Dark Horse Tour

This article is about the Nickelback tour. For the George Harrison tour, see Dark Horse (George Harrison album).

"Dark Horse" Tour
Promotional world tour by Nickelback
Associated album	Dark Horse
Start date	February 25, 2009 (2009-02-25)
End date	October 30, 2010 (2010-10-30)
Legs	8
Shows	146 (3 cancelled)
Nickelback tour chronology
All The Right Reasons Tour (2006–2007) Dark Horse Tour (2009–2010)

The "Dark Horse" World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was 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 was 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 were 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 of "If Today Was Your Last Day". The rock band Sick Puppies supported Nickelback in Australia. On the 2010 European leg of the tour, it was confirmed that Daughtry would 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. They also announced a tour that would take place in the Fall of 2010 with Three Days Grace and Buckcherry as there supporting 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] By July 2010, a total of more than 1.6 million tickets had been sold.^[3]

Tour dates

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Date	City	Country	Venue
Pre-Tour European 'Warm-up' Shows[5]
September 8, 2008	Cologne	Germany	Lanxess Arena
September 9, 2008	Stuttgart		Schleyerhalle
September 12, 2008	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Odyssey Arena
September 13, 2008	Dublin	Ireland	RDS Simmonscourt
September 15, 2008	Manchester	England	MEN Arena
September 16, 2008	Sheffield		Sheffield Arena
September 18, 2008	Birmingham		NEC Arena
September 19, 2008	London		O2 Arena
September 21, 2008			Wembley Arena
North American Leg Support acts: Seether and Saving Abel.[4]
February 25, 2009	Nashville, Tennessee	United States	Sommet Center
February 27, 2009	Lexington, Kentucky		Rupp Arena
February 28, 2009	Detroit, Michigan		Joe Louis Arena
March 2, 2009	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	Air Canada Centre
March 3, 2009	Hamilton, Ontario		Copps Coliseum
March 5, 2009	Worcester, Massachusetts	United States	DCU Center
March 6, 2009	East Rutherford, New Jersey		Izod Center
March 8, 2009	Uncasville, Connecticut		Mohegan Sun Arena
March 9, 2009	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		Wachovia Center
March 11, 2009	Columbus, Ohio		Nationwide Arena
March 12, 2009	Rosemont, Illinois		Allstate Arena
March 14, 2009	Milwaukee, Wisconsin		Bradley Center
March 15, 2009	Moline, Illinois		iWireless Center
March 17, 2009	Omaha, Nebraska		Qwest Events Center
March 18, 2009	Des Moines, Iowa		Wells Fargo Arena
April 1, 2009	Edmonton, Alberta	Canada	Rexall Place
April 2, 2009	Calgary, Alberta		Pengrowth Saddledome
April 4, 2009	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan		Credit Union Centre
April 5, 2009	Winnipeg, Manitoba		MTS Centre
April 7, 2009	Minneapolis, Minnesota	United States	Target Center
April 8, 2009	Kansas City, Missouri		Sprint Center
April 10, 2009	Tulsa, Oklahoma		BOK Center
April 11, 2009	Dallas, Texas		SuperPages.com Center
April 13, 2009	Bossier City, Louisiana		CenturyTel Center
April 14, 2009	San Antonio, Texas		AT&T Center
April 16, 2009	Houston, Texas		Toyota Center
April 17, 2009	New Orleans, Louisiana		New Orleans Arena
April 19, 2009	North Little Rock, Arkansas		Alltel Arena
April 22, 2009	Jacksonville, Florida		Veterans Memorial Arena
April 23, 2009	Atlanta, Georgia		Lakewood Amphitheater
April 25, 2009	West Palm Beach, Florida		Cruzan Amphitheatre
April 26, 2009	Tampa, Florida		Ford Amphitheatre
European Leg Support act: Black Stone Cherry
May 22, 2009	Manchester	England	MEN Arena
May 23, 2009	Glasgow	Scotland	S.E.C.C. Arena
May 25, 2009	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	Metro Radio Arena
May 26, 2009	Birmingham		National Indoor Arena
May 28, 2009	London		O2 Arena
May 29, 2009	Sheffield		Sheffield Arena
North American Leg 2 Support acts: Hinder, Papa Roach and Saving Abel
