Go Trickford

Winnebago County Fairgrounds
500 W. 1st St.
Pecatonica, IL

Site of the legendary July 4, 1979 Homecoming concert featuring AC/DC, Molly Hatchet and Cheap Trick.

Coronado Performing Arts Center
314 N Main St.
Rockford, IL

Site of several Cheap Trick concerts, including one which Rick shaved his long braided beard for charity.

Rockford Armory
605 N. Main St.
Rockford, IL

On November 13, 1976, Cheap Trick opens for Rush at the Rockford Armory.

Atwood Building
2500 N. Main St.
Rockford, IL

Cheap Trick maintained a rehearsal space in this building in the 1980s. Wouldn't you have liked to be a fly on the wall?

Stardust Club
1436 N. Main St.
Rockford, IL

Later called Flight of the Phoenix, now Rockford Billiard Café. Cheap Trick performed here many times in 1975 and 1976. Prior to Cheap Trick's time, it was called Cinnamon Cinder.

Stardust Club
1436 N. Main St.
Rockford, IL

Later called Flight of the Phoenix, now Rockford Billiard Café. Cheap Trick performed here many times in 1975 and 1976. Prior to Cheap Trick's time, it was called Cinnamon Cinder.

Riverview Ice House
324 N. Madison St.
Rockford, IL

April 2, 1977 — Cheap Trick headlined at Rockford's downtown rink during the WROK Disco '77 dance.

The Noise Chamber
5443-5449 N. 2nd St.
Rockford, IL

Cheap Trick did many demos here in the 90s, sometimes using local singers as stand-ins for Robin Zander. The band did most of its pre-production for the '97 Cheap Trick album here as well.

Froggy Plutz's Magic Twanger
110 N. 1st St.
Rockford, IL

Froggy Plutz's was a bar/club that Cheap Trick played at in the very early days. Two separate businesses now occupy the space.

Midway Theater
721 E. State St.
Rockford, IL

March 4, 1983 — An evening with Robin Zander was held at midway during which Ralph Nielsen directed the choir. Rick also did an electric concerto with the Rockford Symphony Orchestra here. In the early summer of 1997, Cheap Trick filmed the video for "Say Goodbye" off the Cheap Trick album at Midway.

Music Box Gift Shoppe
216 7th St.
Rockford, IL

Owned by Rick's parents, the store was a favorite spot for fans to visit and feel closer to Cheap Trick and its lead guitarist.

Stockholm Inn
2420 Charles St.
Rockford, IL

Rick is a part-owner of this restaurant that is known for its famous "Swedes:" Swedish pancakes with lingonberries. Give Rick's Hamer guitar (painted like the Swedish flag) a strum on your way out the door for good luck.

Sinnissippi Band Shell
Sinnissippi Park
N. 2nd St.
Rockford, IL

Fuse played a concert here in 1969. Cheap Trick played a very well-attended set in 1975 on Mother's Day, May 11.

Midway Village Museum
6799 Guilford Rd.
Rockford, IL

Featuring Cheap Trick memorabilia. Check out artist Jane Hooker's (Tom Petersson's sister) Cheap Trick sock monkey statue.

Guilford High School
5620 Spring Creek Road
Rockford, IL

Rick, Tom and Bun E. all graduated from this east side high school. although it is in a populated part of the city now, it was surrounded by cornfields when the band attended in the mid-to-late 1960s.

Harlem High School
1 Huskie Circle
Machensney Park, IL

Robin grauduated from Harlem High School and is the only band member who didn't attend Guilford High School in Rockford.

Octane Interlounge
124 N Main St
Rockford, IL

During the Rick’s Picks exhibition at Burpee Museum, many local restaurants featured Cheap Trick-inspired items. Octane’s, “Budokan Burger,” became so popular, it’s still on the menu. Lucky you because it's stiff competition for the best burger in town!

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