Cheap Trick live in concert.
ON TOUR

Cheap Trick

78
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

66
%
Based on 
78
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
71
%
Based on 
10
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Based on 78 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Cheap Trick is rated as a neither good nor bad live performer, with mediocre shows overall. Cheap Trick concert reviews describe live shows and performances as eclectic, glorious, raucous, consistent, and engaging.

ON TOUR

Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, Canada (Mar 24); TD Pavilion at the Mann, Philadelphia, United States (Jul 12); Budweiser Stage, Toronto, Canada (Jul 22)

Latest Release

Live At The Whisky 1977 (16 December 2022)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Rockford, United States (1973 - present)
Bio
Cheap Trick is an American power pop/rock n roll band from Rockford, Illinois that's played for over four decades, and in 2016 was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Having gained popularity in the late-70s centered within the Midwest and within Japan, the band members are Rick Nielsen (guitarist and main songwriter), Bun E.
Has Performed With
Billy Idol, Joan Jett, Rod Stewart, Joanne Shaw Taylor

Critic Concert Reviews

Music-News.com (UK)

August 6, 2024
80
%
Power-pop icons, Cheap Trick, are touring a lot this summer. Unfortunately, many of the dates are as the opening act on this year's edition of the Stadium Tour (headlined by Journey and Def Leppard), so seeing a full Cheap Trick set is going to be pretty rare this year.

Boston.com (USA)

August 4, 2024
%
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers impressed with a potent show chock full of classics at MGM Music Hall.

Glide Magazine (USA)

August 4, 2024
%
Cheap Trick’s Power Rock Reigns Tight At Boston’s MGM Music Hall

Glide Magazine (USA)

May 22, 2024
%
Heart & Cheap Trick Surrender Up Classic Rock Jams At Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena

Mercury News (USA)

August 9, 2023
%
Two legendary classic rock acts delight fans in decidedly different ways

Chicago Tribune (USA)

July 17, 2023
%
Cheap Trick shows its ‘70s glory days at Metro’s 40th-anniversary celebration

Rock Show Critique (USA)

May 29, 2023
%
Cheap Trick Show Why They Are In A Class Of Their Own

Past critic reviews published in

Local Spins (USA), New Noise Magazine (USA), Music In Minnesota (USA), Rock Show Critique (USA), Thomas Bleach (Australia) and more

Image Credit

Carl Lender [CC BY-2.0] via Wikimedia Commons