Nickelback announce MEN Arena date for May

Dec 3 2008 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

FOLLOWING their sold-out MEN Arena show in September, Nickelback return on Friday, May 22 for the first stop on their new 2009 UK tour.

Tickets, priced £34, go on sale this Friday, December 5 at 9am.

The Canadian rockers will be performing songs from their new album, Dark Horse, alongside favourites How You Remind Me, Hero and - one of the biggest hits of the year - Rockstar.

Formed in Alberta, Canada by brothers Chad and Mike Kroeger, the band first scored a huge hit with How You Remind Me from 2001’s Silver Side Up.

2005’s album, All The Right Reasons, produced five top 20singles including Photograph, Savin’ Me, Far Away, If Everyone Cared and Rockstar. The quartet’s sixth album, Dark Horse, is out now.

Tickets may be subject to a booking fee and are available via the 24 Hour Ticketmaster Hotline 0844 847 8000 to personal callers from the MEN Arena box office (10am-6pm: Mon-Sat); via post (send sae & cheque payable to SMG UK Ltd); via e-ticket centres at selected zavvi stores and via www.men-arena.com Special Needs Ticketline 0161 950 5229 (10am-5pm: Mon-Fri). Group bookings: 0870 169 6888.