Tragically, Nickelback played at both the O2 Arena and SSE Wembley Arena in October 2016. It will be glorious.” The fund raised $339, meaning that around 30 emails were sent. With your help, we can ensure that the band do not schedule any gigs here, do not attempt to come here – nor even phone here. Just imagine, thousands – perhaps tens of thousands of music lovers – all not witnessing an exclusive concert by Nickelback in London. “Following the recent crowdfunding of a Foo Fighters gig in Richmond, Virginia,” wrote the organiser, “in a similar vein, we are attempting to ensure that Canadian ‘rockers’ Nickelback do not come to London, England to play a gig. There was a crowdfunding scheme to ban them from the UKįorget Trump and Milo, the most urgent campaign to stop offensive types coming to Britain was set up in 2014 with the intention of bombarding Nickelback’s management with emails insisting they don’t come to London to play a gig. One Reddit user posited the most likely explanation: “The use of Nickelback in war (or anywhere, actually) is classified as a war crime by the UN.” When a declassified list of songs used by the CIA in torture emerged online some years ago, it included the likes of Eminem, Metallica, David Gray and even Barney The Dinosaur but, to most commenter’s surprise, nothing at all by Nickelback. They might be classified as a war crime by the UN These are guys that go through months of torturous training but even they can’t endure music that’s the aural equivalent of the first twenty minutes of Saving Private Ryan. Just this week a US army officer banned his colleagues from playing Nickelback records at their command post, along with other “terrible rock groups” like Creed, Korn and Smashmouth. Honestly, Russell Brand would struggle getting it up to that one. I mean, you try having a mutually enjoyable erotic experience along to ‘Something In Your Mouth’. In 2011, a poll of the users of music-orientated dating site voted Nickelback the number one musical turn-off, beating Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga. It may be hazardous to your hearing and street cred.” They were wanted for ‘crimes against music’ by Australian policeĭuring their 2015 tour of Australia, Queensland Police Department released a wanted poster featuring sketches of Nickelback beneath the legend ‘WANTED FOR CRIMES AGAINST MUSIC’ and the following appeal for witnesses: “Police are on the lookout for these men who are believed to be impersonating musicians around Boondall this evening.

Nickelback album 2016