Nickelback returning for summer dates

Nickelback is heading back out on the road in North America, launching a summer tour on June 28th in St. Johns, Newfoundland, which will take the quartet through its native Canada, the U.S. Northeast and the Midwest. The trek comes to a close on July 30th in Alberta, Canada. Staind, Daughtry, Hinder, Finger Eleven and Puddle Of Mudd are opening selected shows, with opening acts on many of the dates yet to be announced. Frontman Chad Kroeger told us that even people who aren't Nickelback fans have a good time at the band's concerts: "One of our favorite things is when we read something like, you know, 'Wasn't a fan, went to the show, truly, truly entertained.' Converting people every single night is just a great feeling."

Nickelback has raised over $500,000 for Amnesty International and International Children's Awareness Canada through digital sales of the band's single and video, "If Everyone Cared." The Canadian quartet, along with its label, distributor and publishing company, donated 100 percent of the proceeds from the song to both organizations since its release.

"If Everyone Cared" is the sixth single from Nickelback's 2005 album, All The Right Reasons, which has sold more than five million copies in the U.S.

Nickelback will perform at the second annual VH1 Rock Honors, which will be taped on May 12th in Las Vegas. This year's show will honor Ozzy Osbourne, Heart, Genesis and ZZ Top, with performances and tributes from Queens Of The Stone Age, Alice In Chains, Keane and others. The show premieres on VH1 on May 24th.

Confirmed Nickelback tour dates:
June 28 - St John's, NF - Bay Roberts
June 30 - Charlottetown, PEI - Festival of Lights
July 1 - Halifax, NS - Citadel Hill
July 4 - Toronto, ONT - Molson Amphitheater
July 5 - Ottawa, ONT - Lynx Stadium
July 7 - Quebec City, QUE - Festival Dete
July 8 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 10 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Theater
July 11 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 13 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
July 14 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Park Amphitheater
July 16 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
July 18 - Sarina, ONT - Bayfest
July 20 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 21 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre
July 23 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
July 24 - Grand Forks, ND - Alerus Center
July 27 - Calgary, ALB - Pengrowth Saddledome
July 30 - Edmonton, ALB - Rexall Place
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