CHEAP TRICK's Rick Nielsen - "Playing All Those Shows And Staying Relevant For So Long, That's The Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame - Not Some Plaque"
April 26, 2012, 12 years ago
As CHEAP TRICK gear up for the upcoming AEROSMITH tour, guitarist Rick Nielsen tells WIFR.com "we've done more shows than any other band ever."
"Aerosmith asked us," he says about the summer jaunt which commences in June. "It's not like we begged to go on tour with them. We never set out for any kind of record. When I was in Junior High School I wanted to be in a band. Obviously I haven't' progressed mentally very much because I still want to be in a band."When asked about Cheap Trick not being in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Nielsen responds: "There's a guitar at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame that I gave to JOHN LENNON. He thought it was cool enough to get a guitar from me. If we get in great, If we don't we don't. Playing all those shows and staying relevant for so long. That's the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. It's not some plaque."
Check out the video interview at WIFR.com.
Aerosmith's Global Warming Tour will feature CHEAP TRICK and will hit the following markets:
June
16 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center19 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
22 - Chicago, IL - United Center
27 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
July
1 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum3 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live
5 - Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
7 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheater, Summerfest
10 - Montreal, QC - tba
12 - Quebec City, QC - tba
14 - Grand Falls, Newfoundland - tba
17 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
19 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
21 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
24 - East Rutherford, NJ - IZOD Center
26 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
28 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
30 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
August
1 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center4 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
6 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
8 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
