Newsletter Issue #44 - May 2004
Welcome to the forty fourth "UNOFFICIAL"
Cheap Trick newsletter, and I hope you find it (and the enclosed April review
apriltour04.htm) of interest. The following
live dates are currently announced on the official CT website as at 14th May (dates are
subject to confirmation and change, please check before travelling):
(The following dates are all with Aerosmith except those marked **) 16 May
- Saskatoon SK, Canada; 18 - Edmonton AB, Canada; 20 - Calgary AB, Canada; 22 - Ridgefield
WA; 23 - Seattle**; 24 - Nampa ID; 2 Jun - Dallas TX; 4
- Houston TX; 6 - Birmingham AL; 8 - Indianapolis IN; 9 - Buffalo NY; 12 - Atlantic City
NJ; 14 - Scranton PA; 16 - Virginia Beach VA; 18 - Pittsburgh PA; 20 - Holmdel NJ; 22 -
Long Island NY; 23 - Verona NY**; 24 - Boston MA; 26 - Hershey PA; 28 -
Cleveland OH
The Aerosmith tour finishes in Cleveland, and Cheap Trick's tour then continues... 29 Jun
- Milwaukee WI; 3 Jul - Coburg, Germany; 4 - Montreux, Switzerland; 6 -
Izola, Slovenia; 8 - Roeselare, Belgium; 9 - Weert, Holland; 10 - Lennestadt, Germany; 11
- Leipzig, Germany; 13 - Milan, Italy; 14 - Vicenza, italy; 17 - Madrid, Spain; 18 -
Lisbon, Portugal; 21 - London, England; 5 Aug - Rye NY; 6 - Clearfield
PA; 7 - Baltimore MD; 12 - Louisville KY; 13 - Chicago; 14 - Oshkosh WI; 10 Sep
- Norwalk CT.
All of the European dates announced so far (except London) are Festival shows with Deep
Purple and other artists. The Deep Purple website www.thehighwaystar.com includes links to
the websites for most of the Festivals, which also include ticket ordering details
(however, most of the Festival websites are in the language of the country in which each
Festival is being held). If planning to travel to any of these Festivals, do confirm
details first. Please note that Cheap Trick are no longer playing at Uster, Switzerland on
2 July; the 13 July Milan show is at the Como Stadium which I believe is in Como and not
Milan; the Vicenza show on 14 July may be nearer to Padova; and I understand that the 18
July show is nearer to Oporto than Lisbon. And finally for Europe, I understand that there
will not be any other UK shows except for London on 21 July.
Continuing on the subject of touring, the official website links a number of recent
reviews and press. The page address is http://www.cheaptrick.com/links.html
The new DVD, "From Tokyo to You", can now be pre-ordered online from
http://stores.musictoday.com/store/dept.asp?dept_id=498&band_id=250 . The first 1,000
pre-orders made through MusicToday will receive a limited edition pin and sticker set and
also have the chance to win an autographed copy of "Special One". The DVD is due
for release in the USA on 15 June, but I do not know of release plans outside the United
States. The DVD includes 15 songs filmed at the Sendai, Japan show in August 2003, as well
as behind the scenes footage, interviews, the NFL half time show and footage from the
Summersonic shows. If you'd like to refresh your memory of these, my review of the Japan
2003 tour can be found at www.ctnewseurope.co.uk/japan2003.htm
The remastered "Silver" double CD of the 25th Anniversary show at Rockford was
apparently due for release in the USA during May. However, I have no further details about
it or of a release date.
The rest of my archive website (including past issues of this newsletter, interviews,
reviews and photos) can be found at www.ctnewseurope.co.uk
I hope you've found this issue informative. If you receive this by paper mail, I'd be
grateful you could send a sae (or more) or IRC for the next issue. If you (or any other
Trick fans you know) would prefer to receive this newsletter by e-mail in future, please
write to or e-mail me. The next newsletter is planned for late July/August.
