{"id":477979,"date":"2026-02-16T06:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T06:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/477979\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T06:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T06:15:13","slug":"chad-kroeger-sings-nickelbacks-rockstar-for-demanding-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/477979\/","title":{"rendered":"Chad Kroeger Sings Nickelback\u2019s &#8216;Rockstar&#8217; for Demanding Fan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tA video has surfaced online showing a hilarious encounter between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/nickelback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nickelback<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/chad-kroeger\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chad Kroeger<\/a> and a fan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn the brief clip (via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SPIN\/status\/2021989827759964326\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Spin<\/a>), the 51-year-old frontman of the Canadian rock band appears to be gambling in a casino when a female fan approaches him with an unwelcome request.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cChad, can you sing for me one little time?\u201d she asks. An annoyed-sounding Kroeger replies, \u201cWhat?\u201d before turning around and firing back, \u201cWould you shut the f\u2014k up?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/chad-kroeger\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/nickelback\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nickelback-ecq-344x344.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe fan then repeats the question, and the frontman hesitantly gives in, saying, \u201cYes, what?\u201d as another person with him amusingly chuckles in the background.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tShe quickly follows up by asking Kroeger to sing a snippet of Nickelback\u2019s hit song \u201cRockstar,\u201d which peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2007. The track is from the band\u2019s 2005 album, All the Right Reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tKroeger lifts his hand and half-heartedly sings the song\u2019s opening lines, \u201cI\u2019m through with standing in line to clubs I\u2019ll never get in\/ It\u2019s like the bottom of the ninth, and I\u2019m never gonna win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAfter finishing, he puts his hand over the camera and with a subtle grin once again requests, \u201cWould you f\u2014k off?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNickelback recently teamed up with English rock band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/don-broco\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Don Broco<\/a> on a new song, \u201cNightmare Tripping,\u201d which serves as the title track of the latter\u2019s recently announced album. The project is set for release on March 27 through Fearless Records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNickelback\u2019s most recent studio album, Get\u202fRollin\u2019, was released in 2022 and reached No. 30 on the Billboard 200 chart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWatch the hilarious interaction between Kroeger and his fan on Spin\u2018s X account <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SPIN\/status\/2021989827759964326\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A video has surfaced online showing a hilarious encounter between Nickelback\u2019s Chad Kroeger and a fan. 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