Nickelback returns to N.L. for Churchill Park Music Festival

Music fans in Newfoundland and Labrador won't have to just look at aphotograph of Nickelbackfor much longer.

The Vancouver-based multi-Juno winnerswill hit the Churchill Park Music Festival stagein St. John's on Aug. 9 for their only Atlantic Canadian stop this summer.

Festival organizers announced the remainderof the lineup for the annual summerevent on Tuesday.

Opening the show is the James Barker Band and sandwiched between are theArkells who are no strangers to the island and far beyond just honorary Newfoundlanders at this point in their careers.

Tuesday's announcement follows the buzz of concert details forShania Twain, who will play the park for three nights straight starting Aug. 16.

Pre-sale tickets for Nickelback go on saleThursday at noon. General tickets go on saleFriday at noon.

The band was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2023.

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