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Nickelback: Sheffield Arena

Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 27 November 2002

EVERYTHING ABOUT Nickelback is huge — from their big rock, a more radio-friendly version of Nirvana, to the big truck that brings them to this venue. You wouldn't expect anything else from a band with unfeasibly large sales: 4m in the US for their Silver Side Up album, 800,000 in the UK.

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