The Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie, performs during the first stop of the Man Machine Poem Tour at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, B.C., Friday, July 22, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Nine thousand fans were treated to 2.5 hours of the Hip on Friday night in Victoria — the first stop on the Hip’s final tour
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