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The Dark Horse Tour is an ongoing worldwide concert tour by Canadian hard rock band Nickelback. It is their first world tour since the conclusion of their massive All The Right Reasons Tour, ending on September 2, 2007 in Kansas City, MO. The tour is in support of their new album Dark Horse. Dates were announced on November 26, 2008. Seether and Saving Abel are the opening acts on the tour. On the second half of the North American tour, Hinder, Papa Roach, and Saving Abel will be in support. Black Stone Cherry were the support act for the European tour of the UK in May 2009.
During the tour, Ryan Peake sang for a cover of "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon during an encore. During the UK leg of the tour, they sang a cover of Highway to Hell by AC/DC with Chris Robertson of Black Stone Cherry on vocals, just before the T-Shirt cannons. A similar format was applied during the rest of the tour, however they sang a cover of Hey Man, Nice Shot by Filter with Shaun Morgan of Seether on vocals. In some of the early shows, "This Afternoon" was played instead "If Today Was Your Last Day". The rock band Sick Puppies will support Nickelback in Australia. On the 2010 European leg of the tour, it has been confirmed that Daughtry will support Nickelback on all of the Europe dates. They have also announced more dates for the spring of 2010 that takes place in select venues in Canada and the United States. Breaking Benjamin, Shinedown, and Sick Puppies have been confirmed to be the opening acts.[1]
According to the Billboard Magazine, Nickelback played in front of 1,046,973 people on the 2009 section of the tour. In the same section, Nickelback grossed $49,908,542 from the tour.[2]
Tour dates
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Pre-Tour European 'Warm-up' Shows
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North American Leg
- Support Act officially confirmed as Seether and Saving Abel.
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- 02/25/09
Nashville, TN - Sommet Center
- 02/27/09
Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena
- 02/28/09
Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
- 03/02/09
Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
- 03/03/09
Hamilton, ON - Copps Coliseum
- 03/05/09
Worcester, MA - DCU Center
- 03/06/09
East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
- 03/08/09
Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
- 03/09/09
Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
- 03/11/09
Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
- 03/12/09
Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
- 03/14/09
Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
- 03/15/09
Moline, IL - iWireless Center
- 03/17/09
Omaha, NE - Qwest Events Center
- 03/18/09
Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
- 04/01/09
Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
- 04/02/09
Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome
- 04/04/09
Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre
- 04/05/09
Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
- 04/07/09
Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
- 04/08/09
Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
- 04/10/09
Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
- 04/11/09
Dallas, TX - SuperPages.com Center
- 04/13/09
Bossier City, LA - CenturyTel Center
- 04/14/09
San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
- 04/16/09
Houston, TX - Toyota Center
- 04/17/09
New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
- 04/19/09
Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena
- 04/22/09
Jacksonville, FL - Veterans Memorial Arena
- 04/23/09
Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheater
- 04/25/09
West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
- 04/26/09
Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
U.K. Leg
North American Leg 2
- Support Act officially confirmed as Hinder, Papa Roach, and Saving Abel.
- 07/10/09
Darien, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
- 07/11/09
Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
- 07/14/09
Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
- 07/15/09
Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre
- 07/17/09
Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
- 07/18/09
Burgettstown, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion
- 07/21/09
Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
- 07/22/09
Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
- 07/24/09
Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center For The Performing Arts
- 07/25/09
Hartford, CT - Comcast Theatre
- 07/28/09
Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
- 07/29/09
Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
- 07/31/09
Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
- 08/01/09
Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
- 08/09/09
Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre (Cancelled due to bad weather)
- 08/11/09
Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
- 08/12/09
Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
- 08/14/09
Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
- 08/15/09
Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
- 08/17/09
Pelham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center
- 08/19/09
Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
- 08/21/09
Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
- 08/22/09
Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
- 08/25/09
Englewood, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
- 08/26/09
West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
- 08/28/09
Portland, OR - Clark County Amphitheatre
- 08/29/09
George, WA - The Gorge Amphitheatre
- 08/31/09
Wheatland, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
- 09/01/09
Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
- 09/03/09
Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
- 09/05/09
Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
- 09/06/09
Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
- 09/08/09
Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
- 09/09/09
Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
- 09/12/09
The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Australia & NZ Leg
- Support Act officially confirmed as Sick Puppies.
European Leg
- Support Act officially confirmed as Daughtry.
- 01/17/10
Liverpool, England - Echo Arena
- 01/19/10
London, England - Wembley Arena
- 01/21/10
Basel, Switzerland - St. Jakobshalle
- 01/24/10
Linz, Austria - Intersport Arena
- 01/26/10
Mannheim, Germany - SAP Arena
- 01/27/10
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Rockhal
- 01/29/10
Oberhausen, Germany - König Pilsener Arena
- 01/30/10
Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle
- 02/01/10
Hamburg, Germany - Color Line Arena
- 02/05/10
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Dubai Festival City
North American Leg 3
- Support Acts officially confirmed as Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin, and Sick Puppies.
