how did the band nickelback get their name
Nickelback The band was formed in the early 1990s as a cover band called "Village Idiot"[12] by Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger, and Brandon Kroeger. The band later changed its name to Nickelback, which originated from the nickel in change that band member Mike Kroeger gave customers at his job at Starbucks; he would frequently say, "Here's your nickel back."[13][14] The band performed covers of songs from Led Zeppelin and Metallica. Chad Kroeger then asked his step-father to give him $4,000 so that the band could record their first demo, a seven-track EP of original material, called Hesher (1996).[15][14] The band spent half the money to record the EP, and spent the other half on magic mushrooms.[12]