ABC/Tim OgierNickelback‘s Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake paid tribute to fellow Canadian band The Tragically Hip recently with a backstage, acoustic cover of the song “Ahead By a Century.” You can watch the impromptu performance now on YouTube.
“Being on tour can be a game of hurry and wait,” Nickelback writes. “Sometimes waiting around to take the stage is just plain torturous. And other times The Tragically Hip pops into your head and you get lost in a moment that makes it all better. This will always be a favorite!”
Beloved in their native Canada, The Tragically Hip is perhaps best known in the U.S. for their single “Courage,” which appeared on their 1992 album, Fully Completely. Frontman Gord Downie died last October at age 53 following a nearly two-year battle with brain cancer.
Both Nickelback and Downie are nominated at this year’s Juno Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys. The 2018 ceremony takes place March 25 in Vancouver.
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