Nickelback were half way through their gig at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena tonight when lead singer Chad Kroeger stopped the music and leapt off the front of the stage.
The 49-year-old had been performing with the band as part of their Get Rollin’ Tour to promote their latest album, their first to be released in five years.
The arena in Birmingham was almost sold out – with fans screaming along to hit tunes such as Savin’ Me, Someday, and Animal.
But Chad stopped the music so he could hop off the front of the stage and give an eager fan a hug. The woman, in the front row, had a sign which read “This is my 40th show – Chad, hug?” and he read it aloud to the crowd and said ‘Ok, I’ll give you a hug – I think 40 shows deserves a hug!”
He played a couple more songs and then declared he needed a breather, so hopped down off the stage to give the lucky fan a big hug, much to her delight.
The band had a huge amount of fun on stage tonight, their last night in the UK for this tour. Chad read out more signs to the crowd including one that said ‘Nickelback virgin’ and another that read ‘Please can you sing S.E.X’. Chad obliged and sang a section of the song acoustic, which was met by roars of approval from the audience.
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