July 10, 2009	Corfu, New York	United States	Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 11, 2009	Camden, New Jersey		Susquehanna Bank Center
July 14, 2009	Scranton, Pennsylvania		Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
July 15, 2009	Wantagh, New York		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
July 17, 2009	Hershey, Pennsylvania		Hersheypark Stadium
July 18, 2009	Burgettstown, Pennsylvania		Post Gazette Pavilion
July 21, 2009	Holmdel, New Jersey		PNC Bank Arts Center
July 22, 2009	Saratoga Springs, New York		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 24, 2009	Mansfield, Massachusetts		Comcast Center for the Performing Arts
July 25, 2009	Hartford, Connecticut		Comcast Theatre
July 28, 2009	Virginia Beach, Virginia		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 29, 2009	Bristow, Virginia		Nissan Pavilion
July 31, 2009	Charlotte, North Carolina		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 1, 2009	Raleigh, North Carolina		Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
August 9, 2009	Toronto, Ontario	Canada	Molson Amphitheatre Cancelled due to bad weather
August 11, 2009	Clarkston, Michigan	United States	DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 12, 2009
August 14, 2009	Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio		Blossom Music Center
August 15, 2009	Noblesville, Indiana		Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 17, 2009	Pelham, Alabama		Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 19, 2009	Cincinnati, Ohio		Riverbend Music Center
August 21, 2009	Tinley Park, Illinois		First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 22, 2009	Maryland Heights, Missouri		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 25, 2009	Greenwood Village, Colorado		Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
August 26, 2009	West Valley City, Utah		USANA Amphitheatre
August 28, 2009	Ridgefield, Washington		Clark County Amphitheatre
August 29, 2009	George, Washington		The Gorge Amphitheatre
August 31, 2009	Wheatland, California		Sleep Train Amphitheatre
September 1, 2009	Mountain View, California		Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 3, 2009	Irvine, California		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 5, 2009	Chula Vista, California		Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
September 6, 2009	Paradise, Nevada		MGM Grand Garden Arena
September 8, 2009	Glendale, Arizona		Jobing.com Arena
September 9, 2009	Albuquerque, New Mexico		Journal Pavilion
September 12, 2009	The Woodlands, Texas		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Australia & NZ Leg Support act: Sick Puppies
November 7, 2009	Auckland	Australia	Vector Arena
November 11, 2009	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
November 13, 2009	Sydney		Acer Arena
November 14, 2009
November 16, 2009	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
November 17, 2009
November 19, 2009	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
November 21, 2009	Perth		Burswood Dome
European Leg 2 Support act: Daughtry
January 17, 2010	Liverpool	England	Echo Arena
January 19, 2010	London		Wembley Arena
January 21, 2010	Basel	Switzerland	St. Jakobshalle
January 24, 2010	Linz	Austria	Intersport Arena
January 26, 2010	Mannheim	Germany	SAP Arena
January 27, 2010	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Rockhal
January 29, 2010	Oberhausen	Germany	König Pilsener Arena
January 30, 2010	Munich		Olympiahalle
February 1, 2010	Hamburg		Color Line Arena
North American Leg 3 Support acts: Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin and Sick Puppies
April 3, 2010	Atlantic City, New Jersey	United States	Boardwalk Hall
April 6, 2010	London, Ontario	Canada	John Labatt Centre
April 8, 2010	Toronto, Ontario		Air Canada Centre
April 9, 2010	Montreal, Quebec		Bell Centre
April 11, 2010	Ottawa, Ontario		Scotiabank Place
April 13, 2010	Washington, D.C.	United States	Verizon Center
April 14, 2010	Hampton, Virginia		Hampton Coliseum
