Official Nickelback Thread

[D]

I dont like Nickelback at all, but I do dig that song.

[Stones]

I really think that "Photograph" sounds exactly like "Livin' on a Prayer" 2005 style, and shares a lot in common with Bon Jovi's general lyrical style.

the story inside Living on a Prayer's lyrics is a timeless classic, pure beauty... "photograph" on the other hand... mmm...

[Evolution]

Nickleback jumped shark the day Chad got a shorter haircut 

[journey]

I like their new song, Photograph. 

[Malcolm]

Canadian rockers Nickelback will back their chart-topping fifth album with a North American tour, the first leg of which kicks off next month. The quartet opens on its home turf in mid-January with a nine-date trek through the Great White North, and then crosses the border for a stretch shows in the Midwest. A trio of mid-February dates caps the leg.

Live  will hold down the opening slot during the Canadian shows, and Trapt  will take over for the U.S. dates.

A round of March shows will be announced in the New Year, according to Roadrunner Records.

January 2006
17 - Prince George, British Columbia - CN Center
19 - Kelowna, British Columbia - Prospera Place
20 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
22 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
23 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
24 - Lethbridge, Alberta - Enmax Centre
26 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan Credit Union Centre
27 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Brandt Centre/Regina Exhibition Park
28 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
30 - Duluth, MN - Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Arena
31 - Fargo, ND - Fargodome

February 2006
2 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center
3 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center
4 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
6 - Fort Wayne, IN - Memorial Coliseum
10 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center Omaha
11 - Peoria, IL - Civic Center Arena
13 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
15 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Place
17 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
18 - Kanata, Ontario - Corel Centre

[Jonathan]

Any news about a european tour?

[Izzy]

Bought their new album purely for Dimebag's solo on Side of a bullet - buying an entire album for one solo - its the kind of daft thing u can do when ur young

Didn't expect anything from this album - but animals, photograph and side of a bullet are awesome. Seems a very strong offering, didn't buy their last album but own their first three albums - probably their best, some fine riffs.

Top notch

[StradlinRose]

I once saw a video of a crowd throwing random shit at Nickelback while they were performing.

And then Chad got real pissed off and stormed off stage.

I laughed.

[Mama Kin]

They suck. They suck very badly. There's a site out there, I wish I could find it, but it plays two Nickelback songs at once. One comes thru the right speaker, the other thru the left and it's done to show you..all their songs are exactly the same.

By the way, Photograph sucks too. The drummer's family is from my hometown, so on top of the fact their Canadian and because of CRTC rules, they get played incessantly on the radio, it gets times by two because the city feels like we are part of Nickelback. Again, they suck. Awful, awful band.

[Izzy]

They suck. They suck very badly. There's a site out there, I wish I could find it, but it plays two Nickelback songs at once. One comes thru the right speaker, the other thru the left and it's done to show you..all their songs are exactly the same.

By the way, Photograph sucks too. The drummer's family is from my hometown, so on top of the fact their Canadian and because of CRTC rules, they get played incessantly on the radio, it gets times by two because the city feels like we are part of Nickelback. Again, they suck. Awful, awful band.

Wow - that was a great post

All the songs are the same eh? Strange, I have 4 of their albums and the difference is very marked, maybe u need to listen a bit closer?

Virtually all bands churn out the same kinda style over and over again - i bet ur a fan of AC/DC or Motorhead too:hihi:

Their latest album has to be their best, though Silver Side up is a tough one to beat - just love the song 'animals', brilliant

[Malcolm]

 Canada's powerhouse rock trio and Razor & Tie recording artists DANKO JONES have been tapped to support NICKELBACK on their upcoming Canadian tour. The tour kicks off at the CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia on January 17. The hard-working, charismatic Canadian band has been on tour criss-crossing the United States, Europe and Canada since the American release of their album "We Sweat Blood" in April of 2005.

DANKO JONES tour dates in support of NICKELBACK:

Jan. 17 - Prince George, BC @ CN Centre
Jan. 19 - Kelwona, BC @ Prospera Place
Jan. 20 - Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
Jan. 22 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
Jan. 23 - Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
Jan. 24 - Lethbridge, AB @ Enmax Centre
Jan. 26 - Saskatoon, SK @ Saskatoon Credit Union Centre
Jan. 27 - Regina, SK @ Brandt Center/ Regina Exhibition Park
Jan. 28 - Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
Feb. 15 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
Feb. 17 - Montreal, PQ @ Quebec Centre
Feb. 18 - Ottawa, ON @ Corel Centre

[Nytunz]

Nickleback is the worst band ever exicted!

[Communist China]

Nickelback always seems like an attempt to sound like other bands from the 90s.

[Malcolm]

January 2006
17 - Prince George, British Columbia - CN Centre
19 - Kelowna, British Columbia - Prospera Place
20 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place
22 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
23 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
24 - Lethbridge, Alberta - ENMAX Centre
26 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre
27 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Brandt Centre
28 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
30 - Duluth, MN - Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Auditorium
31 - Fargo, ND - Fargodome


February 2006
2 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre (Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Concert Series)
3 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center
4 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
6 - Fort Wayne, IN - Allen County Memorial Coliseum
7 - Saint Louis, MO - Savvis Center
9 - Valley Center, KS - Kansas Coliseum
10 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
11 - Peoria, IL - Civic Center Arena
13 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
15 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
17 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
18 - Ottawa, Ontario - Scotiabank Place
20 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center

March 2006
3 - Glendale, AZ - Glendale Arena
4 - El Paso, TX - El Paso Coliseum
6 - Lubbock, TX - United Spirit Arena
7 - Oklahoma City, OK - Cox Business Center Arena
8 - Bossier City, LA - CenturyTel Arena
10 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheatre
11 - San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum
14 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
15 - Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Casino
17 - Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Center
18 - Huntsville, AL - Von Braun Center
19 - Evansville, IN - Roberts Stadium
21 - Roanoke, VA - Civic Center Arena
22 - Columbia, SC - Colonial Center
23 - Charlotte, NC - Bobcat Arena
25 - Louisville, KY - Freedom Hall
26 - Charleston, WV - Civic Center
28 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
29 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
30 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena

[Drew]

I like their new song, Photograph. 

