The Tragically Hip, who were set to headline the first Virgin Festival in Halifax on Saturday, have pulled out because of a family emergency.
The good news for prospective concertgoers is that organizers have said the show will go on for free.
Virgin Festival plans to refund all current paying ticket holders.
"Our thoughts are with The Tragically Hip right now," Andrew Bridge, director of Virgin Festivals, said in a statement Friday.
"The Virgin Festival will still go ahead as planned at Citadel Hill on July 4 — but now it will be free to anyone and everyone."
The lineup still includes California punk band The Offspring, indie band Metric, Dinosaur Jr., Handsome Furs, Hey Rosetta!, Plants and Animals, Arkells, In Flight Safety and Dog Day.
The one-day festival is Halifax's first Virgin Festival.
In lieu of an entry fee, concertgoers are encouraged to bring a donation for the Parker Street Food Bank.
Motown celebrates half-century of hits
Music legends turned out at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center on Saturday evening for the swankiest birthday bash in Motor City this year - the Motown 50 Golden Gala.
Barenaked Ladies cancel upcoming show
The Barenaked Ladies announced Thursday they are cancelling an upcoming kids concert in New York following the arrest of the band's lead singer on a drug charge.
Manu Chao records album with psychiatric patients
French singer Manu Chao has produced an album in collaboration with psychiatric patients at a Buenos Aires institution, a project observers are calling a first for the music industry.
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