I got to see them , around 1991. Joan Jett opened. Fantastic show

I miss those Days

7.29.22. I saw them last July at an outdoor concert in Bay City Michigan, and they weren’t that good, and I like cheap trick but they maybe had an off evening, but we left early.

@@stevensapyak7971 Well they are getting older.Though their recent studio albums are very good

@@stevensapyak7971 I wish I saw them in concert from the 70's 80's and 90's

And don't forget Shes Tight. lol

@@tommarks3726 I think she already thinks I'm a creep for suggesting, BLONDIE: "One Way Or Another." It "creeped" her out for being "stalkerish." I thought she would like Debbie Harry's attitude and like dancing to it. It made me feel like I was sending her a message, like I was stalking her. Ha!

…but I do.

Budokan. A famous Japanese venue that is for the elite only.

They were not a flop in America.

they weren't a flop, not even close. They were a new band, paying their dues, with three ncredible albums under their belt. Their label told them that they were getting some interest in Japan and were sent there to do a tour. When they landed in Japan, they flew in coach by the way, the band saw thousands and thousands of people waiting for someone at the airport. The lead singer, Robin Zander, started to look around the plane, trying to spot what famous person was on there with them. As soon as the plane stopped, they soon realized that the mass of people were there for them. As soon as thr band got off the plane, they were whisked away, driven to numerous places to change vehicles, to fool their fans, who had given chase. It was reminiscent of Beatlemania. Cheap Trick ended up putting out a live album, that was just supposed to be for their Japanese fans. A few radio stations in the US, from major markets in Boston and NYC, started to play this song, which was only avaliable as an import in the US. The song caught fire, their label put Cheap Trick Live at Budokan out in the US and the band blew up. After a few years they were on the cusp of headlining stadiums. The Beatles producer George Martin had produced their release All Shook Up, they had worked with John Lennon and if Lennon would not of been murdered, he was going to use them as his backing band for touring. All that momentum stopped when they sued their label with regards to them getting ripped off for royalties. Their label counter sued them. A record company has massive amounts of money. If you decide to sue them, you better be able to match their resources, like say an army of attornies, whose one goal is to squash you like a bug. The band, even though they were right, were overwhelmed and lost, badly. Once that happened, their career took a dive that they never fully recovered from.

Wow!! I saw them & Frampton open for KISS at the L.A. Fabulous Forum in the 70’s. AMAZING!

My first concert in ‘77 with Cheap Trick & Peter Frampton opening for KISS at the L.A. Fabulous Forum.

that was a crowd of fools