The Tragically Hip gear up for summer tour
Canadian rock heroes the Tragically Hip travel through the U.S. and their native country from June through October to back their latest release.
Canadian rock heroes the Tragically Hip travel through the U.S. and their native country from June through October to back their latest release.
The quintet’s itinerary includes a mix of festivals, clubs and theaters, and will include some Canadian arena dates as well.
Though the group is very successful in Canada, it has yet to find major chart success in the U.S. It has built a large live following in some U.S. markets, however, especially those bordering Canada.
“In Violet Light,” the band’s eighth album, is due in stores on June 11. Most of its 11 tracks were recorded in the Bahamas with producer Hugh Padgham (the Police, David Bowie, Phil Collins). The Hip and Mark Vreeken, the band’s longtime soundman, recorded and co-produced the album’s lead track, “Are You Ready,” and one other song at the band’s home studio in Bath, Ontario.
Zoe/Rounder will release “In Violet Light” in the U.S., and Universal will issue the album in Canada.
The Hip’s previous album, “Music @ Work,” was released in 2000, and entered the Canadian album charts at No. 1. It peaked at No. 139 on the Billboard 200 U.S. album chart.
In 2001, the group’s singer-lyricist Gordon Downie released and toured behind his solo album “Coke Machine Glow.”
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