After more than 40 years and 16 studio albums, the members of Cheap Trick have a clear vision of where their band fits in the rock ’n’ roll spectrum. “We’re a working band,” bassist Tom Petersson, who co-founded the group during 1974 in Rockville, IL, told Gary Graff of Macomb Daily.

“It’s like having a small business,” says Tom. “We honestly have to keep going to survive, and that’s what pushes us forward. It’s our livelihood. And we like it. It’s fun, so we wouldn’t want to stop even if we could.”

This year Cheap Trick has already toured with Peter Frampton and has a new album — its first since 2009’s The Latest — ready for release in 2016. Petersson, 65, describes it as “vintage Cheap Trick” and says the group is also “halfway to another record already,” with a determined mission to remain prolific in the coming years.

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Catch Cheap Trick live in concert:

September
4 - Arts, Beats & Eats Festival - Royal Oak, MI  
6 - Walworth County Fair - Elkhorn, WI  
11 - Eastern ID State Fair - Blackfoot, ID  
12 - Madera District Fair - Madera, CA  
17 - Spokane County Interstate Fair - Spokane, WA  
19 - Spyglass Ridge Winery - Sunbury, PA   
20 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD   
22 - Keswick Theatre - Glenside, PA   
23 - Count Basie - Red Bank, NJ  
25 - St. George Theatre - Staten Island, NY  
26 - The Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY   

October
22 - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Hollywood, FL 
23 - Capitol Theatre - Clearwater, FL   

November
6 - Fun Fun Fun Fest - Austin, TX  
7 - Bomb Factory - Dallas, TX  
20 - Baxter Arena - Omaha, NE  
21 - Coronado Performing Arts Center - Rockford, IL   
22 - ISU Hulman Center - Terre Haute, IN  
27 - Majestic Theatre - San Antonio, TX  
28 - Cypress Bayou Pavilion - Charenton, LA   
29 - House Of Blues - Houston, TX