Song of the day for August 20, 2024

New Orleans is Sinking Killer Whale Tank version by The Tragically Hip is today’s featured song.

On this date in 2016, The Tragically Hip played their final show together, months after announcing that frontman Gord Downie had terminal brain cancer. After releasing their 13th studio album, Man Machine Poem, the Canadian band chose to go out on a high note with a 15-date goodbye tour. While the final, sold-out show took place at Kingston, Ontario’s Rogers K-Rock Centre (now the Leon Centre), the concert was broadcast to more than 11.7 million people. Viewing events took place at locations around the country, including a public screening in Kingston, attended by approximately 22,000 fans. The concert was later released as The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration.