The Tragically Hip will play the first show of their 15-date farewell tour to a crowd of eager yet devastated fans in Victoria, B.C., on Friday night, just two months after announcing lead singer Gord Downie has terminal brain cancer.

While the legendary Ontario rock band is known for making reference to their home province, there is no shortage of mentions of British Columbia in Downie’s decades of lyric writing.

Here is a list of Hip songs that make reference to the west coast.

1. Golden, B.C. from 'The Luxury' (1991)

Lyric: “The Golden Rim Motor Inn, soft water and colour TV.”

The Golden Rim Motor Inn was once a motel located in the town of Golden, B.C., near the Alberta border.

According to some who have visisted the inn, theTragically Hip are said to have stayed there in the 1980s, inspiring Downie to write the lyrics to "The Luxury."

2. Clayoquot Sound, B.C. from 'Silver Jet' (2002)

Lyric: “Silver jet, a satellite, a green star. Silver jet way overhead. Silver jet evergladed grey sheers. Silver jet, so far off already. Silver jet Clayoquot Sound to Cape Spear.”

Located on Vancouver Island, Clayoquot Sound is one of the most western points in Canada.

In the 2002 song “Silver Jet,” Downie mentions this location as well as Cape Spear, N.L.-- one of the most eastern point in the country.

3. B.C. rainforest from 'Land' (1993)

Downie's lyrics: “Water's not just a purity. Water's not just the key. It's the melody of panic. Feeds the life of mine throughout our land.”

In 1993, Downie was involved in writing “Land,” a song aimed at raising awareness about the effects of clearcutting of British Columbia’s rainforests.

Midnight Oil and Daniel Lanois were also involved in the project.

4. Vancouver from 'Vancouver Divorce' (2001)

Lyric: “A source of strange and unrequited remorse. And I found the end of the world, of course. But it's not the end of the world, of course. It's just a Vancouver divorce.”

Vancouver becomes the setting of a bitter breakup in this song from Downie’s first solo album, “Coke Machine Glow.”

The 16-track album was also released as a package with a book of the same title that included lyrics from the record and other poetry written by Downie.