Nickelback Expand Summer Tour

Canadian rockers Nickelback, who launch their North American summer tour on 06/28, have rolled out a new batch of dates that will keep the group on the road through early September, reports liveDaily.com.

New to the band's itinerary is a full slate of August shows set throughout the US and Canada, with a lone September stop in Kansas City, MO, scheduled to cap the run. The new dates roughly double the band's previously announced tour schedule, which begins with Canadian festival appearances tonight and Saturday (06/28), followed by a packed calendar of July shows.

Joining Nickelback for most of the July concerts will be fellow rockers Staind and Daughtry. During the remainder of the tour, Puddle of Mudd, Daughtry, Yellowcard and Finger Eleven will take turns rotating through the opening slots. Specific show-opener information is posted at Roadrunner Records' website.

Tour dates are below:

06/28 - Saint John's, Newfoundland - Bay Roberts Festival
06/30 - Charlottetown, Prince Edwards Island - Festival of Lights
07/01 - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Citadel Hill
07/04 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
07/05 - Ottawa, Ontario - Lynx Stadium
07/07 - Quebec City, Quebec - Festival D'Ete
07/08 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
07/10 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
07/11 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
07/13 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
07/14 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
07/16 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
07/18 - Sarnia, Ontario - Bayfest
07/20 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
07/21 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre
07/23 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
07/24 - Grand Forks, ND - Alerus Center
07/26-27 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
07/30-31 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
08/06 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
08/07 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Prairieland
08/09 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place
08/10 - Quincy, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre
08/13 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
08/14 - Las Cruces, NM - Pan American Center
08/16 - The Woodlands, TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
08/17 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
08/19 - Frisco, TX - Pizza Hut Park
08/20 - Memphis, TN - FedExForum
08/21 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
08/23 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
08/25 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach
08/26 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion @ Walnut Creek
08/28 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Music Center
08/31 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
09/02 - Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena

Comments

[Powerhouse]

Sometimes I feel like the only person on UG who actually likes Nickelback.

[Guitar_Jester]

I like them to! :P

[Ace Frehley]

They're a great band!But it seems that every song is kind of the same no?

[METALLICAFAN77]

CRAP.....no oklahoma date

[_T_H_R_I_C_E_]

Haha, I saw the first show last night, and it wasent in Saint John's (which is actually St.John's BTW), it was in Bay Roberts. Fukking wicked show, with State of Shock, Buck Cherry, Staind, Finger Eleven, Default...and Hedly but to hell with them. The Nickelback set in one word: Pyro. Lots of freakin pyro. 14 songs; 3 from Silver Side Up, 4 from The Long Road, and 7 from All The Right Reasons. Massive drum solo, T-shirt cannons, and throwing beer to the audience, the was nothing better, EVER.

Checked/Deleted.

[Teen Spirit]

heyya i luv NB 2!

[Quikslayer666]

they are still touring in support of all the right reasons? its been out 2 years I saw them twice already within the year and there set list doesn't change, well it was slightly different. well I guess we can't expect a new studio album this year damn. your not the only one on UG that actually likes Nickelback by the way.

[Noah1982]

Loser: I'm into Nickelback.
MEGA-Loser: I was into Nickelback WAY before they were "cool."

They can keep their nickel. I don't want it back.

[joblow]

FUCK yes, I cant wait for the 07/24 show (closes to my area, Fargo) I've seen to many lame ass shows in the last 3 months. Where the hell has rock n roll music gone? Its a shame...

[AnoKid09]

my gawd...
nobody ever comed to friggin alabama.....
dammit

[maiden4life]

Nickleback kinda sucks ass.They got like 1 good song,and they dont really play any thing special that stands out like a guitar solo or anything.

But judging by how music is bascicly over now(I say over because all bands around arn't even worth being called bands)Nickelback is Ok.

