Their songs – such as Fifty-Mission Cap about the death of Toronto Maple Leafs player Bill Barilko – reflect the country’s culture and, for many, instill a sense of national pride.īut how did The Hip emerge as one of the country’s top bands whose music is still popular four decades after they started? Years after Queen’s, The Hip emerged as Canada’s band. Queen’s really allowed the band to grow and develop the confidence to start writing their own material.” “Their friends and fellow students came out to have some fun and cheer them on. “They weren’t quite a professional band yet, but they had the advantage of playing to receptive audiences within the security blanket of the Queen’s campus,” says Mike Downie, who plans to make the definitive documentary about the band. The director says playing in venues like Alfie’s (now called The Underground) and the Grad Club were important steps along the way for the iconic Canadian rock band – which also includes Gord Sinclair, Artsci’86, LLD’16 Rob Baker, BFA’86, LLD’16 Paul Langlois, LLD’16 and Johnny Fay, LLD’16. The popular streaming service will air the career-spanning, four-part documentary in the fall of 2024 and be directed by Mike Downie, Artsci’86, the brother of late lead singer Gord Downie, Artsci’87, LLD’16. Queen’s University is going to play an important part in the upcoming documentary about The Tragically Hip that was recently announced by Amazon Prime. Queen's Black Alumni Chapter Volunteers.

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