CHEAP TRICK To Vegas for "Sgt Pepper Live" Performances !

        MUSIC NEWS - Rumors had been circulating for months, but we now know for sure - “Sgt. Pepper Live,” featuring Cheap Trick, will be live at the Las Vegas Hilton on September 13-15, 17-19 and 21-23.  The show, with additional musical guests to be announced, will feature a full symphony orchestra, audio production by Geoff Emerick and set design by René Lagler.  Attendees will hear one of rock's best known bands interpret one the best know albums by the best known band of all time. Cheap Trick 's previous performances in LA at the Hollywood Bowl in 2007 & 2008  of “Sgt. Pepper Live” drew tens of thousands of fans for sold-out shows, selling more than 53,000 tickets.  Best known for their classic singles, “I Want You To Want Me” and “Surrender”, American power-pop rockers, Cheap Trick have a Beatles connection, recorded the album, All Shook Up in 1980 with Sir George Martin and Geoff Emerick, producer and engineer of  Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.    Grammy winner Emerick (for Sgt Pepper and Abbey Road albums) will continue to be in charge of the audio production for “Sgt. Pepper Live”.  The special engagement will be performed in the legendary Hilton Theater, which was the Vegas home to Elvis Presley (who entertained for 837 consecutive performances).

Cheap Trick continues to tour and record, the newest album, the self-released,  THE LATEST releases on June 23 (order below thru MNN).  They announced they'll be part of Def Leppard's summer tour, along with Poison (see full itinerary below)

Tickets are priced at $65, $80 and $95 and are on sale now, available at LVHilton.com  or by calling 1-800-222-5361. 

DEF LEPPARD/POISON/CHEAP TRICK TOUR DATES:
23-June - Camden, NJ - Susquehana Bank Center -
25-June - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center -
26-June - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Perf. Arts Center -
28-June - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion -
30-June - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center -
01-July - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center -
03-July - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Perf. Arts Center -
04-July - Toronto, CAN - Molson Amphitheatre -
07-July - Hartford, CT - Meadows Music Theatre -
08-July - Wantagh, NY (NYC area) - Nikon at Jones Beach -
10-July - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion -
11-July - Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
12-July - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion -
15-July - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center -
17-July - Tinley Park, IL - 1st Midw. Bank Amphitheatre -
18-July - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheater -
20-July - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
21-July - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
23-July - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
24-July - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
07-August - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Pavilion
08-August - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10-August - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center
11-August - Birmingham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center -
13-August - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre -
14-August - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre -
15-August - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre -
18-August - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena -
19-August - Houston, TX - C. Woods Mitchell Pavilion -
21-August - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center -
22-August - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
24-August - Englewood, CO - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
25-August - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
28-August - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion -
29-August - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Wireless Pavilion
30-August - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
02-September - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre

03-September -  Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre -
05-September - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena -
06-September - San Bernadino, CA - San Manuel Amphitheater