Cheap Trick Plays Sgt. Pepper And More

Tonight, the lovely Cathy and myself went to see Cheap Trick play the Sgt. Pepper album. John Lennon said you cannot play the Sgt. Album live but Cheap Trick gave it their best shot.
The show started off with the back up singers and the symphony orchestra playing "I am the Walrus". It was fantastic and best version I ever heard. While I enjoyed Cheap Trick, for me, the back up singers and symphony were a highlight of the show. The orchestra played on many of Cheap Trick's songs, both off of Sgt. Pepper and Cheap Trick's songs, the orchestra added a touch of class and really made the music stand out. The orchestra had a string, brass and percussion section. The back up singers were great and they added a whole lot to the show, especially since some of Cheap Trick cannot hit the high notes anymore.
Anyways, while I am not a fan of the Beatles or a fan of most of Sgt. Pepper's album songs, Cheap Trick and the team made the songs bearable to me and the good ones stood out even more, especially, the song Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The sound was very good, especially since we were so close to the stage (6 rows from the front, far left side)
Cheap Trick then played some of their songs. Surrender and I Want You To Want Me were excellent while Dream Police with show girls was ok.
It was strange that there several teleprompters on the ground, on the stage. The teleprompter played almost all the songs, including some from Cheap Trick. It didn't play their hits but it did play a couple other Cheap Trick songs. I could not tell if the back up singers had a teleprompter.
The Cheap Trick Band played without Bun E. Carlos, but Rick Neilson's son, Daxx played very well and he wore the Bun E. Carlos tie at the end of the show.
Robin Zander and Tom Petersson seemed like they were going through the motions and had little crowd interaction, though at one time, Petersson did have a small conversation with a security guard.
Rick Neilson, however interacted with the crowd throughout the show and he seemed to enjoy himself. His voice and split kicks aren't like they used to be but he put on a good show. If you go to the show, and if you sit in the first 5 rows or so, you might get lucky and catch one of Neilson's guitar picks. He threw out about 50 or so picks in to the crowd. He also interacted with the orchestra and other musicians and was constantly on the go.
Ticket prices range from $90 to $145, and may be cheaper when you go.
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