April 16, 2010	Greenville, South Carolina		Bi-Lo Center
April 17, 2010	Greensboro, North Carolina		Greensboro Coliseum
April 19, 2010	Orlando, Florida		Amway Arena
April 21, 2010	Atlanta, Georgia		Philips Arena
April 23, 2010	St. Louis, Missouri		Scottrade Center
April 24, 2010	Tulsa, Oklahoma		BOK Center
April 26, 2010	Kansas City, Missouri		Sprint Center
May 5, 2010	Spokane, Washington		Spokane Arena
May 7, 2010	Tacoma, Washington		Tacoma Dome
May 8, 2010	Portland, Oregon		Portland Memorial Coliseum
May 10, 2010	Boise, Idaho		Idaho Center
May 14, 2010	Wichita, Kansas		Intrust Bank Arena
May 15, 2010	Dallas, Texas		American Airlines Center
May 18, 2010	Rosemont, Illinois		Allstate Arena
May 19, 2010	Grand Rapids, Michigan		Van Andel Arena
May 21, 2010	Milwaukee, Wisconsin		Bradley Center
May 22, 2010	Noblesville, Indiana		Verizon Wireless Music Center
May 24, 2010	Minneapolis, Minnesota		Target Center
May 25, 2010	Omaha, Nebraska		Qwest Events Center
May 27, 2010	Fargo, North Dakota		Fargodome
May 29, 2010	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Canada	Credit Union Centre
May 31, 2010	Calgary, Alberta		Pengrowth Saddledome
June 1, 2010	Edmonton, Alberta		Rexall Place
June 3, 2010	Vancouver, British Columbia		General Motors Place
North American Leg 4 Support acts: Three Days Grace and Buckcherry[3]
September 14, 2010	Nashville, Tennessee	United States	Bridgestone Arena
September 15, 2010	Fort Wayne, Indiana		Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
September 17, 2010	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		Consol Energy Center
September 18, 2010	Detroit, Michigan		Joe Louis Arena
September 21, 2010	Buffalo, New York		HSBC Arena
September 22, 2010	Albany, New York		Times Union Center
September 24, 2010	Mansfield, Massachusetts		Comcast Center for the Performing Arts
September 25, 2010	Hershey, Pennsylvania		Hershey Park Stadium
September 28, 2010	Uncasville, Connecticut		Mohegan Sun Arena
September 29, 2010	Newark, New Jersey		Prudential Center
October 1, 2010	Columbus, Ohio		Nationwide Arena
October 2, 2010	Cleveland, Ohio		Quicken Loans Arena
October 8, 2010	Lexington, Kentucky		Rupp Arena
October 10, 2010	North Little Rock, Arkansas		Verizon Arena
October 15, 2010	The Woodlands, Texas		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
October 16, 2010	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma		Ford Center
October 18, 2010	Denver, Colorado		Pepsi Center
October 20, 2010	Salt Lake City, Utah		EnergySolutions Arena
October 22, 2010	Anaheim, California		Honda Center
October 23, 2010	Sacramento, California		Arco Arena
October 26, 2010	Concord, California		Sleep Train Pavilion
October 27, 2010	Fresno, California		Save Mart Center
October 29, 2010	Phoenix, Arizona		Cricket Wireless Pavilion
October 30, 2010	Paradise, Nevada		MGM Grand Garden Arena

Personnel

• Chad Kroeger – lead vocals, guitar
• Ryan Peake – guitar, backing vocals
• Mike Kroeger – bass
• Daniel Adair – drums, backing vocals

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 Arena	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	Camden	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

References

1. ^ http://mvremix.com/rock_blogs/2009/09/21/sick-puppies-hit-no-1-on-active-rock-radio-chart-with-lead-single-youre-going-down-on-tour-now-with-shinedown-joins-nickelback-on-tour-in-australia-nov-10/
2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/features/top-25-tours-of-2009-1004053062.story
3. ^ ^{a b} "NICKELBACK ANNOUNCES NEW 2010 SHOW DATES WITH BUCKCHERRY AND THREE DAYS GRACE". Hard Rock Hideout. 7 July 2010. http://hardrockhideout.com/2010/07/07/nickelback-announces-new-2010-show-dates-with-buckcherry-and-three-days-grace/. Retrieved 12 October 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b} http://livedaily.com/news/15289.html
5. ^ http://nickelbackfans.blogspot.com/2008/04/nickelback-forum-news-2008-european.html

External links

• Dark Horse Tour official website
• Nickelback official website