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DETROIT (WWJ) - The Detroit Lions organization says like it or not, Nickelback will be the halftime entertainment at the Thanksgiving Day game versus Green Bay at Ford Field.
The selection of the Canadian rockers, which was unconfirmed until Thursday, made thousands of Lions fans furious, saying the halftime show should have a Detroit flavor. An anti-Nickelback petition drive online netted over 50,000 supporters.
Nickelback, which is from Hanna, Alberta, isn’t taking it personally, and said they are ”honored to perform” at the game. Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger said the band members “always love playing in Detroit.”
Nickelback has a new album “Here and Now” dropping on Nov. 21, which many speculate is the reason they were chosen to perform.
The Lions organization also announced the National Anthem will be sung by “American Idol” season 10 runner-up Lauren Alaina.
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C’mon now….you don’t want to hear “This Is How…You Remind Me” during the halftime show? Who cares if it’s been played on the radio thousands of times.
November 11, 2011 at 10:47 am | | Report comment
Lets go with “Animals” ftw!
lol
November 11, 2011 at 11:19 am | | Report comment
Because Seger, Eminem, The Supremes, et al haven’t gotten any airtime? Yeah, we haven’t heard any of their songs thousands of times. Pathetic place, full of pathetic people.
November 11, 2011 at 12:20 pm | | Report comment
Wow your gay
November 14, 2011 at 3:08 pm | | Report comment
Detroit fans should leave their seats when they play
November 11, 2011 at 10:57 am | | Report comment
Naw…we should greet these beeotches Motor City Style and boo them off the stage.
November 16, 2011 at 2:24 pm | | Report comment
If you’re talking about the Lions I whole Heartedly agree! I’d leave my seat when they play too…
February 1, 2012 at 11:19 am | | Report comment
They’re Canadian so they won’t be insulted when EVERYONE in the stadium gets up and goes for a beer at halftime!
November 11, 2011 at 11:01 am | | Report comment
What does being Canadian have to do with it? Maybe instead of getting 50,000 people to sign a petition about a band you should focus some energy on the unemployment rate or homeless issue in Detroit. Nickleback is the least of Detroits problems…pathetic
November 12, 2011 at 4:01 pm | | Report comment
… Really? It’s the USA. It’s Thanksgiving. Being canadian has everything to do with it.
November 14, 2011 at 2:48 pm
You are obviously a musical moron and do not get it
November 16, 2011 at 2:25 pm
Yeahhhhhh, because signing a digital petition you heard about on Facebook, and making your thoughts known with button click, is SUCH a waste of time that you could be spending on such NON-COMPLEX things like the Unemployment Rate and Homelessness issues. And that petition couldn’t possibly have been signed by a great number of people who have no control over those issues, HEAVENS NO.
(Feeling the sarcasm yet, pal?)
November 18, 2011 at 7:55 pm
it doesnt have anything to do with them being canadian, and everything to do with them being an awful band. They are the butt end of jokes, and I don’t know a single person other than my 50 year old neighbor who enjoys their music. They have had rocks thrown at them in Portugal (clearly Euros can identify bad music too), and have been booed off stage more than most. How they keep getting support is a mystery to me, and it definitely isn’t coming from the Detroit area, which is where I live.
November 22, 2011 at 1:57 am
If they really want the game to have a Detroit flavor they should give away half the tickets to unemployed folks. There are a lot bigger problems in motocity than who plays a couple of songs at the half.
November 11, 2011 at 11:21 am | | Report comment
Can’t we just give Detroit to Canada?
November 11, 2011 at 11:22 am | | Report comment
No thanks. We’ve already got Toronto – Yeeuck!
November 11, 2011 at 11:35 am | | Report comment
No, You can keep it thanks. But you can have Windsor although it’s not as bad as Detroit, more like Flint… Bwahahahahah!
February 1, 2012 at 11:27 am | | Report comment
The terrorists have won.
November 11, 2011 at 12:01 pm | | Report comment
All of the butt-hurt on the Internet was powerless to change a measly halftime show.
November 11, 2011 at 12:02 pm | | Report comment
How about a White Stripes reunion? Now THAT would be awesome!
November 11, 2011 at 12:05 pm | | Report comment
That would be cool.
November 11, 2011 at 12:48 pm | | Report comment
No doubt!!!!!!
November 12, 2011 at 4:02 pm | | Report comment
Maybe they can do some cover songs from Seger, Eminem, Nugent and MoTown. Now that would be entertaining….
November 11, 2011 at 12:16 pm | | Report comment
Detroiters complaining about Canuks ~ now there’s the pot calling the kettle black (no pun intended…well, sort of). It’s pretty clear that “…with a Detroit Flava” translates into english as “…rife with african jungle beats, simplistic nonsensical rhymes and much monkey wailing.”
November 11, 2011 at 12:23 pm | | Report comment
Shouldn’t you be busy throwing fruit at black hockey players? The True North, strong and racist.
November 11, 2011 at 4:18 pm | | Report comment
Instead of fretting over where the band is from, why don’t you clean up your city instead? It’s nasty.
November 11, 2011 at 12:32 pm | | Report comment
Nobody cares that they are from Canada. People hate nickelback because their ‘music’ sucks rocks.
