Nickelback just announced an exciting new tour where they will perform their seminal album All the Right Reasons in full, along with other beloved hits and fan favorites. Coming on the tour will be very special guests and fellow alt-rock stars Stone Temple Pilots - it'll be a summer outing you simply cannot miss!
While we patiently await for the tour, Nickelback wants to share with their fans a look back at the album's hit single "Rockstar." Watch the exclusive video below and find out if there's any truth behind the comical lyrics.
On the true silliness of the song:
"None of 'Rockstar' was autobiographical. It's just all suppose to be silly things kind of like - take everything that you think about when it comes to rock stardom and amplify it exponentially. That type of silliness is sort of what we wanted to do, and we're just coming up with all these silly, stupid things and the ones that made us chuckle. Anything where everyone in the room was like 'that's just dumb enough to go in the song.' And if you tie it in with a chorus that takes all the detailed things within the verse and just puts a little bow on it - you got yourself a song like 'Rockstar.'" - Chad Kroeger
On Billy Gibbons being in the song:
We were looking at each other and saying, 'why don't we ask someone else to come in and do a little guest appearance.' And someone said 'what about Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top?!' and all of us at the same time were like 'THAT would be cool.' So we built a call and answer thing and that's what turned into all the *low voice* 'tell me what you want, I'll have a quesadilla.' ... Uncle Billy is the best." - Kroeger
Check out the full tour dates below!
Jun. 19 - Raleigh, NC* - Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Jun. 20 - Virginia Beach, VA* - Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
Jun. 23 - Charlotte, NC* - PNC Music Pavilion
Jun. 26 - Noblesville, IN* - Ruoff Music Center
Jun. 27 - Cincinnati, OH* - Riverbend Music Center
Jun. 30 - Burgettstown, PA* - S&T Bank Music Park
Jul. 02 - Clarkston, MI* - DTE Energy Music Theatre
Jul. 03 - Darien Center, NY* - Darien Lake Amphitheater
Jul. 05 - Bethel, NY* - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Jul. 08 - Toronto, ON* - Budweiser Stage
Jul. 10 - Hartford, CT* - XFINITY Theatre
Jul. 11 - Hershey, PA* - Hersheypark Stadium
Jul. 17 - Bristow, VA* - Jiffy Lube Live
Jul. 19 - Camden, NJ* - BB&T Pavilion
Jul. 22 - Saratoga Springs, NY* - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Jul. 25 - Bangor, ME* - Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
Jul. 26 - Mansfield, MA* - Xfinity Center
Jul. 29 - Syracuse, NY* - St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
Jul. 31 - Holmdel, NJ* - PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 01 - Wantagh, NY* - Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Aug. 04 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH* - Blossom Music Center
Aug. 06 - St. Paul, MN* - Xcel Energy Center
Aug. 08 - Rogers, AR* - Walmart AMP
Aug. 09 - Omaha, NE* - CHI Health Center Omaha
Aug. 15 - West Palm Beach, FL^ - iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre at the South Florida Fairground
Aug. 16 - Tampa, FL^ - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds
Aug. 19 - Alpharetta, GA^ - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 21 - Nashville, TN^ - Bridgestone Arena
Aug. 22 - Maryland Heights, MO^ - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Aug. 25 - Kansas City, MO^ - Sprint Center
Aug. 27 - Milwaukee, WI^ - American Family Insurance Amphitheater
Aug. 29 - Tinley Park, IL^ - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sep. 01 - Morrison, CO^ - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sep. 03 - Dallas, TX^ - Dos Equis Pavilion
Sep. 04 - Woodlands, TX^ - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
Sep. 11 - Auburn, WA^ - White River Amphitheatre
Sep. 12 - Ridgefield, WA^ - Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
Sep. 15 - Spokane, WA^ - Spokane Arena
Sep. 18 - Boise, ID^ - Ford Idaho Center Arena
Sep. 19 - West Valley City, UT^ - USANA Amphitheatre
Sep. 22 - Albuquerque, NM^ - Isleta Amphitheater
Sep. 25 - Irvine, CA^ - FivePoint Amphitheatre
Sep. 26 - Phoenix, AZ^ - Ak-Chin Pavilion
Sep. 29 - Chula Vista, CA^ - North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Oct. 02 - Wheatland, CA^ - Toyota Amphitheatre
Oct. 03 - Mountain View, CA^ - Shoreline Amphitheatre
* STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN
^ STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and SWITCHFOOT
