4/5 That Night In Toronto - The Hip live
  by Christopher Hertz (SF Bay Area)
All in all it's a good video. I've never seen them in such a large venue packed to the gills. Maybe this was the reason Gordie seemed a bit 'tame' or maybe it was a natural reaction to knowingly being filmed. I've seen much better shows and have certainly even seen better bootleg video's (not quality wise). I am talking performance wise. Not to take anything away from this performance, the quality of the video is probably the best I've seen to date.
I HIGHLY recommend taking in a LIVE Tragically Hip Show. They are phenomenal....I was lucky enough to meet them in Flagstaff and they are tremendous people. Very humble like the members of Widespread Panic.....a much different band in many ways.....but very similar in their take on life and the world I would guess. I'd love for them to play together so that each of the band's loyal fanbase could see 'why all the fuss'!
Buy this video.....unless it's your last $20 spot.

5/5 Canada's Best In Your Living Room
  by Robert L. Hart
Living right on the northern border of New York I have been listening to Canadian radio for years and the Hip from the beginning. It became a must to see them live as soon and often as possible and it is very apparent that they are at their best on stage. This DVD captures the band and the audience up close and contains no unwanted fill or some producer trying to fancy it up. This is live, the way the band would do everything else they do, and that is with class. For the same reason you can buy this DVD alone (under $15.00) and not have to buy the whole package for those of us that have already purchased all of their material. The technical crew on this production should be highly commended as it is very close to perfect for a live capture. All Hip fans should own this and will watch it time and time again.

4/5 Not A Disappointment
  by Paul Tiseo (Florida, USA)
Let me begin by saying I am a long-time fan (not rabid) of this band. I can still remember the second blowout show in Montreal in '91 for their "Road Apples" album. The first night's show had been panned by a local big music scene critic. The gist of the review was his belief that the Hip had lost their "nitty gritty edge". After coming on stage and dropping in, straight from the hip (pun intended), with a handful of back-to-back, stomach-crunching rock songs, Gordie then mentions the review in the Gazette, which most people of course have read, and then asks the crowd if *they* think the Hip's lost their edge.

At this point, the crowd was totally into it and cheered and screamed for what seemed like forever. Heck, I still remember it 16 years later!

That's the Tragically Hip. They don't go on stage and revisit/lip-synch their material. Many of the bad reviews here seem to expect a regurgitation of the album. They want to hear the album again, but live. That's just *not* the Hip and has never been so. They perform in the true sense of the word; their shows extend the Hip "experience", instead of simply repeating the digitized audio.

Basically, they are true musicians and poets that have never forgotten to reach out to their audience.

On the down side, the quality of the DVD footage is not that great. It's good, but not the best I have heard. The music is not carefully balanced and recorded, even for a concert source.

All in all, if you are a long-time fan who has seen them live, you should really like the DVD. I did.

5/5 Better each time you watch it!
  by brigid13 (Washington State)
If you think Tragically Hip is a good recording band, you'll love them live, and every time you watch this concert you'll enjoy it even more. A great band, a great performance, and a great value. Well worth the money.

5/5 Excellent
  by J. Braun (B.C., Canada)
I really enjoy this DVD, the "Hip" at their best, in concert.
A good selection of songs and an excellent snap shot of a tight band in a concert environment stretching and having fun with songs that they've played many times before.