[Tthip]

Twitter says:
mrelph: The Tragically Hip are playing Molson Hockey House tonight in Vancouver - that will be completely INSANE #vancouver2010

[catechism]

Twitter says:
mrelph: The Tragically Hip are playing Molson Hockey House tonight in Vancouver - that will be completely INSANE #vancouver2010

Augh, all these unconfirmed twitter rumours are KILLING ME. Of course, I'm at the airport, so it's not like I could go anyway, but STILL.

[Scotty12]

If its true that the hip are playing the tent with a 3 figure cover charge, does anyone have an idea how I might be able to get in @ this point?

I'm posting from the closing ceremonies which is pretty close to hockey house.

Thanks guys

[The Darkest Canuck]

Is it happening?



I was hoping they'd be part of the closing ceremonies, but Neil Young was great, and I enjoyed k-OS as well. Way to go out with style Canada, good show! Right now i feel more like "The Proudest Canuck", rather than "the darkest". I will miss these 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, but never forget them. :thumb: Way to go Canada!

[Scotty12]

People @ hockey house are saying the odds are playing.

[HandsInTheRiver41]

I wonder if the Hip couldn't work out a deal with any of the event organizers... I know all venues have been enforcing the strictest rules I've ever seen for a concert. I just find it odd that Canada's national band wouldn't perform once in Vancouver (especially since their 2002 SLC appearance). Even a couple American friends of mine who don't even know the Hip that well were confused that the Hip never performed.

[Joe]

I think it's silly. You try to celebrate our Canadianess by playing Candian bands. Fine. But when you showcase bands from Canada that are already famous in the US, I scratch my head. Avril and Nickleback are the antithesis of the evolving Canadian music scene, and to see them get more face time than fantastic bands like The Hip, Patrick Watson, Plaskett, Wintersleep (the list goes on: Arcade Fire ffs!) it gets to be discouraging- all this talent going unnoticed. I understand that the organizers wanted some popular acts to preform at the closing ceremonies, it just would've been nice to see some, even one, talented indie Canadian musician(s) up there instead of Nicklegay.

[thedarkcanuck]

it was a weird feeling today. so proud to be a canuck after that hockey game, so embarassed watching the shit they paraded out to perform the closing ceremonies. Hedley & Simple Plan for fuck sakes....unreal :oops:

[Gusthepolarbear12]

it was a weird feeling today. so proud to be a canuck after that hockey game, so embarassed watching the shit they paraded out to perform the closing ceremonies. Hedley & Simple Plan for f**k sakes....unreal :oops:

After Neil Young... and yes, after Nickleback, I expected either Rush or the Hip to close.... pretty embarassing with Heldey and Simple Plan... and Avril.

All asiiiiiide...

GOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tigerthelion88]

damn. mens hockey was the cherry atop the sundae, the hip at closing would have been the whip cream ... for lack of a better metaphor..
thier clearly was not enough hipfans apart of the organizational closing committee..awwell
Neil was great.. he performed long may you run on Conan's last show too.

New World Record. Today we are Hard Canadians ..let it last

[The Heron Outside]

I think it's silly. You try to celebrate our Canadianess by playing Candian bands. Fine. But when you showcase bands from Canada that are already famous in the US, I scratch my head. Avril and Nickleback are the antithesis of the evolving Canadian music scene, and to see them get more face time than fantastic bands like The Hip, Patrick Watson, Plaskett, Wintersleep (the list goes on: Arcade Fire ffs!) it gets to be discouraging- all this talent going unnoticed. I understand that the organizers wanted some popular acts to preform at the closing ceremonies, it just would've been nice to see some, even one, talented indie Canadian musician(s) up there instead of Nicklegay.

To be fair, VANOC really outdid themselves with the Cultural Olympiad. For the two weeks (And for a month last year) nearly every venue was full of great, independent Canadian talent. Plaskett and Wintersleep (Bands you mentioned) put on shows (Wintersleep playing four shows) among other great bands, such as Broken Social Scene, Arkells, Julie Doiron, Constantines, Dan Mangan, etc.

As for the closing ceremonies, why is anyone surprised? If VANOC had to choose between showcasing Nickelback or Constantines to crowds of well, billions, which do you think they'd choose? I turned the closing ceremonies off after Neil (And I was dog-tired from two weeks of booze and what not...) because I knew it'd only get worse. Let's face it, great live music doesn't translate well when shown on TV that often, so they went with bands that have done this kind of thing before. VANOC wanted to leave the internaltional media with a good taste in their mouth, and for many, Nickelback is good for their appetite. Just my 2 cents.

All in all, a fantastic games. Getting the chance to see Lou reed and Elvis Costello rip the shit out of Neil young's "Fuckin' Up" was enough to make up for a lack of Hip.

[mrsardo]

Is it me or was the "comedy" of the closing ceremonies really disappointing? Shatner was ok, Catherine O'Hara bombed, and i don't know what Michael J Fox was going on about (I guess the stuff was written by some Olympic organizing weirdos with very weak senses of humour).

[john cage]

Is it me or was the "comedy" of the closing ceremonies really disappointing?

Should have had Bob & Doug McKenzie.

[Joe]

I think it's silly. You try to celebrate our Canadianess by playing Candian bands. Fine. But when you showcase bands from Canada that are already famous in the US, I scratch my head. Avril and Nickleback are the antithesis of the evolving Canadian music scene, and to see them get more face time than fantastic bands like The Hip, Patrick Watson, Plaskett, Wintersleep (the list goes on: Arcade Fire ffs!) it gets to be discouraging- all this talent going unnoticed. I understand that the organizers wanted some popular acts to preform at the closing ceremonies, it just would've been nice to see some, even one, talented indie Canadian musician(s) up there instead of Nicklegay.

To be fair, VANOC really outdid themselves with the Cultural Olympiad. For the two weeks (And for a month last year) nearly every venue was full of great, independent Canadian talent. Plaskett and Wintersleep (Bands you mentioned) put on shows (Wintersleep playing four shows) among other great bands, such as Broken Social Scene, Arkells, Julie Doiron, Constantines, Dan Mangan, etc.

As for the closing ceremonies, why is anyone surprised? If VANOC had to choose between showcasing Nickelback or Constantines to crowds of well, billions, which do you think they'd choose? I turned the closing ceremonies off after Neil (And I was dog-tired from two weeks of booze and what not...) because I knew it'd only get worse. Let's face it, great live music doesn't translate well when shown on TV that often, so they went with bands that have done this kind of thing before. VANOC wanted to leave the internaltional media with a good taste in their mouth, and for many, Nickelback is good for their appetite. Just my 2 cents.

All in all, a fantastic games. Getting the chance to see Lou reed and Elvis Costello rip the shit out of Neil young's "Fuckin' Up" was enough to make up for a lack of Hip.

I applaud the Cultural Olympiad and their wonderful job of bringing the best of what Canada had to offer, I was just hoping to see a trasition from the small stage to the big stage for some of those guys. And you're one lucky bastard to be able to see Reed and Costello cover one of Uncle Neil's best!

[Joe]

Is it me or was the "comedy" of the closing ceremonies really disappointing?

Should have had Bob & Doug McKenzie.

That would've been goddamn epic