Setlist: 2007-07-12 – Prince George, BC

01 – The Lonely End Of The Rink
02 – My Music At Work
03 – Grace, Too
04 – Lake Fever
05 – The Drop Off
06 – Bobcaygeon
07 – In View
08 – Poets
09 – Flamenco
10 – World Container
11 – Fireworks
12 – At The Hundredth Meridian
13 – 38 Years Old
14 – The Kids Don’t Get It
15 – Gift Shop
16 – Ahead By A Century
17 – Yer Not The Ocean
18 – New Orleans Is Sinking
19 – On The Verge

Encore
20 – It Makes No Difference (The Band)
21 – Family Band
22 – Little Bones
Setlist: 2007-07-12 - Prince George, BC

Hip US Tour Dates

Here’s what we know/think so far:

March 8
Harro East Ballroom
Rochester, NY
on sale:

March 9
Town Ballroom
Buffalo, NY
on sale:

March 10
Town Ballroom
Buffalo, NY
on sale:

March 19
Gothic Theatre
Denver, CO
on sale: Sat, 01/13/07 10:00 AM

March 29
Moore Theatre
Seattle, WA
on sale: Fri, 01/19/07 12:00 PM

April 12
State Theatre
Detroit Detroit, MI
on sale: Fri, 01/12/07 10:00 AM

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As more dates are announced, we’ll have them for you!

Setlist: 2007-07-08 – Victoria, BC

1. LOTR
2. Courage
3. Twist My Arm
4. Gus
5. Luv Sic
6. Weaken
7. In View
8. Nautical Disaster
9. Long Time Running
10. Pretend
11. Fireworks
12. Hundredth Meridian
13. 38 Years Old
14. Kids Don’t Get it
15. Gift Shop
16. Scared
17. Yer Not the Ocean
18. Three Pistols
19. NOIS

Encore
20. C’Mon Everybody
21. Family Band
22. Locked

Two shows in a row that they’ve played a cover tune…

Review: Canada.com on 2007-07-07 – Victoria, BC

Canadian rock from the Hip
Canadian rock from the Hip
Review
Mike Devlin, Times Colonist
Published: Monday, January 08, 2007
What: The Tragically Hip, with the Sadies
Where: Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre
When: Last night
Stars: 4 1/2 (out of five)
A be-hatted Gord Downie, dressed snappily and sporting black on black. was up to his old tricks early.
On the sold-out opening date of his band’s 21-date national tour, which began yesterday in Victoria with the first of two stops, new lyrics presented themselves seemingly on the spot. Downie shook his leg in James Brown-ian fashion. The frontman’s spine cracked like a whip. And his remarkably adept bandmates punched a hole in the roof of the Save-on-Foods Memorial with sinewy, rugged barroom rock.
It was a thing to behold — and it all came just three songs in during a revelatory set that left no question as to the continued relevance of Canada’s best rock band, the Tragically Hip.
The Hip’s first local show in three years hit a high point during the night’s second song, New Orleans is Sinking, which the Kingston. Ont.-bred quintet transformed from its slow-paced 1989 version into a searing foot-stomper fit for radio in the here and now. Downie, a master of improvisation, saw fit to change the tune’s famous “Gordie baby” lyric to “Georgie Baby,” a overt reference to U.S. President George W. Bush. Given that some radio stations stopped playing the song during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it was not-so-veiled reply from a band that often takes the road less travelled.
Skeptics of the band saddled with opinions like “I used to like them when they were good” or “I haven’t listed to them in a decade” would have been grudgingly impressed. But this show was not for them. Sure, Downie doesn’t talk mid-song as much as he used to, plus there’s a reliance on new material, as there should be.
This two-hour church service was a testimonial by the band for its diehard fans.
Don’t like the Hip? The band, or its supporters, don’t appear to care. You’re either on the bus or off it at this point, 20 years on, and judging by the cult-like adoration the band was greeted with — fully and completely justified, by the way — jaded types are worse off for not being hip to the Hip. Early on, new songs worked best. The Drop-Off was a ear-shredding monster, and In View — the uber-catchy hit from the band’s 11th and latest studio effort, World Container — was even better than its impeccable studio version. A mid-set The Kids Don’t Get It proved the band hasn’t forgotten its hard rock roots, either.
But as good as the new recording is, fans came to hear the band’s vast array of classics, which the band balanced nicely with World Container material.
True to form, there were highlights from each respective era.
Fully Completely, Fiddler’s Green, and Blow at High Dough represented the old-school, as did At the Hundredth Meridian, at which point Downie began kicking the sky. But it was a tender ballad, Wheat Kings, from 1991’s Road Apples, which gave the evening some quiet resolve.
“Anyone here go to trial for a crime they didn’t commit?” Downie asked. referencing the song’s real-life anti-hero, David Milgaard, who served 20 years for a murder he didn’t commit.
“Didn’t think so.”
Mid-career standouts like Bobcaygeon, Poets, and Springtime in Vienna — which saw Downie smoking the first of many imaginary cigarettes on the night — were exemplary, but the bass-heavy and menacing Grace, Too (complete with an outer monologue from Downie, when he wasn’t sparing with his microphone), that was best.
The sound was mixed far too loud, and Downie called the venue Memorial Arena on a number of occasions, (dude, that’s so 2005) but that can be forgiven. By the end of his band’s 22-song set, there was very little to bitch about.
Set list:
1. Lonely End of the Rink
2. New Orleans is Sinking
3. Fully Completely
4. Lake Fever
5. The Drop-Off
6. Bobcaygeon
7. In View
8. Poets
9. Fiddler’s Green
10. World Container
11. Springtime in Vienna
12. A the Hundredth Meridian
13. Ahead By a Century
14. The Kids Don’t Get it
15. Grace, Too
16. Wheat Kings
17. Yer Not the Ocean
18. Music at Work
19. Blow at High Dough
ENCORE
20. Queen Bitch (David Bowie cover)
21. Family Band
22. Little Bones

