. Daredevil
17. Something On
18. Escape is at Hand for the Traveling Man
19. Poets
20. Bobcaygeon
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21. Gift Shop
22. Flamenco
23. Ahead By A Century
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24. Boots or Hearts
25. Blow at High Dough

The will call thing isn't that hard. I don't even think they check ID, they swipe the credit card that was used to purchase the tickets. Theoretically if you have a trustworthy friend you could give them that CC to pick up the tickets (and maybe lend them on of your id's just in case). They just pretend to be you. I did that once, no problems.

I've never bought the ticket insurance thing as I'm too cheap. I guess you would need to read the fineprint of what they constitute as an emergency. That kind of sucks.