Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen will be honored with a massive statue at a new Hard Rock Casino set to open outside of Chicago in ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A huge, 62-foot replica guitar monument to Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen has arrived at Hard Rock Casino Rockford, ready to be installed.

As a band that has toured on a consistent annual basis ever since forming in Rockford, Ill., in 1973, it’s no surprise Cheap Trick is finishing out 2024 with a run of shows in December.

Rick Nielsen and Eric Olsen (OurQuadCities.com) Nielsen is well-known for his long career with the band Cheap Trick, the group he founded in Rockford, Illinois. Fans got a chance to meet Nielsen ...

"It's like picking up an old friend you haven't seen in a while." Cheap Trick may be the favorite sons of Rockford, Ill. But their singer might as well be Floridian. Born in Beloit, Wis., ...

July 4 — Cheap Trick will perform as part of Fourth of July festivities at Rotary Green on Lions Drive near Elk Grove High School. The classic rockers from Rockford — led by guitarist Rick ...