[RageAgainst...]

joblow wrote:

FUCK yes, I cant wait for the 07/24 show (closes to my area, Fargo) I've seen to many lame ass shows in the last 3 months. Where the hell has rock n roll music gone? Its a shame...

i'd have to say that nickelback is a major contributer to this lack of good rock music you speak of. they found a formula which got them airplay a few years ago and they haven't changed it one bit since then...rather sad IMO

[sowhat360]

yeah these guys are in it for the money.....the throwing the beer thing is a pantera trademark....pretty gay that nickelback ripped it off

[GuitarHero1081]

im going to that august 20th show, hell yeah

[Metalocalypse09]

saw them in tacoma, WA at the first date of this tour with breaking benjamin and three days grace. awesome. like thrice said, PYRO. and beer. and tee shirt cannons. and a very dirty joke. awesome band (although i really only went to the concert for breaking benjamin and three days grace).

[seekmetal]

they're a good band

[Dookie92]

They are an amzing band to see live.

[SLASHfan01]

anything keeping them away from the studio and releasing more songs makes me happy.

[scarfacesuit]

it seems like whenever UG posts tour dates for bands i like, the band "happens" to never come to Atlanta.

coincidence? i think not...

[Merge]

So does A7X, what's your point??

[rightturn]

AWESOME, it should keep them out of the studio longer.

[lalalama2]

Merge wrote:

So does A7X, what's your point??

Owned

I agree they need to do something differnent all of their song sound exactly the same and are completely interchangable. They do, however, Tour with really good bands Like Chevelle and Breaking Benjamin so I saw them twice on this tour.

Checked.

[friendly fire]

Nickelback is a waypoint on the journey to getting an actual decent taste in music (ie like mine). I pity those who don't move on.

[cyclobs]

dam no australia show *crys*

i wanna see them

[AndyVanHalen]

I enjoy them from time to time... Not one of my favorites but I can tolerate them.

[Nybb]

How can anybody continue to support this band? As somebody else said, they found the magic formula for making songs that make money and deliberately stick to it. It's fairly apparent that they are only in it for the money.

And don't tell me it isn't deliberate...far too many of their songs sound far too close. Listen to 'Someday' and 'How You Remind Me' after each other, or at the same time if possible, and you'll see what I mean.

[defleppard87]

AC/DC have stuck to the same formula from the begining, its not really a bad thing. Besides if they changed their style they would be bombarded with the term "sell out".

Checked

[Scarlatti]

cyclobs wrote:

dam no australia show *crys*

i wanna see them

So do I, altough they never come to holland

[DisplacedLogic]

Everyone talks about how NB are sell outs because "all their songs sound the same"... Like Nybb who made the comment that Someday and How You Remind Me sound the same... First, they are in different keys completely... Different tunings... Man... Either way, Nickelback kick some ASS live.

[dnamra13]

nickelback is one of the biggest teenage girls who think they listen to real rock bands band

enough said

[dnamra13]

nickelback is one of the biggest teenage girls who think they listen to real rock bands band

enough said.....

[Nick_porter333]

dnamra13 wrote:

nickelback is one of the biggest teenage girls who think they listen to real rock bands band

enough said.....

So what about me? I listen to anything from Van Halen, through Nickelback, up past Metallica, down past Killswitch and through a spot of Children of Bodom/Machine Head et al... (see what i did there....literally a tour of my music tastes)...

Anyway, stop bashing, broaden your horizons and get a life...

[blinkguitarist5]

AnoKid09 :
my gawd...
nobody ever comed to friggin alabama.....
dammit

Probably because everyone in Alabama has bad grammar like you. Haha

[Butthead]

I like em, and I really think the bashing is stupid. It's like that guy above me said, AC/DC found a formula and stuck to it, why can't Nickelback?

[WinslowBob]

Well, guys, this is how you remind me that if everyone cared and you know, if nobody cried. If just everyone loved and nobody lied and that if everyone shared and swallowed their pride then hell, we might see the day when nobody died.

This is neither a compliment or a bash.

[Nybb]

Everyone talks about how NB are sell outs because "all their songs sound the same"... Like Nybb who made the comment that Someday and How You Remind Me sound the same... First, they are in different keys completely... Different tunings...

Dude, they use the exact same chord progression, a similar vocal melody, have the same tempo, use the same changes in dynamics, have a similar lyrical theme....what more do you want? And those two songs are just one example.

