Cheap Trick's 1978 live album At Budokan was a triumphant success that marked their critical and commercial breakthrough. It also, apparently, wasn't totally honest. “So Budokan's not Budokan,” ...

Prior to the release of the album in 1979, Cheap Trick was a Chicago quartet that was having trouble gaining traction in America, though they were big in Japan. That was until At Budokan began ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Life happens to you when you’re busy making other plans,’ John Lennon once sang. And never in a million years could Cheap Trick ...

Cheap Trick returned to Budokan in late 2025. And, based on the footage from the event, it appears it was indeed a most welcome return the band best known for the legendary late-’70s concert album ...

Cheap Trick released its latest studio album, All Washed Up, this past Friday, November 14, and now the power-pop legends have announced a new series of 2026 tour dates in support of the record. The ...

Cheap Trick’s third album Heaven Tonight was released on April 24, 1978. Four days later, the band were onstage at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, playing in front of 12,000 screaming fans. They recorded two ...

Cheap Trick at Budokan is not only considered one of the best live albums ever released, it broke the band in America. Prior to the release of the album in 1979, Cheap Trick was a Chicago quartet that ...