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Rock legends Cheap Trick come to Gathering on the Green! With special guests: 52nd Street - The Music of Billy Joel!
Saturday, July 10, 2021
8:00pm
Rotary Park, Mequon
For tickets and information, go to www.gatheringonthegreen.org
Cheap Trick is part of the very fiber of American music, inspiring and delighting generations with their unique union of massive melodies and razorblade riffs, their own special brand of mischievous wit and maximum rock ‘n’ roll.
Frontlined since 1974 by Robin Zander (vocals, rhythm guitar), Rick Nielsen (lead guitar), and Tom Petersson (bass guitar), the Rockford, IL-born Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are as vital today as ever, having released three spectacular records in the last three years -- BANG ZOOM CRAZY...HELLO (2016), WE’RE ALL ALRIGHT! (2017) and CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS (2017) – and toured relentlessly to packed audiences around the world (four decades/5,000+ shows).
Cheap Trick are an indisputable American institution, beloved for their instantly identifiable, hugely influential, brand of pop rock 'n' roll. The band - Robin Zander (vocals, rhythm guitar), Rick Nielsen (lead guitar), Tom Petersson (bass guitar), and Daxx Nielsen (drums) - are true pioneers with an unparalleled streak of certifiably classic tunes, from "Surrender and "I Want You To Want Me” to "Dream Police" and "The Flame".
2016 saw Cheap Trick's long-awaited induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The induction honored both the band and the pioneering sound that has earned them total record sales well in excess of 20 million, and more than 40 international gold and platinum certifications.
Cheap Trick closed the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony with an show-stealing performance of "Surrender," "Dream Police," and "I Want You To Want Me," prompting Rolling Stone to rave, "Their smoking three-song set (was) played to perfection, with Zander hitting all the notes he hit at Budokan back in 1978".
2017’s WE'RE ALL ALRIGHT! was yet another undisputed triumph for the band as the album's first single "Long Time Coming," enjoyed an unprecedented run of 18 weeks at No. 1 on the Mediabase Classic Rock chart and, received loud applause from the press following its release, with Paste flat out raving, "Having been an active band for more than four decades, Cheap Trick continues to be a model of freakish consistency...Quick, think of any other American rock band formed in '70s who is still putting out albums in the modern era that not only don't embarrass the band but repeatedly revitalize their career. The list starts and stops with one name: Cheap Trick.
"Few acts inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as Cheap Trick deservedly was in 2016, are cranking out music as fresh, honest, energized and explosive as these guys have released in the past two years. “I don’t ever see us quitting,” Zander says. “We’re not cut out for sitting around and watching TV".
“52nd Street” - playing the music of Billy Joel, from Milwaukee Wisconsin, is a full concert show featuring an eight piece band of some of the most talented musicians in the region. The show is packed with hits from start to finish and features “spot on” performances of the songs that made the “Piano man” from the Bronx one of the top selling and beloved artists of all time! With baby grand at center stage and an energetic performance from the supporting cast, 52nd Street is a show that people will talk about for months!