For those of you that haven’t heard by now, I went to see Nickelback at the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena with my dad (because my dad’s awesome) and (one of) my best friend(s), Ruth (because she’s also awesome). Now, Nickelback have a bit of a reputation: Chad Kroeger’s apparently the biggest douchebag of the year, and it goes without saying that a lot of their songs sound exactly the same (and yet Ruth and I would buy their album even if it was them singing the Canadian National Anthem twelve times with only minor variations in each song). I know what a good gig is – I’ve seen Foo Fighters twice (and yeah, I’m biased, but damn, their shows are awesome), I’ve seen Whitesnake and Def Leppard, and I’ve seen Kaiser Chiefs (who are a prime example of Trying Too Hard).
Naturally, I went into the arena thinking “it’s going to be good, because gigs always are, but it’s not going to be anything spectacular”.
Damn, I was wrong. Read the rest of this entry »
