EXTRA WEMBLEY DATE ADDED TO NICKELBACK TOUR
Tickets for Wembley Arena go on sale 9am on Thursday 5th April (subject to booking fee) all other dates are available now from www.livenation.co.uk
Tuesday 3rd April 2012 – Due to huge demand for tickets in the capital, Nickelback have added a second London date to their Here & Now Tour. After starting the UK leg at the O2 Arena, the band will then return to fans a week later , this time to rock Wembley Arena on Monday 8th October.
Proving their ongoing popularity with their European fans and championed by the likes of Chris Martin and Timbaland, the rockers are honoured to announce this extra date to what is already one of the biggest tours of 2012.
Over their career, the band have achieved five Grammy nominations, three American Music Awards as well as 12 Juno awards and were named “Group of the Decade” by Billboard magazine in 2009. With multi-platinum hit albums and singles all over Europe and almost 45 million albums sold worldwide, it is clear that fans are thirsty for more from the Canadian foursome.
Massive hits including How You Remind Me and Rockstar join new favourites from the Roadrunner Records released Here And Now album – like When We Stand Together, the ultimate party anthem Bottoms Up and current single Lullaby – for a Nickelback show to remember. Hard rocking, with worldwide radio anthems, this is a band with a reputation for providing a party wherever they go.
As Chad says, “We can’t wait to get back and play in the UK. Our shows there have always been some of the most memorable for us and it’s all because of the fans.”
The band will be touring Europe, connecting with audiences old and new, rocking arenas for the masses and playing more intimate shows in countries where they make a long awaited return.
Wembley Arena, 8th October – Experience Nickelback Here & Now…..
Mon 01 Oct London, O2 Arena
Tue 02 Oct Birmingham, NIA
Thu 04 Oct Manchester Arena
Fri 05 Oct Newcastle Metro Arena
Sun 07 Oct Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
Mon 08 Oct * NEW DATE * London, Wembley Arena
NICKELBACK UK TOUR
Following the chart-topping success of their 2011 album, Here And Now, Canada’s multi-million selling rock stars Nickelback are returning to the UK in October on their European tour for the first time in 2 and a half years.
Part of a huge world trek, they are underlining their status as one of the planet’s most popular live acts. Covering the length of the country in just seven days, Nickelback will remind you why they are one of the biggest bands in the world and have been for over a decade.
With fans including artists as diverse as Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Timbaland and Avril Lavigne, Nickelback’s live show is always one of the hottest tickets in town.
Over their career, the band have achieved five Grammy nominations, three American Music Awards as well as 12 Juno awards and were named “Group of the Decade” by Billboard magazine in 2009. With multi-platinum hit albums and singles all over Europe and almost 45 million albums sold worldwide, it is clear that fans are thirsty for more from the Canadian foursome.
Massive hits including How You Remind Me and Rockstar join new favourites from the Roadrunner Records released Here And Now album – like When We Stand Together, the ultimate party anthem Bottoms Up and forthcoming single Lullaby – for a Nickelback show to remember. Hard rocking, with worldwide radio anthems, this is a band with a reputation for providing a party wherever they go.
As Chad says, “We can’t wait to get back and play in the UK. Our shows there have always been some of the most memorable for us and it’s all because of the fans.”
The band will be touring Europe, connecting with audiences old and new, rocking arenas for the masses and playing more intimate shows in countries where they make a long awaited return.
No show too big, no show too small, Nickelback are hungry for more.
Mon 01 Oct London, O2 Arena
Tue 02 Oct Birmingham, NIA
Thu 04 Oct Manchester Arena
Fri 05 Oct Newcastle Metro Arena
Sun 07 Oct Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
Tickets go on sale 9am on 30th March and will be available from www.livenation.co.uk
For more information contact
David Cox – david.cox@outside-org.co.uk at the Outside Organisation.
Telephone + 44 07 436 3633.
Nickelback: Here and Now to be released November 21
TWO SINGLES “WHEN WE STAND TOGETHER” AND “BOTTOMS UP”
TO BE RELEASED SIMULTANEOUSLY, SEPTEMBER 26
2012 WORLD TOUR TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY
NEW YORK, NY (September 8, 2011) – Multi-platinum rock band Nickelback announced today that they will be releasing Here and Now November 21 on Roadrunner Records, a Warner Music Group label. As a testament to Nickelback’s rare versatility to achieve multiple successes at various radio formats for more than a decade, Roadrunner Records will release two singles simultaneously. “When We Stand Together” and “Bottoms Up” will ship to Pop and Rock radio stations respectively on September 26, 2011 and will be available for sale digitally September 27, 2011. Nickelback will embark on a new world tour in support of the release in early 2012 with dates to be announced shortly.
Produced by Nickelback and recorded at Mountain View Studios, Vancouver, BC, Here and Now is Nickelback’s seventh studio record and is the follow up to 2008’s widely successful Dark Horse which has been certified 3-times platinum, racking up over five million digital single sales and more than 52 million video plays over the course of the album’s campaign.
“We’re four people who love making music, the way we like to make it,” says Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger. “We entered the studio this year with a vision, and it all came together. We’re extremely happy with the results, and can’t wait to share them with our fans.”
Roadrunner Records President Jonas Nachsin added, “Through our many years of working with Nickelback, we have always been amazed by the band’s continuing ability to record songs and albums that inspire and thrill millions. After hearing the newest material, we are sure they have done it again, and we are dedicated and eager to promote the band across the globe.”
Nickelback is one the biggest rock bands in the world having sold almost 50 million albums worldwide. Since their 2001 breakthrough hit song “How You Remind Me,” Nickelback has sent 18 singles rocketing onto various Billboard charts.
Nickelback’s now classic All The Right Reasons insured Nickelback an indelible place in rock history, spending a staggering 112 consecutive weeks in the Top 30 of the Billboard Top 200, certified 8-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. All five of the album’s videos hit No. 1 on VH1′s playlist, while Nickelback has sold more than 12 million single digital downloads and more than 9 million ringtones of the album’s songs. All The Right Reasons won the American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album and helped the quartet to three Billboard Music Awards in 2006 and a pair of Juno Awards in Canada. And on the road, Nickelback has sold more than 2 million concert tickets over the course of the album cycle.
About Roadrunner Records:
Originally founded in 1980 in the Netherlands, Roadrunner Records earned its place as one of the most prominent international independent record labels. Established primarily as a hard rock label, Roadrunner, a member of the Warner Music Group family of labels, now boasts depth and variety in its artists. The label has experienced unprecedented success with multi-platinum artists Nickelback and Slipknot, platinum Theory of a Deadman, gold-certified Stone Sour and Killswitch Engage, as well as modern heavy hitters Korn, Dream Theater, Megadeth, Trivium and Opeth. Roadrunner’s current roster also includes Lenny Kravitz (via a partnership with Atlantic Records), plus such diverse acts such as up and comers Young The Giant, The Parlor Mob, Black Stone Cherry and Airbourne. Loud & Proud Records, a label joint-venture with Roadrunner, is home to established rock acts including Rob Zombie, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, The Steve Miller Band and KISS (Europe and select territories). Roadrunner catalog includes now-classic albums from seminal artists such as Type O Negative, Sepultura and King Diamond. For more information about Roadrunner, visit: www.roadrunnerrecords.com.
