Join musical host and The Tragically Hip tribute act extraordinaire THE WHEAT KINGS for an UNFORGETTABLE evening October 24, 2026, at The Venue in Cochrane. GEDfest has grown to be Canada's largest annual celebration of the life of and legacy of Gordon Edgar Downie and the music of The Tragically Hip, taking place in 12 cities across the country between October 17 and 24th. GEDfest'26 Cochrane is an event you won't want to miss - so please join us to honour Gord, who the world lost to glioblastoma, as we seek to raise $13,000 in support of Helping Hands Cochrane. Opening act is Wyman. “GEDfest started out as a way of keeping Canadian musical tradition alive. For generations, the Beatles and the Stones made music that was distinctly British. America has Bruce Springsteen, John Cougar, Willie Nelson, and others who keep the “America” in “Americana” music.…