Dark Horse Tour

The "Dark Horse" 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, Missouri. The tour was in support of their new album Dark Horse (2008). Dates were announced on November 26, 2008. Seether and Saving Abel were 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.

This article is about the Nickelback tour. For the George Harrison tour, see George Harrison and Ravi Shankar's 1974 North American tour.
"Dark Horse" Tour
Promotional world tour by Nickelback
Associated albumDark Horse
Start dateSeptember 8, 2008 (2008-09-08)
End dateOctober 30, 2010 (2010-10-30)
Legs9
No. of shows155
Nickelback concert chronology

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". During the summer leg of the tour the band sang "Highway to Hell" with Austin Winkler of Hinder and Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach. On some stops they played "Friends In Low Places" by Garth Brooks and "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" by Joe Nichols acoustically. 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 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 supporting acts.[1]

According to Billboard magazine, Nickelback played in front of 1,046,973 people on the 2009 North American section of the tour. In the same section, Nickelback grossed $49,908,542 from the tour.[2] Overall, worldwide the band grossed $57.8 million from the 2009 section of the tour. In the 2010 North American section of the tour the band grossed $35,035,196, and they played in front of 497,072 people.[3] Overall, worldwide the 2010 section of the tour grossed $44.5 million. By July 2010, a total of more than 1.6 million tickets had been sold.[4]

