Back in 2012, Whibley and his partner went to a Halloween party dressed as Kroeger and his girlfriend Avril Lavigne. Deryck Whibleyĭon’t try beefin' with Chad Kroeger, as Sum 41's Deryck Whibley found out – much to his embarrassment. All good practice for Nickelback’s forthcoming tour, when they'll perform in 30 cities across Europe.ħ. Nickelback were support act during the European leg and throughout parts of the USA. Speaking of heroes – imagine opening for all-time rock heroes Bon Jovi! That’s exactly what Nickelback did when Bon Jovi embarked on their Have A Nice Day tour in 2006 (which also happened to be one of the highest-grossing tours ever). The single went to number four in the UK, and one better in the US. It featured on the 2002 soundtrack to one of the year's biggest films, Spider-Man, while the video was pretty epic too. While not strictly a Nickelback song, worldwide hit Hero saw Chad and Mike Kroeger team up with Saliva frontman Josey Scott. 'Without it, we probably would have died out years ago.' 'It's hilarious!' He even credited the controversy with keeping the band alive. The news was picked up around the world, but the best part was Kroeger's reaction – was he bothered, was he heck? 'I love it,' he said. They've since sold 50 million albums - we hope stepdad landed a good return on investment.īack in 2014, one wise guy started an online petition to ban Nickelback from ever returning to play in London, appropriately titled Don’t Let Nickel Back. So who better to ask, than your stepdad? Chad managed to scrounge a $4,000 loan, which covered the cost of the band's first demo, and the resulting EP landed them a record deal. Kroeger knew his band was onto something, but didn’t have the money to get out there. Not bad for a song it took Chad Kroeger 10 minutes to write! It was even nominated for a Grammy. It was inescapable on music TV, and became the most-played song of the decade on US radio, spun a mind-blowing 1.2 million times between 20. How You Remind Me catapulted Nickelback to global fame. How You Remind Me is one of the biggest hits of the CENTURY! It stuck, and it definitely looks better on posters.Ģ. He came up with Nickelback, harking back to his time working at Starbucks, when he'd often give customers five cents change. Thankfully, bassist Mike Kroeger realised the band needed a name that was more palatable – or at least wearable. Let's face it, not many people are going to buy a T-shirt with The Village Idiots scrawled across the front or back. Nickelback have had an incredible career, from early days in Canada scraping together cash to make their first release, to chart-topping, record-breaking smashes such as Rockstar and How You Remind Me.Īhead of their show at The O2 arena later this year, we cover the most awesome things the band have EVER done – EVER!
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