In 2009, the band again worked with producer Bob Rock, and We Are the Same was released in North America on April 7, 2009. It produced three singles. To promote We Are the Same , the band invited The Hour ‘s George Stroumboulopoulos for a live interview at The Bathouse…
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On February 23, 2008, the Hip returned to their hometown of Kingston, Ontario, where they were the first live act to perform at the new K-Rock Centre .
The Tragically Hip was among hundreds of artists whose material was reported to have been destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire but it later emerged that the band’s master tapes had been transferred back to Canada in 2001, and had escaped the fire.
In 2006, another studio album, entitled World Container , was released, being notably produced by Bob Rock . It produced four singles, and reached the No. 1 spot on the Canadian rock music charts. The band toured concert dates in major Canadian cities, and then as an opening act for…
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On November 1, 2005, the Hip released a double CD, double DVD box set , Hipeponymous , including all of their singles and music videos to date, a backstage documentary called “Macroscopic”, an animated Hip-scored short film entitled “The Right Whale”, two brand new songs (“No Threat” and “The New…
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In October 2005, several radio stations temporarily stopped playing ” New Orleans Is Sinking “, out of sensitivity to the victims of Hurricane Katrina , which had devastated the city in early September of that year. However, it received considerable pirate radio and relief site play and gained some notoriety…
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At the 92nd Grey Cup held November 21, 2004, the band provided the halftime entertainment in front of a packed house at Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa.
In 2004, in episode 15 (“Rock On”), season 2 of Canadian comedy TV series Corner Gas , the Tragically Hip gave a cameo appearance as an unnamed local band rehearsing in Brent’s garage. They play a rough version of the song “It Can’t Be Nashville Every Night” from their In…
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In Between Evolution was released in 2004 in the No. 1 position in Canada. It has since sold over 100,000 copies.
On October 10, 2002, the Tragically Hip performed two songs, “It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken” and “Poets”, as part of a command performance for Queen Elizabeth II . In 2003, the band recorded a cover of “Black Day in July”, a song about the 1967 12th Street…
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