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On 4 June 2016, The Beaverton web site published an article reporting that the band Tragically Hip had cancelled their upcoming tour after group members were unable to secure tickets to their own shows: In addition to pondering the absurd premise of the article (a band's needing to buy tickets to attend their own concerts), readers could have deduced the story was a spoof of the entertainment ticket industry by reading The BeavertonThe Beaverton is a news satire and parody publication . All articles contained within this website, however similar to real events, are fictitious. When public figures are mentioned by name, the corresponding story details are invented. In all other cases, any resemblance to actual persons or events is entirely coincidental. While Tragically Hip has not cancelled their upcoming tour, fans (other than actual band members) have indeed had a hard time getting tickets to the group's shows. The Huffington Post reported that the tour sold out in minutes, forcing fans to pay exorbitant prices to scalpers to have a chance of seeing one of the band's final shows:
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