Nickelback Will Tour For First Time Under Live Nation Deal
Nickelback have announced plans for their first tour since signing a deal with music promoters Live Nation. The North American leg will begin in Nashville, TN on February 25 and wrap up Columbia, SC on April 23. Nickelback has scheduled 28 tour dates that will have rock groups Seether and Saving Abel opening.
The upcoming tour will be in support of their recent November album release of, “Dark Horse.” This album was with recording company Roadrunner Records. Nickelback has one more album on their contract with them before they will start releasing albums under live nation.
Nickelback is reported to have signed their Live Nation deal for anywhere from $50 Million to $70 Million. The deal includes 3 albums and tours with the option of a fourth.
“Dark Horse” was the groups sixth album and has already reached number 2 on the Billboard top 200 chart. In 2005 they released 7 times platinum album, “All The Right Reasons.”
Nickelback Tour Dates:
| February 25 | Nashville, TN | Sommet Center |
| February 27 | Lexington, KY | Rupp Arena |
| February 28 | Detroit, MI | Joe Louis Arena |
| March 2 | Toronto, ON | Air Canada Centre |
| March 3 | Hamilton, ON | Copps Coliseum |
| March 5 | Worcester, MA | DCU Center |
| March 6 | East Rutherford, NJ | Izod Center |
| March 8 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| March 9 | Philadelphia, PA | The Wachovia Center |
| March 11 | Columbus, OH | Nationwide Arena |
| March 12 | Rosemont, IL | Allstate Arena |
| March 14 | Milwaukee, WI | Bradley Center |
| March 15 | Moline, IL | i wireless Center |
| March 17 | Omaha, NE | Qwest Center Omaha |
| March 18 | Des Moines, IA | Wells Fargo Arena |
| April 1 | Edmonton, AB | Rexall Place |
| April 2 | Calgary, AB | Pengrowth Saddledome |
| April 4 | Saskatoon, SK | Credit Union Centre |
| April 7 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center |
| April 8 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center |
| April 10 | Tulsa, OK | BOK Center |
| April 13 | Bossier City, LA | CenturyTel Center |
| April 14 | San Antonio, TX | AT&T Center |
| April 16 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| April 17 | New Orleans, LA | New Orleans Arena |
| April 19 | North Little Rock, AR | Alltel Arena |
| April 22 | Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| April 23 | Columbia, SC | Colonial Life Arena |
