We’re The Tragically Hip, and we’re doing our first ever AMA in r/Canada today 1PM EST.

Our first new live record in 25 years, Live at The Roxy, just came out this past Friday. It’s one of our most sought-after boot leg recordings. Now is your chance to ask us (Paul Langlois and Gord Sinclair) anything you so desire. We don’t usually do this kind of thing, but today we are going to try and give some earnest answers. Now is your chance : )

Originally recorded on May 3, 1991, at the iconic Los Angeles venue for a Westwood One radio show, only 40 minutes of the set was broadcasted on air at the time, making the full recording that much more in demand. Don Smith, producer on Up To Here and Road Apples, mixed and recorded the Roxy concert in full outside of the venue from the mobile studio.

We remember the Roxy show like it was yesterday. We had spent a year on the road before recording Road Apples and got right back in the saddle when we finished. The new tunes worked great live and by the time we got to LA we were firing on all pistons.

A great show is something you just have to experience to understand. The magic stays with you. Listening back 30 years later and I’m transported to that hot, sweaty, and very special night. The band was tight and unstoppable. Great crowd, great venue. Together we took things to another level.

With all tracks completely remastered in 2021 by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in Nashville, the album features the fan favourite “Killer Whale Tank” version of “New Orleans Is Sinking.” The nine-minute track is characterized by mid-song story from Gord D. about a job cleaning an aquarium and inadvertently causing friction between the two whales held in the tank, fact or fiction, while the crowd listens in wonderment.

We are bringing this release to fruition after countless requests for the deep cut versions of these songs.

Live at The Roxy is available on vinyl, CD, and streaming platforms here: https://linktr.ee/thehip