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Concert: Cheap Trick performs "Dream Police" album in L.A.

A few years back, Cheap Trick paid homage to The Beatles by performing their landmark album 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' in concert. Friday (9/23) at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, the band paid tribute to themselves by performing their 1979 album 'Dream Police,' backed by an orchestra and a four-man choir. It was a mostly fab, nearly two-hour magical mystery tour back to a time before MTV, the Internet and veteran bands wheeling out classic albums to drum up business on the road. Well, maybe not so much of the latter. Friday at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, Cheap Trick paid tribute to themselves by performing their 1979 album "Dream Police," backed by an orchestra and a four-man choir.

Cheap Trick call off Vancouver show over safety concerns

Cheap Trick has pulled out of a Vancouver concert after learning that the stage for that show was constructed by the same company that built the stage that <a href='http://www.soundspike.com/news/article/2566-ottawa-bluesfest-news-ottawa-bluesfest-stage-collapses-during-cheap-tricks-set/'>collapsed on the band in Ottowa on July 17th.</a> // Tour dates at SoundSpike Cheap Trick has pulled out of a Vancouver concert after learning that the stage for that show was constructed by the same company that built the stage that collapsed on the band in Ottowa on July 17th.

Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapses during Cheap Trick's set

A severe thunderstorm blew through the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest on Sunday (7/18), collapsing the event's main stage shortly after the band cut its set short and quickly got off the stage. Cheap Trick barely escaped before the stage collapsed in a freak storm during the Ottawa Bluesfest.

Cheap Trick to be backed by orchestra for "Dream Police" shows

An orchestra will augment the licks of Cheap Trick when the veteran rockers play songs from their 1979 album 'Dream Police,' along with other favorites, during a special series of shows in Milwaukee next year. // Tour dates at SoundSpike An orchestra will augment the licks of Cheap Trick when the veteran rockers play songs from their 1979 album "Dream Police," along with other favorites, during a special series of shows in Milwaukee next year.

Cheap Trick plays 'Sgt. Pepper Live'

Cheap Trick performs The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" live in Las Vegas beginning June 11. The celebration of the influential album is taking the form of a new musical set for a limited engagement at the Paris Las Vegas Theatre, according to a press release.

Tinted Windows Gallery Spotlight: Boston, MA - Jan. 9, 2010

The members of retro-pop supergroup Tinted Windows have set their engines on cruise control. Having completed their self-titled debut album last year to rave reviews, the road to success is clearly marked.

Cheap Trick maps early 2010 dates

Cheap Trick has mapped a run of late-year and early 2010 dates in support of the veteran rockers' most recent studio album, "The Latest."
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