Dark Horse Tour
2008–10 concert tour by Nickelback
Dark Horse Tour Location North America Australia Europe Associated album Dark Horse Start date September 8, 2008 (2008-09-08 ) End date October 30, 2010 (2010-10-30 ) Legs 9 No. of shows155
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.
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 John 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
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening act[ 5]
Date
City
Country
Venue
Opening act
Europe (warm–up leg)[ 6]
September 8, 2008
Cologne
Germany
Lanxess Arena
—
September 9, 2008
Stuttgart
Schleyerhalle
September 12, 2008
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Odyssey Arena
September 13, 2008
Dublin
Ireland
RDS Simmonscourt
September 15, 2008
Manchester
England
Manchester Arena
September 16, 2008
Sheffield
Sheffield Arena
September 18, 2008
Birmingham
NEC Arena
September 19, 2008
London
O2 Arena
September 21, 2008
Wembley Arena
Leg 1 — North America[ 5]
February 25, 2009
Nashville
United States
Sommet Center
Seether Saving Abel
February 27, 2009
Lexington
Rupp Arena
February 28, 2009
Detroit
Joe Louis Arena
March 2, 2009
Toronto
Canada
Air Canada Centre
March 3, 2009
Hamilton
Copps Coliseum
March 5, 2009
Worcester
United States
DCU Center
March 6, 2009
East Rutherford
Izod Center
March 8, 2009
Uncasville
Mohegan Sun Arena
March 9, 2009
Philadelphia
Wachovia Center
March 11, 2009
Columbus
Nationwide Arena
March 12, 2009
Rosemont
Allstate Arena
March 14, 2009
Milwaukee
Bradley Center
March 15, 2009
Moline
iWireless Center
March 17, 2009
Omaha
Qwest Events Center
March 18, 2009
Des Moines
Wells Fargo Arena
April 1, 2009
Edmonton
Canada
Rexall Place
April 2, 2009
Calgary
Pengrowth Saddledome
April 4, 2009
Saskatoon
Credit Union Centre
April 5, 2009
Winnipeg
MTS Centre
April 7, 2009
Minneapolis
United States
Target Center
April 8, 2009
Kansas City
Sprint Center
April 10, 2009
Tulsa
BOK Center
April 11, 2009
Dallas
SuperPages.com Center
April 13, 2009
Bossier City
CenturyTel Center
April 14, 2009
San Antonio
AT&T Center
April 16, 2009
Houston
Toyota Center
April 17, 2009
New Orleans
New Orleans Arena
April 19, 2009
North Little Rock
Alltel Arena
April 22, 2009
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
April 23, 2009
Atlanta
Lakewood Amphitheater
April 25, 2009
West Palm Beach
Cruzan Amphitheatre
April 26, 2009
Tampa
Ford Amphitheatre
Leg 2 — Europe
May 22, 2009
Manchester
England
Manchester Arena
Black Stone Cherry
May 23, 2009
Glasgow
Scotland
S.E.C.C. Arena
May 25, 2009
Newcastle upon Tyne
England
Metro Radio Arena
May 26, 2009
Birmingham
National Indoor Arena
May 28, 2009
London
The O2 Arena
May 29, 2009
Sheffield
Sheffield Arena
Leg 3 — North America
July 10, 2009
Darien Center
United States
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Hinder Papa Roach Saving Abel
July 11, 2009
Camden
Susquehanna Bank Center
July 14, 2009
Scranton
Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
July 15, 2009
Wantagh
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
July 17, 2009
Hershey
Hersheypark Stadium
July 18, 2009
Burgettstown
Post-Gazette Pavilion
July 21, 2009
Holmdel
PNC Bank Arts Center
July 22, 2009
Saratoga
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 24, 2009
Mansfield
Comcast Center for the Performing Arts
July 25, 2009
Hartford
Comcast Theatre
July 28, 2009
Virginia Beach
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 29, 2009
Bristow
Nissan Pavilion
July 31, 2009
Charlotte
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 1, 2009
Raleigh
Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
August 9, 2009
Toronto
Canada
Molson Amphitheatre Cancelled due to bad weather
August 11, 2009
Clarkston
United States
DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 12, 2009
August 14, 2009
Cuyahoga Falls
Blossom Music Center
August 15, 2009
Noblesville
Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 17, 2009
Pelham
Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 18, 2009
August 19, 2009
Cincinnati
Riverbend Music Center
August 21, 2009
Tinley Park
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 22, 2009
Maryland Heights
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 25, 2009
Greenwood Village
Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
August 26, 2009
