After 11 days of cinematic magic, moments, and memories, TIFF officially concluded the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival by celebrating the best of the fest with its annual awards slate. A total of 10 awards were handed out at the awards ceremony this weekend, including jury-awarded prizes and the renowned People’s Choice Awards, where Mike Downie’s The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal won in the documentary category. The achievement comes on the heels of the TIFF premiere screening of their docuseries ‘The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal,’ which has been met with rave reviews. The full series launches globally via Prime Video on September 20th in 240 territories.
In a remarkable feat that echoes their enduring legacy, The Tragically Hip has reclaimed the top spot at Active Rock Radio in Canada, as tracked by Mediabase Canada for the week of September 8, 2024. “Get Back Again,” considered by fans to be the holy grail of unreleased tracks, finally saw its release as part of the ‘Up To Here’ boxset announcement set for November. This milestone marks the band’s first number 1 radio hit in 15 years.
Bassist Gord Sinclair shared his enthusiasm, saying, “Woke up to the news that Get Back Again went #1 at Rock radio in Canada! Thanks to everyone for all the support and for proving our DeLorean flux capacitor is now operational!”
“Get Back Again,” which fans consider the holy grail of unreleased tracks from the band, is featured on a commemorative boxset of their Diamond-certified debut album, Up To Here, the latest installment of special deluxe packages, set to release on November 8. . Until now, the only recorded version of the track from the band was a live performance from their Live At Misty Moon set, making this a meaningful release for the band and their fans.
The expanded reissue of Up To Here is a must-have for collectors, presented as a four-LP set on 180g vinyl alongside a book documenting the history of the debut album era. The reissue includes a 2024 remastering of the original album and four previously unreleased songs that didn’t make it on the original Up To Here album – “She’s Got What It Takes,” “Get Back Again,” “Rain, Hearts And Fire” and “Wait So Long” – that are also shared as part of this expanded package, are remastered and mixed in Atmos. A recording of Live at Misty Moon, the special filmed for MuchMusic in 1990 from the Misty Moon Cabaret in Halifax, with an accompanying 1-hour concert film, is also included on Blu-ray. The package also contains demos from 1988 recorded before the Up To Here recording session. The package will be available as a three-disc CD format. Fans can pre-order the boxset today HERE.
