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Cheap Trick are getting ready for their multi-date shows featuring songs from the platinum record "Dream Police" with an orchestra. The Bombastic Symphonic Philharmonic Orchestra & The Rhythmic Noise Mind Choir will perform these and other hits from Cheap Trick's extensive catalog. The run kicks off January 20th, 2011 and includes 12 dates through February 26th. According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Cheap Trick lead guitarist Rick Nielsen will pick up a shift at the box office from 11 a.m. to noon tomorrow, Monday, January 10 to sell tickets and greet fans face to face.

The band have also released a TV commercial/promo for the shows:

More than thirty years after the release of the internationally acclaimed album Dream Police, Cheap Trick is staging a multi-date show featuring songs from the platinum record. The Rhythmic Noise Philharmonic Orchestra & Mind Choir will perform alongside these and other hits from Cheap Trick's extensive catalog. The run kicks off January 20th, 2011 and includes 12 dates through February 26th. For Dream Police, the band teamed up with sought after production designer Butch Allen (Paul McCartney, Metallica, No Doubt) and comic daredevil/producer Bello Nock. World-class video and film director and longtime Cheap Trick collaborator Jim Yukich also contributed. "Dream Police was the first record where we felt the songs were well-suited for orchestration; that was a very expansive time for us musically," says bassist Tom Petersson. "Since then, we've been fortunate to work with several world-class orchestras - live and in the studio," adds lead vocalist Robin Zander, "and after 36 years together, our band is thrilled to have an opportunity to present our songs -both new and old - with an orchestra and a unique state-of-the-art production." The shows take place at Milwaukee's recently renovated Northern Lights Theater at Potawatomi Bingo Casino, less than two hours away from Chicago. Retaining its intimate, up-close-and-personal atmosphere, the 500-seat theater ensures that there is not a bad seat in the house. The newly transformed, rich and modern space draws diverse internationally known musical and comedy acts with Dream Police being the premiere theatrical event in the venue.

Cheap Trick formed in the city of Rockford, IL in 1974. The multi-platinum band has sold over 20 million albums and had numerous hits including "Surrender," "I Want You to Want Me" and "The Flame."

TICKET INFORMATION:
Show Dates: Jan 20, 21, 28, 29 & Feb 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 & 26
Tickets go on sale Friday, December 10th.
Prices: $85, $75, and $65
Theater Box Office: (414) 847-7922
Ticketmaster: (800) 745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com
Courtesy: cheaptrick.com
This promo from 1979 is awesome!