More Tragically Hip Shows Announced For Canada

Four additional shows for The Tragically Hip have been set for late July and early August for the Man Machine Poem tour.

The band announced via its Facebook page that the pre-sales’ demand for tickets was overwhelming, so it was decided the guys could manage four more shows.

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The band’s new album Man Machine Poem will be made available June 17.

Here is the band’s full routing for the summer, with the new shows in bold:

July 22 — Victoria, British Columbia, Save On Foods Memorial Centre    
July 24 — Vancouver, British Columbia, Rogers Arena
July 26 — Vancouver, British Columbia, Rogers Arena
July 28 — Edmonton, Alberta, Rexall Place
July 30 — Edmonton, Alberta, Rexall Place
Aug. 1 — Calgary, Alberta, Scotiabank Saddledome
Aug. 3 — Calgary, Alberta, Scotiabank Saddledome
Aug. 5 — Winnipeg, Manitoba, Mont.S Centre
Aug. 8 — London, Ontario, Budweiser Gardens
Aug. 10 — Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre
Aug. 12 — Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre
Aug. 14 — Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre
Aug. 16 — Hamilton, Ontario, FirstOntario Centre
Aug. 18 — Ottawa, Ontario, Canadian Tire Centre
Aug. 20 — Kingston, Ontario, Rogers K-Rock Centre      

A presale for the additional dates opened up for registered users today.

General onsales for this tour have still not started, as tickets will be available June 3 at 10 a.m. local time. A portion of the proceeds with be donated to the Sunnybrook Foundation, which supports research, education and equipment initiatives at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Visit TheHip.com for more information.