Members of rock band Nickelback will be on Granville Street in Vancouver for a StarWalk ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday (June 28), for their induction in the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame.
Fans and media are invited to attend in the 800-block of Granville, near Orpheum Theatre and Commodore Ballroom.
The presentation will be held prior to the band’s concert at Rogers Arena that night.
Nickelback joins the 300-plus previous StarWalk inductees recognized for their “significant contribution to the province’s entertainment industry and cultural landscape.”
“An artist that has reached the international heights that Nickelback has reached provides exactly the type of inspiration that the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame exists to recognize,” said Bill Allman, the organization’s president.
“If you aspire to professional success in any entertainment discipline, we are behind you and are here to celebrate you.”
Two other StarWalk ceremonies were held this month, for Loverboy (June 15) and Rocket Norton (June 22).
Sunday in Calgary, Nickelback was inducted into Canada’s Music Hall of Fame.
The Alberta-raised band moved to Vancouver in the 1990s when they began recording a string of hit songs, including “How You Remind Me,” “Photograph,” “Far Away” and “Rockstar.” Band members are singer/guitarist Chad Kroeger, guitarist Ryan Peake, bass player Mike Kroeger and drummer Daniel Adair, who was raised in Surrey.
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B.C.’s entertainment hall-of-famers are featured on a new self-guided walking tour of Vancouver’s StarWalk. Bios for Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Michael J. Fox, Dal Richards and close to 200 others are now found on the VanWalks tour app (vanwalks.ca), in partnership with BC Entertainment Hall of Fame.
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