Although we were not familiar with the starting acts, they were OK...nice to have some of their history and stories. Each of the supplementary acts were 45min - 1 hour long, so the value for money was good.
The Nickelback concert was fantastic, and nice to see Chad thank the Calgary crowd repeatedly, as this was near to where they started. Again, nice to hear a few bits of the band's history, that they'd been performing for 27 years and that it was Michael's birthday. We liked that they invited the other two acts onstage to sing together with the band at one point.
We weren't crazy about all the extra anime features the band added periodically, showing a van chase etc...didn't really make sense for a musical show; however, we understand this helped promote the show's "theme" (ie Get Rollin' Tour), and probably allowed the band to have a few minutes' break between sets. Pyrotechnics and lighting were excellent.
The music was all recognizable (except for the newer album, which I wasn't familiar with), and the level of the music and vocals was good for Nickelback. We did find, however, with the other 2 acts that the music was louder than the vocals, so it make it difficult to make out the words sometimes.
Security onsite was good and helpful as the concert went on, and there were no problems with the crowd, which was very vocal in it's appreciation for the band.
It was a bit of an inconvenience to walk from the Calgary Metro train station to the stadium - I understand this used to be a fully covered walkway, but now it's open to the elements, which is not enjoyable when it's raining, as the walk is 5-10 minutes.
Overall, excellent value for the money...show started at 6:30 p.m. and ran until about 11:15 p.m.