Happy 35th Anniversary of the concert that made Cheap Trick AND Budokan famous. It's hard to believe I'm this old, but it's the 35th Anniversary of Cheap Trick Live at Budokan. Yes, 35 years ago today - on April 28, 1978 - Cheap Trick played their famous concert at The Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. They had no idea just how famous they had become in Japan.
There were so many people waiting for them to get off their airplane upon arrival that they were certain the Japanese were expecting the Beatles. The band almost missed a radio interview because their car was having trouble navigating the streets on the way to the station. And the local mall had to be shut down to the public so the group could shop.
To commemorate the anniversary, Cheap Trick is playing the Budokan set in order at the John Varvatos store in New York at the site of the former CBGB venue. It will be streamed via Livestream at http://new.livestream.com/CheapTrick/Budokan. And this Tuesday, 4/30, AXS TV will broadcast their Los Angeles version of the show from the El Rey Theatre. Try to catch both, you won't be sorry...
There were so many people waiting for them to get off their airplane upon arrival that they were certain the Japanese were expecting the Beatles. The band almost missed a radio interview because their car was having trouble navigating the streets on the way to the station. And the local mall had to be shut down to the public so the group could shop.
To commemorate the anniversary, Cheap Trick is playing the Budokan set in order at the John Varvatos store in New York at the site of the former CBGB venue. It will be streamed via Livestream at http://new.livestream.com/CheapTrick/Budokan. And this Tuesday, 4/30, AXS TV will broadcast their Los Angeles version of the show from the El Rey Theatre. Try to catch both, you won't be sorry...
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