Detroit has an INCREDIBLE local music scene. Someone from Detroit should play and promote the city of Detroit and help their local economy.
The petition was not that serious, just wanted to point out that this was a BAD decision, to have nickelback play. And point out that clueless corporate blowhards make these decisions (which is why nickelback plays at a LOT of sports events.)
Stop rippin on Detroit!
November 11, 2011 at 5:42 pm | | Report comment
^^ Detroiters usually love Canadians. They made hockey…. and we consider ourselves Hockeytown. I crossed the border to buy my liquor back in the day as a 19 year old, god bless those friendly Canadians. We just don’t want Nickelback ruining our good, or at least currently improving, name.
November 22, 2011 at 2:02 am
hahahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahhaha
expect a ” wardrobe malfunction ” , that’s the only entertainment here
November 11, 2011 at 12:34 pm | | Report comment
In 1964 a band from England appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. We should have all turned off our TVs. How dare they showcase talant from outside the USA.
November 11, 2011 at 12:54 pm | | Report comment
I’m not sure what’s more appalling; the fact that you just made a Beatles comparison to Nickelback? Or the fact that you referred to Nickelback as talent?
Hint: We dont hate Nickelback because they’re Canadian. We hate them because they flat out suck, and play derivative, uninspired, soulless, corporatized “music.”
November 11, 2011 at 4:15 pm | | Report comment
The difference is Nickelback has played in America before, and no one liked it.
November 11, 2011 at 5:54 pm | | Report comment
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It is football people – get over it
November 11, 2011 at 8:13 pm | | Report comment
No Melanie…it’s about the jams. Obviously your not from the “D”
November 16, 2011 at 2:27 pm | | Report comment
o.O Where a band is from is so irrelevent in the modern world. This is pure Jingoism.
November 12, 2011 at 4:21 am | | Report comment
I dont know what the issue is. If you dont want to watch them, leave. I’ve personally seen Nickelback twice and they put on a great show. You dont like it, shutup. Its what… 30 minutes of your life? Quit whining and get over it. I’d personally take your ticket if you wanna bi**h about it and see them for a 3rd time. They’re gonna be there, they dont care if you like it.
November 12, 2011 at 7:11 am | | Report comment
You want to talk about sucks? Look at the Detroit Lions winning (oops) lack of winning record! It would appear they suck! Am I tuning in to watch the Packers beat the Lions, nope! Will I be tuning into the Fox halftime performance? YES, I WILL! So what if 51,000+ signed a petition? Not everyone hates Nickelback, they have close to 12 million followers on FB and have sold 50 million albums world wide. Nickelback is here to stay, get over it and go find something else you have the time to hate!
November 12, 2011 at 12:30 pm | | Report comment
How I long for the days when new albums were released, not “dropped”.
November 12, 2011 at 3:01 pm | | Report comment
Sure glad I don’t live in Detroit if this is the kind of issue they make a fuss about. I bet most of the people who signed the petition and don’t like this band won’t even be going to the game anyway. Nickelback is a very good band with millions of fans. All of the other groups mentioned in these posts are good as well – but most are super OLD. Come on – give it up. Live in the past if you want but you can’t expect everyone else to as well.
November 12, 2011 at 7:16 pm | | Report comment
Who cares where they are from, I bet every one who signed that petition loves at least one Nickelback song. We should be honored that they are willing to come sing for us
November 12, 2011 at 8:54 pm | | Report comment
Oh yeah, I’m a closet nickelbash lover, lemme tell you my favorite song is um, uhh, that one with all the awful singing, or is it the one with the simplistic bass line, no its the one with the degrading lyrics! yeah that one!
honest to god, i’d rather listen to milli vanilli
November 12, 2011 at 11:50 pm | | Report comment
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opinions are like a**holes everyone has one and i for one have given all my detroit lions items to the goodwill store why because i have the right personally i love nickelback and will continue to support them so thank you detroit now all the money i saved from buying lions jerseys can be spent on nickelback merchandise now my christmas shopping can be done all in one spot the nickelback web store so thanks a loyal nickelback supporter
November 17, 2011 at 8:21 pm | | Report comment
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lol’ed at the the landill comment
November 11, 2011 at 11:17 am | | Report comment
You might want to know; even though the stadium is in downtown, most Detroit fans do not actually live in Detroit.
November 11, 2011 at 11:59 am | | Report comment
You mean look at the pictures. They can’t read.
November 11, 2011 at 11:23 am | | Report comment
All 12 of them huddled up in a duplex in Mt Pleasant, did they?
November 11, 2011 at 12:10 pm | | Report comment
Then that would make it even more stupid that they signed a petition against a band to demand “Detroit” entertainment, wouldn’t it?
November 11, 2011 at 12:13 pm | | Report comment
A duplex without plumbing, because they hocked all the copper pipe.
November 11, 2011 at 12:15 pm | | Report comment
Not to mention the fact that they would just pay for one paper, and steal all the rest in the vending machine. Then use the ads to decide which business to loot this week.
November 11, 2011 at 12:13 pm | | Report comment
Appropriate that you’re on a thread about Detroit then.
November 11, 2011 at 12:16 pm | | Report comment
Kid Rock?
November 11, 2011 at 12:55 pm | | Report comment
Your racism makes me sick
November 11, 2011 at 5:39 pm | | Report comment