Fans of the Tragically Hip were “in tears” as they sang their hearts out during the second concert of the band’s Man Machine Poem Tour in Vancouver on Sunday night. “It was a very emotional experience.” said Bryan Ottho from Vancouver, who attended the concert on his birthday. The tour was announced earlier this year, when it was revealed that lead singer Gord Downie, 52, has terminal brain cancer. “The mood was celebratory and I spent a long time choked up thinking of how emotional the evening was,” said Mikala Folb, a music blogger from Vancouver who attended the concert at the Rogers Arena. “I grew up with their songs.

Source: thestar July 25, 2016 12:17 UTC