Nickelback locks in North American shows with Trapt, Live

Canadian rockers Nickelback will back their chart-topping fifth album with a North American tour, the first leg of which kicks off next month.

The quartet opens on its home turf in mid-January with a nine-date trek through the Great White North, and then crosses the border for a stretch shows in the Midwest. A trio of mid-February dates caps the leg.

Live will hold down the opening slot during the Canadian shows, and Trapt will take over for the U.S. dates.

A round of March shows will be announced in the New Year, according to Roadrunner Records.

Nickelback 's latest album, "All the Right Reasons," landed hit stores in October, and sold about 317,000 copies during its first week out, enough to grab a No. 1 debut on The Billboard 200 chart.

"All the Right Reasons" features the hit single "Photograph," which is a "glimpse back at vocalist Chad Kroeger's early teenage years," according to a press release.

"I just wanted to take a trip down memory lane, and I wanted to see if I had enough ideas that would make other people take that trip, too," Kroeger said in a statement.

The second single from "All the Right Reasons," titled "Animals," recently hit the airwaves.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
January 2006
17 - Prince George, British Columbia - CN Center
19 - Kelowna, British Columbia - Prospera Place
20 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
22 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
23 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
24 - Lethbridge, Alberta - Enmax Centre
26 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan Credit Union Centre
27 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Brandt Centre/Regina Exhibition Park
28 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
30 - Duluth, MN - Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Arena
31 - Fargo, ND - Fargodome

February 2006
2 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center
3 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center
4 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
6 - Fort Wayne, IN - Memorial Coliseum
10 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center Omaha
11 - Peoria, IL - Civic Center Arena
13 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
15 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Place
17 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
18 - Kanata, Ontario - Corel Centre

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