Nickelback/Buckcherry/Three Days Grace Show Review

On Friday, the Glam husband and I headed south to Lexington, Kentucky to catch Nickelback/Buckcherry/Three Days Grace in concert on the Dark Horse tour. I won tickets from a Twitter contest.
The show was great! Buckcherry were loads of fun as always. Josh Todd was a little sluggish at the onset, but he got going and the show's momentum carried him through. Three Days Grace were good, too. I missed half their set because I wanted a Diet Coke. Silly mistake on my part, I guess. I've never been in such a slow concession line. I digress.
To be honest, I wasn't at the show for Buckcherry or Three Days Grace. I've seen both bands a total of eight combined times this year. I'd never seen Nickelback and I was excited to add another band on my "must see" list.
I honestly don't get why people hate on Nickelback, but whatever. I like them and that's all that matters to me. And Nickelback plays a long set with lots of pyro. Very Glam! In fact, there were tons of Glam references during their set. The music before Nickelback was Def Leppard, Motley Crue and Guns n' Roses.
Here's the setlist:
My favorite parts of the show included all the pyro at the end and beginning (there was lots in the middle, too). During "Rockstar," a giant screen projected images of credentials of 80s bands like Bon Jovi and W.A.S.P. I was really hoping Nickelback would do "Side of a Bullet" but that's okay - maybe next time. In all honesty, I would easily put this show in my top five concerts of all time. Nickelback were high energy and you know what? The band members honestly looked like they were having a good time. All the audience members were having a blast too. Everyone was standing and dancing. That was something good to see.
Too bad I didn't get a freebie from the T-shirt canons. The merch was too expensive for my blood.
Flame away. But don't knock it 'til you try it.
Reader Comments (16)
But that said, I like them. They are a strong rock band who write catchy songs, and they put on a great live show.
You had a good time is what is important. Thanks for the review.
That dude is so U-N-R-O-C-K!
Too bad the rest of the band has to unknowingly suffer through it, too!
C'mon, you know Buckcherry blowz Nickelback's frickin' doors off!
Why have your name, if you ain't gonna live up to it?!
Huh-uh-lo-oh!
And sorry, Kenny O, sadly, we are going to have to agree to disagree, too, because Hinder blowz, too!
Sorry, Kidz...
All of you, including Al, in this particular case, do yourselves a favor...
KISS that crap Guh-uh-uhd-buh-iy-iy!
THEY DIDN'T EVEN PLAY A 1/4 OF THE SONG!!!! And tell me that they didn't cover Journey's don't stop believing! We had to play Photograph for homecoming my junior year and It became a running joke. Marching band and That song go to together like smart car at a monster truck rally.
I am a proud alumni of the Edison Wildcat Marching Band!! out of Richmond Ohio!! The suilver and Black Bombers!! I'm their announcer now so i get to right up all the presong shtick. We played a lot of 80's rock. To highlight the best we palyed pour some suger on me, Run Runaway by slade, A Van Halen show, GnR show, oh and I pushed for this one the month after the album was released, We are the only band i know that Played Ozzy's I don't wanna stop helluva trombone part!!!!
Thanks for the clarification, Kenny O!
Shadow! What you thinkin', boy?
You know full well Metalboy! thought you meant Def Lep's "Photograph"!
Now apologize right now to Kenny O for makin' him have to lift his fingers to the keyboard to set the record straight!
C'mon, Shad! What did I just say about Nickelhack before that... They frickin' bite one!
p.s. Kenny O... Did you check out Brass Kitten? I highly recommend both albums, as does Al. Right up your alley, Bro! And if you know what's good for you, Shadow, you'll pick 'em up, too! Ciao!
Now they've wanted to do Def's photgraph but haven't gotten it through although they did pay rock of ages last year.....
Anyway yeah NB's verison not so much for a hornline will check out that brass kitten for kicks,