[dnamra13]

Nick_porter333 :
dnamra13 wrote:

nickelback is one of the biggest teenage girls who think they listen to real rock bands band

enough said.....


So what about me? I listen to anything from Van Halen, through Nickelback, up past Metallica, down past Killswitch and through a spot of Children of Bodom/Machine Head et al... (see what i did there....literally a tour of my music tastes)...

Anyway, stop bashing, broaden your horizons and get a life...

my music taste??: jazz/funk/blues/classical and everything in between plus im a die hard metal fan (all genres) and i have a live so dont go near that route with me

[Richee]

i would love to see Nickelback, been a huge fan ever since Silver Side Up, then got the State and Curb...loved them both...it sucks i missed them in the uk last year when they supported bon Jovi.... i wish they'd do a headline tour over here, with those support acts too. Staind are amazing... oh an btw YAY for seeing so many fans of Nickelback on here

[crueddude]

Imma repost what someone said on here cause EVERYONE needs to read it.

"defleppard87 :
AC/DC have stuck to the same formula from the begining, its not really a bad thing. Besides if they changed their style they would be bombarded with the term "sell out"."

[crueddude]

I would also like to add that Nickelback only release their soft songs as singles. They dont release their heavy ones. "The Long Road" was their heavist album that they have done and if you actually bought it and listened to it, you would be surprised and it would blow you away.

[prot]

i saw chad kroeger at a bar here in charlottetown last night... he had his little entourage with him and his massive bodyguard was saying to not take pictures... we did anyway just so we could laugh at them later. His hair is cut shorter than usual and he looked like a sissy haha

[chiefmegadeth]

NB suck so bad.
boring as hell!
Never seen a band start with chords and go heavy as much as NB...every song sounds the same

[GeekStinkBreath]

I don't think a band that has long since sold out, can be bombarded for selling out by changing their style.

[Merge]

Nybb wrote:

Everyone talks about how NB are sell outs because "all their songs sound the same"... Like Nybb who made the comment that Someday and How You Remind Me sound the same... First, they are in different keys completely... Different tunings...


Dude, they use the exact same chord progression, a similar vocal melody, have the same tempo, use the same changes in dynamics, have a similar lyrical theme....what more do you want? And those two songs are just one example.

No, they don't have the same chord progressions. "How you remind me is" C-F-Bb-Eb, "Someday" is Bm-G-D-A. If you don't like them, don't listen to them. Like Butthead said, AC/DC found a formula about 35 years ago and hasn't strayed from it, yet they are called legends. Nickelback does the same thing and they are called sell-outs. Someone please tell me how that works.

[frigginjerk]

dudes, i'm from calgary, which is near hanna, where nickelback is from... they were wicked until they released How You Remind Me... their first album was cool. i find them to be weak in general... boring guitar riffs, cheesy post-grunge vocals, the same three singles three albums in a row... and when you add that to what a douchebag Chad Kroeger seems like when he does interviews... there's not much to like.

[Foolish_boy]

I don't mind Nickelback but Chad Kroeger is SO ugly.

[Skadge_101]

^ ye, because that MUST affect the music


a$$

[Nick_porter333]

dnamra13 wrote:

Nick_porter333 :
dnamra13 wrote:

nickelback is one of the biggest teenage girls who think they listen to real rock bands band

enough said.....


So what about me? I listen to anything from Van Halen, through Nickelback, up past Metallica, down past Killswitch and through a spot of Children of Bodom/Machine Head et al... (see what i did there....literally a tour of my music tastes)...

Anyway, stop bashing, broaden your horizons and get a life...



my music taste??: jazz/funk/blues/classical and everything in between plus im a die hard metal fan (all genres) and i have a live so dont go near that route with me

Well, obviously not everything in between as you are still bashing Nickelback...

[djjiles]

Um... ACDC may have stuck to the same formula, but they are way better musically imho. Do you ever see nickelback rip out some awesome rock 'n' roll guitar solos???

