Gord Downie is known for his flashy outfits as well as deep lyrics
A Canadian band whose lead singer was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer have performed their last concert at the end of an emotional farewell tour.
The Tragically Hip drew crowds to a last show in Kingston, Ontario, on Saturday, broadcast live across Canada.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was at the live show, said the band had “been writing Canada’s soundtrack for more than 30 years”.
Lead singer Gord Downie, 52, announced his illness in May.
The news caused shock across Canada.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation called Mr Downie the country’s “unofficial poet laureate”.
The Globe and Mail newspaper reported that the 15-stop Man Machine Poem tour “left a trail of heartbreak but also celebration across the nation”.
Mr Trudeau tweeted after the concert that the band would be “forever in our hearts and playlists”.
He also tweeted a picture of himself writing on a wall of messages to what he dubbed “Canada’s band”.
Formed in the 1980s, the blues and rock band penned lyrics which explicitly referenced Canadian life, with a small-town charm that won the country over.
They started as a college band working the local circuit and then took off, but their success across 14 albums was mostly confined to within Canada.
Known simply as The Hip to many Canadians, their songs became part of a national identity.
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