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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-08-24, Page 1The www.lucknowsentinel.com n n 51.50 HST included PM40064683R07656 Luck ow $ontinel Wednesday, August 24, 2016 GC' D»klCH C_ NIC W3 Minn RC Iiodeoch eali 519-524-11348 ForYaur Free C.onsuktioR! Saying goodbye to the Hip Darryl Coote/Reporter An estimated 200 people were at the local Legion Saturday night to watch Gord Downie, pictured, and the rest of The Tragically Hip perform one last time. if r . l 3 A handful of people watched The Tragically Hip and its frontman Gord Downie, seen here on the television screens, from Lucknow's newly opened Cobblestone Bar & Grill. Lucknow watches along with nation as The Tragically Hip take final bow Darryl Coote Reporter Lucknow participated in Canadian history Aug. 20, 2016, when over 200 people watched The Tragically Hip's final concert of from the local Legion branch. The iconic Canadian rock band played its final show Saturday night in Kingston concluding a series of con- certs they performed over the summer following news that their frontman Gord Downie was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Over 11.7 million people watched the broadcast, according to preliminary audience stats from CBC. The CBC aired it commer- cial free and in the place of Rio Olympics coverage, which was heading into its last day, to show Canada its most acclaimed musicians for the last time. And Lucknow was there. The local Royal Canadian Legion branch erected a large screen and a booming sound system in its backyard for the occasion. And one did not have to be at Legion to listen. The music carried one wanted to be at the down Campbell St. and Legion where several could be heard through women were dancing on much of downtown picnic tables and most eve- Lucknow. ryone was at the very least The streets were mostly mouthing the words to the empty save for The Hip's songs if not just full on belt - music, iconic for the myth- ing them out. making of small towns simi- The newly opened Cob - lar to that of Lucknow. blestone Pub & Grill was also However, instead of wan- showing the concert where a dering the naked streets, handful of people sat at the bar watching the show on two large television that hung on the wall. In all, it's impossible to know how many people from Lucknow had watched the now historic event, but it is safe to say much of the town participated in one of Canada's most significant cultural events of the decade.