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Thursday 20 October 2016 6:17 pm

The lengths people will go to for a Nickelback concert at the 02…

By: Rebecca Smith

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Fans of American rock band Nickelback had been anxiously waiting to find out if tonight's concert at the O2 would go ahead, after a controlled explosion was carried out at the nearby North Greenwich Tube station.

A suspicious package was found on board an eastbound Jubilee train this morning, but following discussions with the police, the O2 said the venue would remain open and the performance would go ahead as planned.

Read more: Southern Rail commuters had very British responses to today's train chaos

London -the show will go on. We will be posting information shortly on the approved methods of transportation to get to @The02venues tonite.

— Nickelback (@Nickelback) October 20, 2016

We'd like to thank @metpoliceuk @BTP @TheO2 & @LiveNationUK first & foremost for their concern for the well-being of everyone in this city.

— Nickelback (@Nickelback) October 20, 2016

Only problem was, the Tube station remained shut.

There were many versions made of the same joke…

https://twitter.com/evanraskob/status/789126510200381440

The lengths people will go to to stop the evil that is Nickelback. https://t.co/Ck0CKhbsL9

— Steve Heffernan (@SteveHef) October 20, 2016

But Nickelback fans were forced to travel by more unusual means to get to the concert.

Some took the travel delays and disruptions in their stride…

And others had better luck than others.

@Nickelback travelled up in style! Thank god it's still going ahead 😂🤘 pic.twitter.com/e2cazog2Nq

— ThePauli 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@thepauli88) October 20, 2016

While some braced the capital's traffic instead.

https://twitter.com/SallyBloor/status/789152797090611200

Perhaps most importantly, the Emirates Air Line may be on course for its busiest night in history…

@Nickelback the things me and my dad are doing to see you!! pic.twitter.com/5mxOASXp6N

— Southgate (@Southgate93) October 20, 2016

3 trains, severe delays, one cable car and a controlled explosion later, BRING ON NICKELBACK!!! pic.twitter.com/t7nomPqlPf

— Into Horizon (@IntoHorizonBand) October 20, 2016

https://twitter.com/lauren_stewart6/status/789139660941434880

Not the expected journey taking my Dad to see @Nickelback pic.twitter.com/A44Zd1DQ8y

— Kevin (@yorkiepud76) October 20, 2016

Still, the show must go on.

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