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2009 was another huge year for Nickelback after the release of their new album "Dark House" and a successful worldwide tour. According to Billboard magazine Nickelback played in front of 1,046,973 People in 2009 alone and grossed 49,908,542$ from the tour. Well they decided to do another United States leg of the tour and they've grabbed Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin, and Sick Puppies for openers.

Nickelback is one of the worlds largest bands around with multi platinum selling albums and sold out tours through-out the world. Their new album "Dark Horse" went platinum twice in the United States and went platinum 5 times in Canada. They have been on tour since early 2009 in support of their album and will be hitting the road again in 2010 with 30 dates during the months of April and May.

Shinedown is on one of their biggest years yet, with the success of "The Sound of Madness" and the hit single "Second Chance" which was number one on Itunes for a few weeks and number one on the US Rock charts too. The band has also reached number one with the hits "Devour" and "Sound Of Madness". The band has been on the road since July 2008 in support of their album and this is to be the last run of dates for Shinedown until their new album is out.

Breaking Benjamin and Sick Puppies are both newer bands and both had a nice 2009 with their singles hitting big on the modern rock radios. Breaking Benjamin released their album "Dear Agony" last year and the single "I Will Not Bow" hit number 1 on the rock charts. Sick Puppies came out with their second album "Tri-Polar" and also had a number one single with the song "Your Going Down".

Tour Dates are as BELOW:

04/06/10 London, ON - John Labatt Centre

04/08/10 Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre

04/09/10 Montreal, QC - Bell Centre

04/11/10 Ottawa, ON - Scotiabank Place

04/13/10 Washington, DC - Verizon Center

04/14/10 Hampton, VA - Hampton Coliseum

04/16/10 Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center

04/17/10 Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum

04/19/10 Orlando, FL - Amway Arena

04/21/10 Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena

04/23/10 St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center

04/24/10 Tulsa, OK - BOK Center

04/26/10 Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center

05/05/10 Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena

05/07/10 Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome

05/08/10 Portland, OR - Portland Memorial Coliseum

05/10/10 Boise, ID - Idaho Center

05/14/10 Wichita, KS - Intrust Bank Arena

05/15/10 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center

05/18/10 Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena

05/19/10 Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena

05/21/10 Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center

05/22/10 Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center

05/24/10 Minneapolis, MN - Target Center

05/25/10 Omaha, NE - Qwest Events Center

05/27/10 Fargo, ND - Fargodome

05/29/10 Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre

05/31/10 Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome

06/01/10 Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place

06/03/10 Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place

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