Nickelback is a post-grunge rock band founded in western Canada in 1995. The name derived from the nickel in change Mike Kroeger frequently had to give customers back in his job at a Starbucks coffee shop in which he would, almost trademarkingly say, Here's your Nickel Back.
The core of the band hails from Hanna, Alberta. They are now based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Nickelback was helped early on by Cancon, the Canadian law requiring a certain percentage of music played on Canadian radio to be from Canadian musical artists. Their second full length album, The State, propelled them to the mainstream with two Top 10 hits (one being "Leader of Men") and the follow up album Silver Side Up, with 2002's most-played single "How You Remind Me", gave them superstar status, scoring multi-format smashes on every album since.
- From Western Canada.
- Nickelback was the main support act for Bon Jovi on the European leg of the latter's "Have a Nice Day Tour" in 2006.
