Mother Nature Attacks Nickelback Show

08/10/09 11:24am

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

This wet, rainy summer has finally done something good for Canadians.

Nickelback were forced to postpone their Toronto show that was to be held on Sunday night at the city's Molson Amphitheatre after a thunder storm took hold of the city.

Opening bands Saving Abel, Papa Roach and Hinder had already played their sets when it began raining and storming at around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday night. Nickelback were due to take the stage at 8:50 p.m., but their set was delayed due to lightning and fans were asked to vacate the Amphitheatre's lawn seating section.

Winds raged, rain drenched the city and lightning light up Toronto's skies for over an hour during the storm. The Toronto Sun reports that by the time it was 10 p.m., organizers decided to cancel Nickelback's set because the Molson Amphitheatre has an 11 p.m. curfew. The show will be rescheduled for a later date and fans are asked to hold on to their tickets.

Nickelback are touring in support of last year's Dark Horse, and you can see them here:

Aug. 11-12 Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
Aug. 14 Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
Aug. 15 Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
Aug. 17 Birmingham, AL @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
Aug. 19 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Aug. 21 Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 22 Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug. 25 Englewood, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
Aug. 26 Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
Aug. 28 Ridgefield, WA @ The Amphitheatre At Clark County
Aug. 29 George, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheatre
Aug. 31 Marysville, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Sept. 1 Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sept. 3 Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sept. 5 San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Sept. 6 Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sept. 8 Glendale, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena
Sept. 9 Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
Sept. 12 Spring, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Nov. 7 Auckland, New Zealand @ Vector Arena
Nov. 11 Brisbane, Australia @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Nov. 13 Sydney, Australia @ ACER Arena
Nov. 16 Melbourne, Australia @ Rod Laver Arena
Nov. 19 Adelaide, Australia @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Nov. 21 Perth, Australia @ Burswood Dome