Downie and The Hip were no less prolific, though—his death at age 53 was a young marker considering his debut was three decades and twelve albums ago. It’s therefore all the more tragic that the first to go would be younger than each of those 70s superstars. Canada has been fortunate until now. But Kiss, Rush, Neil Young, and others still tour. Considering how many of our greats were cut down by drugs, accidents, or age, the end of “rock eras” so to speak have become commonplace here. Beyond the tragedy of Gord Downie’s terminal cancer diagnosis on a personal level for his friends, family, and The Tragically Hip bandmates, the idea that we would never again hear his voice sing “ Bobcaygeon” or “Courage” live meant his nation was losing its first legend of rock and roll.
Downie was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2016, which led the band to announce that their Man Machine Poem tour would be.
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