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On Dec. 8 at The Loft Pub in Victoria, artists from across the Island will gather to do just that, performing a tribute concert to The Tragically Hip frontman, who lost his battle with cancer Oct. 17.
Island-based community record label had initially planned to celebrate their fifth anniversary that evening.
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Thank-you, Gord, for everything.
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A roster of local acts including Kasper, Chris Andres, Gord Phillips Band, The Lost Talkers, Mother Trucker, Blake Andison, Nick Taylor, Lion on a Leash, Pon The Rebel, Bill & John Allan and will hit the stage to perform their favourite Hip tunes. Proceeds from the show will benefit VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Cool Aid Society and the BC Cancer Agency.
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Parks once entered a CBC poetry contest where the stipulation was writing verse using Hip lyrics, and in 2003 at a show in Montreal, she got to meet the rocker. They chatted about hay fever and allergies, because Downie mentioned his nose was B次元官网网址渟tuffed up.B次元官网网址�
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The Gord Downie Tribute Concert & Benefit happens Friday, Dec. 8 starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door or in advance at The Loft, 229 Gorge Rd. E.