West Valley City
USANA Amphitheatre
August 28, 2009
Ridgefield
Clark County Amphitheatre
August 29, 2009
George
The Gorge Amphitheatre
August 31, 2009
Wheatland
Sleep Train Amphitheatre
September 1, 2009
Mountain View
Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 3, 2009
Irvine
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 4, 2009
Las Vegas
MGM Grand Garden Arena
September 5, 2009
Chula Vista
Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
September 6, 2009
Paradise
MGM Grand Garden Arena
September 8, 2009
Glendale
Jobing.com Arena
September 9, 2009
Albuquerque
Journal Pavilion
September 12, 2009
The Woodlands
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Leg 4 — Oceania
November 7, 2009
Auckland
New Zealand
Vector Arena
Sick Puppies
November 11, 2009
Brisbane
Australia
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
November 13, 2009
Sydney
Acer Arena
November 14, 2009
November 16, 2009
Melbourne
Rod Laver Arena
November 17, 2009
November 19, 2009
Adelaide
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
November 21, 2009
Perth
Burswood Dome
Leg 5 — Asia
November 23, 2009
Tokyo
Japan
Shinkiba Studio Coast
—
November 25, 2009
Leg 6 — Europe
January 17, 2010
Liverpool
England
Echo Arena
Daughtry
January 19, 2010
London
Wembley Arena
January 21, 2010
Basel
Switzerland
St. Jakobshalle
January 24, 2010
Linz
Austria
Intersport Arena
January 26, 2010
Mannheim
Germany
SAP Arena
January 27, 2010
Esch-sur-Alzette
Luxembourg
Rockhal
January 29, 2010
Oberhausen
Germany
König Pilsener Arena
January 30, 2010
Munich
Olympiahalle
February 1, 2010
Hamburg
Color Line Arena
Leg 7–8 — North America[ 4]
April 3, 2010
Atlantic City
United States
Boardwalk Hall
Shinedown Breaking Benjamin Sick Puppies
April 6, 2010
London
Canada
John Labatt Centre
April 8, 2010
Toronto
Air Canada Centre
April 9, 2010
Montreal
Bell Centre
April 11, 2010
Ottawa
Scotiabank Place
April 13, 2010
Washington, D.C.
United States
Verizon Center
April 14, 2010
Hampton
Hampton Coliseum
April 16, 2010
Greenville
Bi-Lo Center
April 17, 2010
Greensboro
Greensboro Coliseum
April 19, 2010
Orlando
Amway Arena
April 21, 2010
Atlanta
Philips Arena
April 23, 2010
St. Louis
Scottrade Center
April 24, 2010
Tulsa
BOK Center
April 26, 2010
Kansas City
Sprint Center
May 5, 2010
Spokane
Spokane Arena
May 7, 2010
Tacoma
Tacoma Dome
May 8, 2010
Portland
Portland Memorial Coliseum
May 10, 2010
Boise
Idaho Center
May 14, 2010
Wichita
Intrust Bank Arena
May 15, 2010
Dallas
American Airlines Center
May 18, 2010
Rosemont
Allstate Arena
May 19, 2010
Grand Rapids
Van Andel Arena
May 21, 2010
Milwaukee
Bradley Center
May 22, 2010
Noblesville
Verizon Wireless Music Center
May 24, 2010
Minneapolis
Target Center
May 25, 2010
Omaha
Qwest Events Center
May 27, 2010
Fargo
Fargodome
May 29, 2010
Saskatoon
Canada
Credit Union Centre
May 31, 2010
Calgary
Pengrowth Saddledome
June 1, 2010
Edmonton
Rexall Place
June 3, 2010
Vancouver
General Motors Place
September 14, 2010
Nashville
United States
Bridgestone Arena
Three Days Grace Buckcherry
September 15, 2010
Fort Wayne
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
September 17, 2010
Pittsburgh
Consol Energy Center
September 18, 2010
Detroit
Joe Louis Arena
September 21, 2010
Buffalo
HSBC Arena
September 22, 2010
Albany
Times Union Center
September 24, 2010
Mansfield
Comcast Center for the Performing Arts
September 25, 2010
Hershey
Hershey Park Stadium
September 28, 2010
Uncasville
Mohegan Sun Arena
September 29, 2010
Newark
Prudential Center
October 1, 2010
Columbus
Nationwide Arena
October 2, 2010
Cleveland
Quicken Loans Arena
October 8, 2010
Lexington
Rupp Arena
October 10, 2010
Little Rock
Verizon Arena
October 12, 2010
New Orleans
New Orleans Arena
October 15, 2010
The Woodlands
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
October 16, 2010
Oklahoma City
Ford Center
October 18, 2010
Denver
Pepsi Center
October 20, 2010
Salt Lake City
EnergySolutions Arena
October 22, 2010
Anaheim
Honda Center
October 23, 2010
Sacramento
ARCO Arena
October 26, 2010
Concord
Sleep Train Pavilion
October 27, 2010
Fresno
Save Mart Center
October 29, 2010
Phoenix
Cricket Wireless Pavilion
October 30, 2010
Paradise
MGM Grand Garden Arena
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
Personnel
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