Detroiters Launch Petition Against Nickelback Halftime Show, Thousands Sign
November 7, 2011 5:09 PM
By Christy Strawser
CBS Detroit Managing Editor
DETROIT ? Detroit has it tough, with falling home prices, high unemployment, struggling manufacturing, and crime so rampant in the downtown city bus drivers say they?re ?scared for their lives.?
Now comes another blow: Nickelback.
The formulaic, faux rock n? roll band is scheduled to perform the halftime show for the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day, one of the most anticipated home games of the season.
But fans aren?t taking it lying down, with more than 43,000 people signing a petition at change.org that asks show...
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