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue Opening act(s)
Pre-Tour European 'Warm-up' Shows[6]
September 8, 2008CologneGermanyLanxess ArenaN/A
September 9, 2008StuttgartSchleyerhalle
September 12, 2008BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey Arena
September 13, 2008DublinIrelandRDS Simmonscourt
September 15, 2008ManchesterEnglandManchester Arena
September 16, 2008SheffieldSheffield Arena
September 18, 2008BirminghamNEC Arena
September 19, 2008LondonO2 Arena
September 21, 2008Wembley Arena
North American leg.[5]
February 25, 2009NashvilleUnited StatesSommet CenterSeether
Saving Abel
February 27, 2009LexingtonRupp Arena
February 28, 2009DetroitJoe Louis Arena
March 2, 2009TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre
March 3, 2009HamiltonCopps Coliseum
March 5, 2009WorcesterUnited StatesDCU Center
March 6, 2009East RutherfordIzod Center
March 8, 2009UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena
March 9, 2009PhiladelphiaWachovia Center
March 11, 2009ColumbusNationwide Arena
March 12, 2009RosemontAllstate Arena
March 14, 2009MilwaukeeBradley Center
March 15, 2009MolineiWireless Center
March 17, 2009OmahaQwest Events Center
March 18, 2009Des MoinesWells Fargo Arena
April 1, 2009EdmontonCanadaRexall Place
April 2, 2009CalgaryPengrowth Saddledome
April 4, 2009SaskatoonCredit Union Centre
April 5, 2009WinnipegMTS Centre
April 7, 2009MinneapolisUnited StatesTarget Center
April 8, 2009Kansas CitySprint Center
April 10, 2009TulsaBOK Center
April 11, 2009DallasSuperPages.com Center
April 13, 2009Bossier CityCenturyTel Center
April 14, 2009San AntonioAT&T Center
April 16, 2009HoustonToyota Center
April 17, 2009New OrleansNew Orleans Arena
April 19, 2009North Little RockAlltel Arena
April 22, 2009JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
April 23, 2009AtlantaLakewood Amphitheater
April 25, 2009West Palm BeachCruzan Amphitheatre
April 26, 2009TampaFord Amphitheatre
European Leg
May 22, 2009ManchesterEnglandManchester ArenaBlack Stone Cherry
May 23, 2009GlasgowScotlandS.E.C.C. Arena
May 25, 2009Newcastle upon TyneEnglandMetro Radio Arena
May 26, 2009BirminghamNational Indoor Arena
May 28, 2009LondonThe O2 Arena
May 29, 2009SheffieldSheffield Arena
North American Leg 2.
July 10, 2009Darien CenterUnited StatesDarien Lake Performing Arts CenterHinder
Papa Roach
Saving Abel
July 11, 2009CamdenSusquehanna Bank Center
July 14, 2009ScrantonToyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
July 15, 2009WantaghNikon at Jones Beach Theater
July 17, 2009HersheyHersheypark Stadium
July 18, 2009BurgettstownPost-Gazette Pavilion
July 21, 2009HolmdelPNC Bank Arts Center
July 22, 2009SaratogaSaratoga Performing Arts Center
July 24, 2009MansfieldComcast Center for the Performing Arts
July 25, 2009HartfordComcast Theatre
July 28, 2009Virginia BeachVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 29, 2009BristowNissan Pavilion
July 31, 2009CharlotteVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 1, 2009RaleighTime Warner Cable Music Pavilion
August 9, 2009TorontoCanadaMolson Amphitheatre Cancelled due to bad weather
August 11, 2009ClarkstonUnited StatesDTE Energy Music Theatre
August 12, 2009
August 14, 2009Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center
August 15, 2009NoblesvilleVerizon Wireless Music Center
August 17, 2009PelhamVerizon Wireless Music Center
August 19, 2009CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center
August 21, 2009Tinley ParkFirst Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 22, 2009Maryland HeightsVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 25, 2009Greenwood VillageFiddler's Green Amphitheatre
August 26, 2009West Valley CityUSANA Amphitheatre
August 28, 2009RidgefieldClark County Amphitheatre
August 29, 2009GeorgeThe Gorge Amphitheatre
August 31, 2009WheatlandSleep Train Amphitheatre
September 1, 2009Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre
September 3, 2009IrvineVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 5, 2009Chula VistaCricket Wireless Amphitheatre
September 6, 2009ParadiseMGM Grand Garden Arena
September 8, 2009GlendaleJobing.com Arena
September 9, 2009AlbuquerqueJournal Pavilion
September 12, 2009The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Australia & NZ Leg.
November 7, 2009AucklandNew ZealandVector ArenaSick Puppies
November 11, 2009BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Centre
November 13, 2009SydneyAcer Arena
November 14, 2009
November 16, 2009MelbourneRod Laver Arena
November 17, 2009
November 19, 2009AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre
November 21, 2009PerthBurswood Dome
Special Shows in Japan
November 23, 2009TokyoJapanShinkiba Studio CoastN/A
November 25, 2009
European Leg 2
January 17, 2010LiverpoolEnglandEcho ArenaDaughtry
January 19, 2010LondonWembley Arena
January 21, 2010BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakobshalle
January 24, 2010LinzAustriaIntersport Arena
January 26, 2010MannheimGermanySAP Arena
January 27, 2010Esch-sur-AlzetteLuxembourgRockhal
January 29, 2010OberhausenGermanyKönig Pilsener Arena
January 30, 2010MunichOlympiahalle
February 1, 2010HamburgColor Line Arena
North American Leg 3.
April 3, 2010Atlantic CityUnited StatesBoardwalk HallShinedown
Breaking Benjamin
Sick Puppies
April 6, 2010LondonCanadaJohn Labatt Centre
April 8, 2010TorontoAir Canada Centre
April 9, 2010MontrealBell Centre
April 11, 2010OttawaScotiabank Place
April 13, 2010Washington, D.C.United StatesVerizon Center
April 14, 2010HamptonHampton Coliseum
April 16, 2010GreenvilleBi-Lo Center
April 17, 2010GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
April 19, 2010OrlandoAmway Arena
April 21, 2010AtlantaPhilips Arena
April 23, 2010St. LouisScottrade Center
April 24, 2010TulsaBOK Center
April 26, 2010Kansas CitySprint Center
May 5, 2010SpokaneSpokane Arena
May 7, 2010TacomaTacoma Dome
May 8, 2010PortlandPortland Memorial Coliseum
May 10, 2010BoiseIdaho Center
May 14, 2010WichitaIntrust Bank Arena
May 15, 2010DallasAmerican Airlines Center
May 18, 2010RosemontAllstate Arena
May 19, 2010Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena
May 21, 2010MilwaukeeBradley Center
May 22, 2010NoblesvilleVerizon Wireless Music Center
May 24, 2010MinneapolisTarget Center
May 25, 2010OmahaQwest Events Center
May 27, 2010FargoFargodome
May 29, 2010SaskatoonCanadaCredit Union Centre
May 31, 2010CalgaryPengrowth Saddledome
June 1, 2010EdmontonRexall Place
June 3, 2010VancouverGeneral Motors Place
North American Leg 4 [4]
September 14, 2010NashvilleUnited StatesBridgestone ArenaThree Days Grace
Buckcherry
September 15, 2010Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
September 17, 2010PittsburghConsol Energy Center
September 18, 2010DetroitJoe Louis Arena
September 21, 2010BuffaloHSBC Arena
September 22, 2010AlbanyTimes Union Center
September 24, 2010MansfieldComcast Center for the Performing Arts
September 25, 2010HersheyHershey Park Stadium
September 28, 2010UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena
September 29, 2010NewarkPrudential Center
October 1, 2010ColumbusNationwide Arena
October 2, 2010ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena
October 8, 2010LexingtonRupp Arena
October 10, 2010Little RockVerizon Arena
October 12, 2010New OrleansNew Orleans Arena
October 15, 2010The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
October 16, 2010Oklahoma CityFord Center
October 18, 2010DenverPepsi Center
October 20, 2010Salt Lake CityEnergySolutions Arena
October 22, 2010AnaheimHonda Center
October 23, 2010SacramentoARCO Arena
October 26, 2010ConcordSleep Train Pavilion
October 27, 2010FresnoSave Mart Center
October 29, 2010PhoenixCricket Wireless Pavilion
October 30, 2010ParadiseMGM Grand Garden Arena

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 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
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  2. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266418/top-25-tours-of-2009
  3. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/949535/top-25-tours-of-2010
  4. "NICKELBACK ANNOUNCES NEW 2010 SHOW DATES WITH BUCKCHERRY AND THREE DAYS GRACE". Hard Rock Hideout. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2008-11-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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