Hugh’s Review: 2006-12-31 – Chicago, IL

In keeping with The Tragically Hip tradition, the band ushered in the new year with a concert at the Chicago HOB. TV cameras were mounted everywhere, with one camera on a large boom which swung out over the fans, to tape the performance for a live local broadcast. The Hip ripped through their first five songs as midnight approached. Gord D. was in fine form as the 100th Meridian began. He was singing and dancing around the stage using his red handkerchief as a tail. This must have been planned, but as the song reached the rant, the three TV broadcast hosts burst on stage to announce that midnight was upon us, stopping the song. The Hip appeared surprised/annoyed as they set down their instuments for the balloon drop and countdown. Hugs and handshakes were given as Gord sang Auld Lang Syne. After a few minutes the stage was cleared of balloons and TV hosts. Gord then launched back into the 100th Meridian rant as the band joined in along with him.

Near the middle of their set, The Hip kicked out some great energy with some of my favorite rockers. They played Kids Don’t Get It, followed by Grace Too and Yer Not the Ocean. At the end of Grace Too, Gord did a little James Brown tribute by dancing about wildy using some James Brown moves while screaming his name. Robbie Baker was awesome using his finger slide during his guitar lead on Blow at High Dough. He played on as Gord rode his motorcycle mikestand to finish out the song. I don’t know how good the CBS2 broadcast will be. I could see a playback monitor at the side of the stage from my front row spot. Many songs were not shown in their entirety as the broadcast cut to the TV hosts or went to commercial. Also, The Hip played about a half hour past the end of the broadcast. The Hip played close to an hour and forty-five minute set.

After the show my friend and fellow Hipbaser John Cage (Chris W) was able to get us into the HOB Foundation room which is a private bar for members only. We stayed for an hour and we were able to meet Paul, Gord Sinclair and Gord Downie. Gord S. said he had difficutly getting to Chicago because of a snowstorm in Kingston. We said hello to Paul and we were able to speak with Gord D. for about ten minutes. I have met him after shows before and he has been tired or subdued after his performance, but this night he was full of energy. Even though our conversation lasted for only a few minutes, we touched on many subjects. We talked about some of the lyrics on World Container and Carolyn and I told Gord we loved his “WHOA” ‘s on Kids Don’t Get It. He said they’re harder to do than it may appear. He said you can’t just throw one out there. You must put the right amount of emotional energy into it. We mentioned we noticed Gord’s James Brown tribute and he said blues and rock were definetly influenced by Brown. Somehow we were discussing our ethnic heritage and Gord spoke about remembering our connections to Europe and how we are all bound by our backgrounds and the global economy. Gord also mentioned that the band really enjoyed working with Bob Rock and there was a good chance they would work together in the future. We tried to get some info on U.S. tour dates, but nothing to report. In the end we had a great evening watching the show with all of our Hipbase friends gathered near the front of the stage. Nothing can beat being with friends and watching The Hip ring in the new year.

Setlist: 2006-12-31 – Chicago, IL

Here’s a rundown from a couple of the dicks who attended:

Soundcheck
Ahead by a century
Yer not the ocean
Jam with the tentative title of “dicks by association”

No fan taping: Denied due to CBS … CBS are now affliliated dicks. By association.

Setlist
Lonely
No is sinking
Gus
Fully
Bobcaygeon
Meridian —– 2007 cheer —- back into meridian
Poets
Abac
In view
Courage
Springtime
Good life
Kids
Grace
Ocean
Nautical
Wheat
Blow
Family band
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Pretend
Fireworks

2007 Tour Dates released

Just posted to thehip.com are dates for a Winter 2007 Canadian Tour. Ticket go on sale tomorrow for Hip Fan Club members.

THE TRAGICALLY HIP: LIVE 2007

  • January 8th, Save On Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria, BC
  • January 10th, Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops, BC
  • January 12th, CN Centre, Prince George, BC
  • January 13th, Canada Games Arena, Grande Prairie, AB
  • January 14th, Rexall Place, Edmonton, AB
  • January 16th, Enmax Centrium, Red Deer, AB
  • January 17th, Enmax Centre, Lethbridge, AB
  • January 19th, Brandt Centre At Ipsco Place, Regina, SAS
  • January 20th, Mts Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • January 22nd, Fort Williams Gardens, Thunder Bay, ON
  • January 23rd, Steelback Centre, Sault St. Marie, ON
  • January 25th, Barrie Molson Centre, Barrie, ON
  • January 27th, Sudbury Arena, Sudbury, ON
  • January 29th, Memorial Centre, Peterborough, ON
  • January 31st, General Motors Centre, Oshawa, ON
  • February 2nd, Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ON
  • February 5th, John Labatt Centre, London, ON
  • February 6th, Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON
  • February 8th, Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON