The Tragically Hip at The Wiltern

Canadian modern rockers, The Tragically Hip are hip hopping their way to The Wiltern on Monday 5th October 2015! Here on their tour in commemoration of the 1992 Hip album of the same name. Their poetic and heartfelt yet rugged and witty sound is led and made distinctive by the distressed vocals of Gordon Downie. After a nearly three-year break, the Tragically Hip are now back to their roots, don't miss raw and energetic performance!

Found the global charts continually resistant to their blues-influenced pop fare. The Tragically Hip formed in 1983 in Kingston, Ontario, comprising childhood friends. While hugely popular in their native Canada, the Tragically Hip found the global charts continually resistant to their blues-influenced pop fare. Formed in 1983 in Kingston, Ontario, the band included comprised childhood friends. The bandmembers took their name from a Michael Nesmith video entitled Elephant Parts, and focused on making a name for themselves on the local scene during the mid-'80s. While performing Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern, MCA Records president Bruce Dickinson was impressed by the Hip's infectious live presence and offered them a deal. A self-titled eponymous EP appeared in 1987, but it took the band two years to get critical attention. Their proper studio debut effort, 1989's Up to Here boasted the swagger of "Blow at High Dough" and Downie's powerful songcraft was blossoming.