Me too! I think it's a pretty cool song.

[Malcolm]

Official Setlist : Vancouver, BC Jan. 20, 2006

1. Animals
2. Woke Up This Morning
3. Photograph
4. Breathe
5. Someday
6. Curb Medley
7. Never Again

t-shirt toss/riff

8. Savin' Me
9. How You Remind Me
10.Side of a Bullet

Drum solo

11.Follow You Home
12.Too Bad
13.Flat On Floor

~encore~

14.Rock Star
15.Figured You Out

From what I hear there putting on a great show..I go to see them Feb.15 in Toronto..You guys should all check out Rockstar and Far Away off the new album..Amazing songs

[Malcolm]

Well I went to see Nickelback,Live and Danko Jones on the 15th..I seen Nickelback on the last tour and they were great..One of my fav bands..Danko Jones was mearly ok..Live was fucking amazing..One of my fav bands now..IMO they stole the show..Last time I seen Nickelback they wrre on there 3rd album and they played for 90 minutes...Now on there 4th they only played for 75...And did this stupid t-shirt cannon thing..cool jam chad played during it but was pointless.I guess maybe since rthere t-shirts were 55 bucks they should send a few out for free...Anwyays for the time they were on they absolutely rocked..opened with Animals and huge pyro and was really good..but didnt play my fav song Rockstar in the encore which we only got one song..theyd been playing it almost everynight but left it out..according to the fans they had colds..Who the fuck cares..there from Canada..they know how to deal with colds...If they wanan make it as a real live band theyve gotta toughen up and pay there dues...Play an extra song in the encore instead or realying on ur pyro to carry the show..anywyas other then the lack of songs it was a great show and Live definetly stole it

The toronto crowd was also outstanding and gave them everything they had

[Malcolm]

Canadian rockers Nickelback give their neighbors to the south another visit this summer during a lengthy US headlining trek, in the midst of which they'll open a number of stadium dates for Bon Jovi .

The group gets things started at the end of June with a series of concerts throughout the Northeast and Midwest, followed by the Bon Jovi gigs, which are scattered throughout the second half of July.

From there, it's back to headliner status for another stretch of shows that runs from early August through at least mid-September. Details are included below.

Nickelback's headlining dates will also feature Hoobastank and Chevelle, according to a press release, and more shows will be announced in the coming weeks.

June 2006
30 - Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena

July 2006
2 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
3 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
5 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheater
7 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
8 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena
10 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Center
11 - Portland, ME - Cumberland Civic Center
13 - Montreal, Quebec - Parc Jean-Drapeau (w/ Bon Jovi)
15 - Philadelphia, PA - Citizens Bank Park (w/ Bon Jovi)
18, 19 - East Rutherford, NJ - Giants Stadium (w/ Bon Jovi)
21 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field Stadium (w/ Bon Jovi)
22 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
23 - Pittsburgh, PA - Heinz Field (w/ Bon Jovi)
26 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
27 - Foxboro, MA - Gillette Stadium (w/ Bon Jovi)
29 - East Rutherford, NJ - Giants Stadium (w/ Bon Jovi)

August 2006
8 - Sturgis, SD - Rock 'N the Rally (w/ Black Crowes, Live & Gin Blossoms)
9 - Denver, CO - Coors Amphitheater
11 - Salt Lake City, UT - Delta Center
12 - Boise, ID - Boise Events Center
14 - Reno, NV - Lawlor Events Center
15 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena
17 - Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond
18 - Fresno, CA - Selland Arena
19 - Las Vegas, NV - To be announced
22 - Albuquerque, NM - Tingley Coliseum
24 - Wichita Falls, TX - Kay Yeager Coliseum
25 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
26 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Center
28 - Lafayette, LA - Cajundome
29 - Tupelo, MS - Bancorp South Center
31 - Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena

September 2006
1 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC
3 - Raleigh, NC - RBC Center
5 - Tallahassee, FL - Leon County Civic Center
8 - Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Boling Arena
9 - Nashville, TN - Gaylord Entertainment Center
11 - Allegan, MI - Allegan Fair
12 - Moline, IL - Mark of the Quad Cities
14 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
15 - Sioux City, IA - Tyson Center
16 - Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena

[Malcolm]

Going to see the boys tonight at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto...Should be an amazing show...3 of my best friends are coming with me...The Road Hammers and Three Days Grace are opening...Cant wait...

[Malcolm]

Nickelback will cap its support for last year's "All the Right Reasons" with a late-winter tour that will also feature fellow rockers Three Days Grace and Breaking Benjamin.

The three bands launch the outing Feb. 20 in Tacoma, WA, and are currently scheduled to play 18 shows by mid-March. The itinerary is included below.

February 2007
20 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
22 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena
23 - Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum
25 - Billings, MT - MetraPark Arena
28 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center Omaha

March 2007
1 - Cedar Rapids, IA - U.S. Cellular Center
2 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
4 - University Park, PA - Bryce Jordan Center
5 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
7 - Bridgeport, CT - Arena at Harbor Yards
9 - Hampton, VA - Hampton Coliseum
11 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center
12 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
13 - Pittsburgh, PA - Petersen Events Center
15 - North Charleston, SC - North Charleston Coliseum
16 - Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Center
18 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
19 - Orlando, FL - TD Waterhouse Centre