by Ben Butler Contributor | Photos by WENN

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Avril Lavigne is the only defender of Nickelback on Earth in Twitter rant

Shock, horror - the former frontman's wife believe the band gets unfair treatmant

 

Avril Lavigne defends ex Chad Kroeger Nickelback in Twitter rant Photo: WENN

It’s a long running gag that Nickelback are one of the worst things that have ever happened to music. But, Avril Lavigne took to Twitter to defend the band's reputation, because well, it's Avril Lavigne. 

In what is one of the biggest uphill battles in music imaginable, Avril Lavigne decided that enough was enough after a recent poll revealed that people only marginally preferred Nickelback's music to Donald Trump.

Here's her rather cringey tirade in full:

In what is pretty much a 'dude, spread love not hate' rant Avril Lavigne is certainly not in an enviable position. But, since when did good sales equal a band actually being good. We're pretty sure its never been a direct correlation - take the Crazy Frog, Justin Bieber or the bizarre persistence of Pitbull for instance.

Perhaps Avril Lavigne should listen to the perfect description of Nickelback, and their fans - which obviously includes herself. She might get quite mad.

To see what all the fuss is about, Nickelback's full UK arena tour dates are below.

For tickets, and more information visit here.

OCTOBER 2016
WEDNESDAY 12 - MOTORPOINT ARENA, NOTTINGHAM
FRIDAY 14 - GENTING ARENA, BIRMINGHAM
SATURDAY 15 - SHEFFIELD ARENA
MONDAY 17 - THE SSE ARENA WEMBLEY, LONDON
WEDNESDAY 19 - MANCHESTER ARENA
THURSDAY 20 - THE O2, LONDON
SATURDAY 22 - ECHO ARENA, LIVERPOOL
MONDAY 24 - THE SSE HYRDO, GLASGOW
TUESDAY 25 - METRO RADIO ARENA, NEWCASTLE

Below: The 5 worst moments from Avril Lavigne's 'Hello Kitty' video


Ben Butler

Contributor

An unapologetic lover of everything from UKG to garage rock, to anything indie or emo-orientated; Ben has been making up for lost time by going to just about any festival or gig he can sneak into since graduating from University. Having cut his teeth writing for forward-thinking publications like 1883 Magazine, The 405, Gigwise, Public Pressure, and Haptic World he has relished writing on music culture's most ridiculous, asinine qualities to its stratospheric heights. He can be found @Benjaminabutler where he'll be spouting nonsense on anything from the state of modern house music, to the UK festival scene and pop-punk bands or how bar tokens are the worst thing that has happened to live events, ever.

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