Nickelback Roars Back to the Live Stage With Their 2012 North American Tour Beginning April 10th

With Special Guests Bush, Seether & My Darkest Days

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11, 2012 /CNW/ - Nickelback, one of the biggest rock bands of the past decade known for their extraordinary live performances, have announced their first North American arena tour in two years. The Live Nation-produced tour begins on April 10th in Moline, Illinois at the i wireless Center, making a 39-date trek throughout North America, with dates confirmed through June 26th at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada. Special guests Bush, Seether and My Darkest Days, join Nickelback on all tour dates.  Tickets go on sale beginning January 20th at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.  

Fan Club members will be able to purchase tickets beginning on January 13th. Fan Club details can be found at Nickelback.com. Citi® cardmembers will also have access to presale tickets beginning Monday, January 16th at 10:00 am local time through Citi's Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

Nickelback last toured in 2009 with the extremely successful, "Dark Horse World Tour" where the band performed for nearly 2 million fans with more than 120 shows around the world including stops in Japan, New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom and North America.

With the new tour, Nickelback will perform songs from the recently released seventh studio album, Here And Now, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 following its November 21, 2011 release on Roadrunner Records.   Propelling Here and Now into the #2 spot were the two hit singles "When We Stand Together" and "Bottoms Up."  Here and Now is also the biggest international release in Nickelback's history, including a #1 debut in Canada on Universal Music Canada.

Nickelback has achieved a prestigious place in music history having sold nearly 45 million worldwide.  Since their 2001 breakthrough hit song "How You Remind Me," Nickelback has sent 20 singles rocketing onto various Billboard charts. In 2009, Billboard Magazine also named Nickelback "Top Group of the Decade."  Their now classic album All the Right Reasons insured Nickelback an indelible place in rock history, having spent a staggering 112 consecutive weeks in the Top 30 of the Billboard Top 200, certified eight-times platinum in the U.S. and having sold more than 11 million copies worldwide, topping charts in four countries. All the Right Reasons spun off seven multi-format singles and made Nickelback the first band in Nielsen BDS history to send five singles onto the CHR charts.

VIP Packages will also be available through VIP Nation, including premium seats, exclusive merchandise and more. For more information please visit: www.VIPNation.com.

NICKELBACK 2012 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:
Date	City	Venue	On Sale Date
April 10, 2012	Moline, IL	i wireless Center	January 21
April 12, 2012	Grand Rapids, MI	Van Andel Arena	January 21
April 14, 2012	Detroit, MI	Joe Louis Arena	January 21
April 15, 2012	Columbus, OH	Schottenstein Center	January 28
April 19, 2012	New York, NY	Madison Square Garden	January 21
April 21, 2012	Montreal, PQ	Bell Centre	January 21
April 22, 2012	Toronto, ON	Air Canada Centre	January 21
April 24, 2012	Philadelphia, PA	Wells Fargo Center	January 21
April 25, 2012	Pittsburgh, PA	Consol Energy Center	January 21
April 27, 2012	Hartford, CT	XL Center	January 20
April 28, 2012	Worcester, MA	DCU Center	January 21
April 30, 2012	Washington, DC	Verizon Center	January 20
May 2, 2012	Atlanta, GA	Philips Arena	January 21
May 4, 2012	Orlando, FL	Amway Center	January 28
May 5, 2012	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Bank Atlantic Center	January 21
May 15, 2012	Edmonton, AB	Rexall Place	January 21
May 16, 2012	Calgary, AB	Scotiabank Saddledome	January 21
May 18, 2012	Saskatoon, SK	Credit Union Centre	January 21
May 20, 2012	Fargo, ND	Fargodome	January 28
May 22, 2012	Omaha, NE	CenturyLink Center Omaha	January 21
May 23, 2012	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center	January 21
May 25, 2012	Milwaukee, WI	Bradley Center	January 21
May 26, 2012	Louisville, KY	KFC Yum! Center	January 21
May 29, 2012	St. Louis, MO	Scottrade Center	January 21
May 30, 2012	Chicago, IL	Allstate Arena	January 21
June 1, 2012	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center	January 21
June 2, 2012	Houston, TX	Toyota Center	January 21
June 5, 2012	Kansas City, MO	Sprint Center	January 21
June 7, 2012	Tulsa, OK	BOK Center	January 21
June 8, 2012	Wichita, KS	Intrust Bank Arena	January 21
June 10, 2012	Denver, CO	Pepsi Center	January 21
June 12, 2012	Salt Lake City UT	Energy Solutions Arena	January 21
June 15, 2012	Los Angeles, CA	Staples Center	January 21
June 18, 2012	San Jose, CA	HP Pavilion	January 20
June 20, 2012	Nampa, ID	Idaho Center	January 21
June 21, 2012	Portland, OR	Rose Garden	January 21
June 23, 2012	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma Dome	January 21
June 24, 2012	Spokane, WA	Spokane Arena	January 21
June 26, 2012	Vancouver, BC	Rogers Arena	January 21

For more complete ticket and tour information, please visit:  Nickelback.com, Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

SOURCE Live Nation

NICKELBACK, Rogers & Cowan, Maureen O'Connor, [phone], [email protected], or Heather Lewandoski, [phone], [email protected], or Roadrunner Records, Julie Lichtenstein, [phone], [email protected]; or LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, Liz Morentin, [phone], [email protected]

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