Review: Nickelback at Pepsi Center, 6/10/12
Britt Chester
Bush played just before Nickelback, and came out of the gates strong with the fast paced riff of "Machinehead," off the band's 1994 release Sixteen Stone. "Chemicals Between Us," made famous by the 1997 film, An American Werewolf in Paris, came second, but, for some reason, the crowd just wasn't that into it -- maybe it's because the rabid fans of Nickelback spare no energy on opening acts, but Bush fucking rocked, and Gavin Rossdale looks like he hasn't aged since the release of the album. "Little Things," and "Comedown," both also off the aforementioned album, were heard, and the crowd was starting to get into it more, but really everyone wanted Nickelback.
Britt Chester
Personal Bias: I love dubstep, trance, techno, bass music, house music, and everything else under the umbrella of electronic dance music -- but this show rocked. And rock shows are cool.
By The Way: Guessing the average age was somewhere in the late twenties to early thirties.
Random Detail: The GoPro cameras got annoying after awhile, but I understand wanting that kind of footage.
Nickelback
Pepsi Center, 610/12
Denver, CO
This Means War
Something In Your Mouth
Never Again
Photograph
Far Away
Bottoms Up
Animals
Rockstar
Someday
Lullaby - Falling Stars
When We Stand Together
Drum Solo
How You Remind Me
Burn It To The Ground
Encore
Gotta Be Somebody
Figured You Out
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Pepsi Center
1000 Chopper Circle, Denver, CO
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