Nickelback Extends 2012 North American Tour

Multi-Platinum Band to Perform 49 Shows in Arenas and Amphitheaters Throughout Spring & Summer with Special Guest Bush

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Mar 07, 2012, 12:00 ET

LOS ANGELES, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelback, known around the world for its powerful and spectacular live performances, has announced the extension of their spring/summer North American tour with nine newly announced shows. Nickelback will stop in 49 cities—including the just-added shows in Hershey, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Saratoga Springs, Darien Center, Charlotte, Virginia Beach and Raleigh—where the band will draw from their seven-album arsenal to perform a show of hits and chart-topping singles. Special guest Bush will join Nickelback for the full tour, including the new dates, with additional support to be announced soon. Tickets for the recently announced shows go on sale in select markets on March 16th and 17th at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

Fan Club members will be able to purchase tickets beginning on March 9th. Fan Club details can be found at Nickelback.com. Citi® cardmembers will also have access to presale tickets beginning Monday, March 12th at 10:00 am local time through Citi's Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details, visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

Nickelback was recently nominated for four Juno Awards in their native Canada, including Group of the Year, Album of the Year for Here And Now, Single of the Year for "When We Stand Together" and the Juno Fan Choice Award. The band will perform on CTV's broadcast of THE 2012 JUNO AWARDS on Sunday, April 1st.

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 more than 20 singles rocketing onto various Billboard charts. In 2009, Billboard named Nickelback "Top Group of the Decade." Their now-classic album All the Right Reasons insured Nickelback an indelible place in rock history: it spent a staggering 112 consecutive weeks in the Top 30 of the Billboard Top 200, was certified eight-times platinum in the U.S. with more than 11 million copies sold worldwide, and topped the 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 for the tour will also be available through VIP Nation, including premium seats, exclusive merchandise and more. For more information please visit: www.VIPNation.com.

NEWLY ANNOUNCED NICKELBACK DATES WITH SPECIAL GUESTS BUSH:
July 14, 2012	Hershey, PA	Hersheypark Stadium	On Sale 3/17
July 18, 2012	Cleveland, OH	Blossom Music Center	On Sale 3/17
July 20, 2012	Cincinnati, OH	Riverbend Music Center	On Sale 3/17
July 21, 2012	Indianapolis, IN	Klipsch Music Center	On Sale 3/17
July 24, 2012	Saratoga Springs, NY	Saratoga Performing Arts Center	On Sale 3/17
July 25, 2012	Darien Center, NY	Darien Lake Performing Arts Center	On Sale 3/17
July 27, 2012	Charlotte, NC	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre	On Sale 3/16
July 28, 2012	Virginia Beach, VA	Farm Bureau Live	On Sale 3/17
July 30, 2012	Raleigh, NC	Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion	On Sale 3/16

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

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

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