- 04/03/10
Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall
- 04/06/10
London, ON - John Labatt Centre
- 04/08/10
Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
- 04/09/10
Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
- 04/11/10
Ottawa, ON - Scotiabank Place
- 04/13/10
Washington, DC - Verizon Center
- 04/14/10
Hampton, VA - Hampton Coliseum
- 04/16/10
Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center
- 04/17/10
Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
- 04/19/10
Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
- 04/21/10
Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
- 04/23/10
St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
- 04/24/10
Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
- 04/26/10
Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
- 05/05/10
Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena
- 05/07/10
Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
- 05/08/10
Portland, OR - Portland Memorial Coliseum
- 05/10/10
Boise, ID - Idaho Center
- 05/14/10
Wichita, KS - Intrust Bank Arena
- 05/15/10
Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
- 05/18/10
Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
- 05/19/10
Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
- 05/21/10
Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
- 05/22/10
Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
- 05/24/10
Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
- 05/25/10
Omaha, NE - Qwest Events Center
- 05/27/10
Fargo, ND - Fargodome
- 05/28/10
Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre (Cancelled due to unknown)
- 05/29/10
Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre
- 05/31/10
Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome
- 06/01/10
Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
- 06/03/10
Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
Set list
- "Something in Your Mouth"
- "Because of You"
- "Photograph"
- "Figured You Out"
- "Savin' Me"
- "Far Away"
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- "Gotta Be Somebody"
- "If Everyone Cared"
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- "Rockstar"
- "Sad but True"/"S.E.X." medley
- "Burn It to the Ground"
- Drum solo/"Fight for All the Wrong Reasons" jam
- "How You Remind Me"
- "Too Bad"
Encore:
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- "Someday"
- "Animals"
Personnel
Box office score data
Venue |
City |
No. of shows / No. of sellouts |
Tickets Sold / Available |
Gross Revenue |
Sommet Center |
Nashville |
1 / 1 |
13,754 / 13,754 (100%) |
$783,757 |
Rupp Arena |
Lexington |
1 / 1 |
17,227 / 17,227 (100%) |
$957,951 |
Joe Louis Center |
Detroit |
1 / 1 |
17,030 / 17,030 (100%) |
$948,719 |
Air Canada Centre |
Toronto |
1 / 1 |
14,261 / 14,261 (100%) |
$890,403 |
Copps Coliseum |
Hamilton |
1 / 1 |
11,554 / 11,554 (100%) |
$680,003 |
DCU Center |
Worcester |
1 / 1 |
12,116 / 12,116 (100%) |
$740,210 |
Izod Center |
East Rutheford |
1 / 1 |
16,035 / 16,035 (100%) |
$894,713 |
Mohegan Sun Arena |
Uncasville |
1 / 1 |
7,701 / 7,701 (100%) |
$466,800 |
Wachovia Center |
Philadelphia |
1 / 1 |
13,201 / 13,201 (100%) |
$858,993 |
Nationwide Arena |
Columbus |
1 / 1 |
14,075 / 14,075 (100%) |
$774,398 |
Allstate Arena |
Rosemont |
1 / 1 |
14,141 / 14,141 (100%) |
$879,944 |
Bradley Center |
Milwaukee |
1 / 1 |
15,129 / 15,129 (100%) |
$809,323 |
i Wireless Center |
Moline |
1 / 1 |
10,877 / 10,877 (100%) |
$618,238 |
Qwest Center |
Omaha |
1 / 1 |
15,369 / 15,369 (100%) |
$843,612 |
Wells Fargo Arena |
Des Moines |
1 / 1 |
12,046 / 12,046 (100%) |
$617,306 |
Target Center |
Minneapolis |
1 / 1 |
14,075 / 14,075 (100%) |
$824,875 |
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
Darien |
1 / 1 |
21,752 / 21,752 (100%) |
$824,002 |
Susquehanna Bank Center |
Camdem |
1 / 0 |
14,437 / 25,317 (59%) |
$518,575 |
Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain |
Scranton |
1 / 1 |
16,958 / 16,958 (100%) |
$549,210 |
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater |
Wantagh |
1 / 0 |
13,424 / 13,810 (97%) |
$608,027 |
Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake |
Burgettstown |
1 / 0 |
21,079 / 23,145 (93%) |
$742,158 |
Hershey Park Stadium |
Hershey |
1 / 1 |
19,460 / 19,460 (100%) |
$1,050,558 |
PNC Bank Arts Center |
Holmdel |
1 / 0 |
16,208 / 16,914 (96%) |
$609,897 |
Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
Saratoga Springs |
1 / 0 |
18,632 / 25,228 (75%) |
$676,732 |
|
TOTAL |
24 / 19 |
360,541 / 381,175 (93%) |
$18,168,404 |
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