[dookie_dude_]

They should have died away with the rest of the 80s grudge. Too bad there arent going to Portugul againXD

[Comeback Kiddd]

blinkguitarist5 wrote:

AnoKid09 :
my gawd...
nobody ever comed to friggin alabama.....
dammit


Probably because everyone in Alabama has bad grammar like you. Haha

OWNED!

[Merge]

djjiles wrote:

Um... ACDC may have stuck to the same formula, but they are way better musically imho. Do you ever see nickelback rip out some awesome rock 'n' roll guitar solos???

Check out their "Live at Home" DVD. Kroeger is a very capable lead player.

[saosin22533]

nickelback is horrible...they are washed up post grunge and every song sounds the same...i can't stand them...

[grantml02]

Powerhouse wrote:

Sometimes I feel like the only person on UG who actually likes Nickelback.

I seen them last night at the Charlottetown festival of lights, they threw me a beer.

[nburton23]

Lol, I saw them in Bay roberts, Before I was like....Nicelback...meh.....But after seeing them live, im thuroughly impressed. I urge anyone to go.

[Set-Abominae]

I don't like Nickelback, but I have to respect them because they're from Hannah, which is about 8 hours from my hometown. Gives me hope that my power/thrash band might be able to hit it big.

[dudewithapen]

They aren't the most innovative and in the world; true. I think the point has been well made thouh that if they DID change their sound the haters would change their tune from money-grubbers to sellouts. They are good at what they do and I like 'em. They're not dong anything insanely different,like I said, but I like their stuff.

[Royyor]

I don't respect them, all they sing about is the fact theyre big time shots now(Rockstar). Plus, their lyrics are mediocre at best. Not to mention, half their songs sound the same, and all they use are power chords for their songs. Basically, what I'm saying is Nickleback sucks. deal with it. Apparently all u need is a guitar in your hands to land a record deal now.

[cerveza]

Royyor wrote:

I don't respect them, all they sing about is the fact theyre big time shots now(Rockstar). Plus, their lyrics are mediocre at best. Not to mention, half their songs sound the same, and all they use are power chords for their songs. Basically, what I'm saying is Nickleback sucks. deal with it. Apparently all u need is a guitar in your hands to land a record deal now.

oh **** you. i'm assuming you've got a guitar, so where's your record deal, 15 million albums sold and all the cash and chicks you can handle? i'd say Chad and the boys have done something right to get this far. i don't really like their singles; though, i think they need to put out some of their heavier songs. their shows are mostly the heavier songs, so if the singles are all the poppier stuff then it might attract the wrong croud. either way, they are one of my favourite bands and i have seen them before and will see them in Saskatoon on August 7th

[Royyor]

cerveza wrote:

oh **** you. i'm assuming you've got a guitar, so where's your record deal, 15 million albums sold and all the cash and chicks you can handle? i'd say Chad and the boys have done something right to get this far. i don't really like their singles; though, i think they need to put out some of their heavier songs. their shows are mostly the heavier songs, so if the singles are all the poppier stuff then it might attract the wrong croud. either way, they are one of my favourite bands and i have seen them before and will see them in Saskatoon on August 7th

oh sorry, you need to know the right people too. nickelback, paris hilton, talentless people with record deals. and dont swear at me just because one of your favorite bands is lacking any ability to make something talented. flaming is bad.

[Merge]

If you don't like them, why did you read this article??

[Royyor]

because it was there to read. I had to make sure they weren't coming to my town, or they would be played on the radio even more... blech.

[rjn2211]

I never used to like Nickelback as a group, well not that much anyhow. I kind of liked how you remind me, but it started to grate on me after a while.
Then my sister gave me nickelback tickets as an extra birthday present. She was going to go with a friend but neither of them could make it due to work commitments.
The concert is what made me a fan. Amazing stage show, really energetic, loads of pyrotechnics, and Chad had real stage presence. I definitely do not think their videos do them justice. They may be very mainstream and not to every bodies taste but they are great performers and Chad really knows how to work the stage.
I hope they do another uk tour soon as I would really like to catch them play live again. It's an enjoyable experience for sure