CHEAP TRICK Take Over Grand Rapids, MI for the "One Last Time" 2025 Tour

Written by: Cheryl Frishman 

Cheap Trick delights Grand Rapids,Michigan fans with a headlining concert date at Frederik Meijer Gardens Amphitheater for their Fifth Third Bank Summer Concert Series on August 11, 2025. The band has been opening for Rod Stewart on his “One Last Time” 2025 tour. Cheap Trick was able to add some of their own headlining shows on nights off from their work with Rod Stewart.

This was the first time that Cheap Trick has played at Meijer Gardens and the show sold out quickly. Meijer Gardens is a beautiful outdoor venue that accommodates 1900 guests. It has become very popular with fans who want to enjoy great shows in a smaller and more personal setting. Artists that play there often return for the same reason.

The evening started with a local opener. Serita’s Black Rose gave a very strong performance.  Serita, the singer, chatted with the audience between songs. She was charming,funny and very engaging. The audience loved her! 

Despite being one of the hottest nights of the summer, the audience was excited and ready to see Cheap Trick.  Cheap Trick still has three of its original members, Robin Zander on vocals, Rick Nielsen on guitar and Tom Petersson on bass. Rick Nielsen’s son Dax is now the band’s drummer. 

The show started with “Hello There” and continued with hits like “Come on Come on” and “California Man”. It was amazing to see the original members, now in their seventies, still doing what they love. Rick told stories and proudly showed off a red guitar that he said was made in Michigan. Robin’s voice still sounds amazing and Tom was very charming and smiling at the audience. Clearly, all of them are still loving what they do! Daxx did a great job on the drums and was a perfect replacement for Bun E. Carlos. 

About half way through the show,the band started playing some lesser known songs and the audience seemed to be getting restless. They soon turned this around by starting to play their biggest hits like “Dream Police”, “The Flame”, and “I Want You to Want Me”. 

One highlight of the show was when Tom Petersson took over part of the lead vocals and sang “I Know what I Want”.  He sang some parts solo and some parts with Robin. They were having so much fun and it really was a magical part of the show! 

The band did an encore singing “Surrender”, “Auf Wiedersehen” and ended with “GoodNight”.  Cheap Trick is known for having awesome live shows. They may be a little older and move a little slower, but they still know how to make magic on the stage! The show was very enjoyable and the audience was clearly loving their night with Cheap Trick! ​