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This Saturday, the city of Kingston, Ontario will become the epicenter of a major event. The popular hometown band Tragically Hip, who has since developed a worldwide following, is slated to perform their last concert ever.

A massive swath of Tragically Hip fans has gathered to pay their final respects to the departing band and the last stop of their Man Machine Poem tour promises to be a memorable moment. If this is meant to be the final goodbye, then Kingston residents and Tragically Hip fans have made it their mission to come together and make sure that this day is never forgotten.

The highly prolific Canadian band received a number of tributes from local businesses in the lead up to their final concert and some restaurants even altered their daily special chalkboards to pay homage to the fans of the group.

The Kingston public transit system even got in on the act, changing their bus route signs to read “Welcome Home, Hip”. Due to all of the increased traffic from visitors, the city also agreed to provide free public transportation to ease the onslaught.

In addition to the tens of thousands of fans who are going to make their way to the final performance, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is also expected to be in attendance.

While there are less than 7,000 seats at the Rogers K-Rock Centre, an even larger crowd will be gathering at Springer Market Square a few blocks away, to watch a live stream of the show on the big screen. The fans who were fortunate to get tickets for the show? They will have an experience that they will be able to tell their future grandchildren about.