'70s Rock Band Announces Update on 2026 Tour
Cheap Trick fans have three more opportunities to catch the legendary rock band on stage this fall.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have announced three new dates as special guests on ZZ Top's ongoing 2026 tour. The newly added performances will take place Sept. 26 in Nashville, Tennessee, followed by Oct. 3 in The Woodlands, Texas, and Oct. 4 in Irving, Texas.
"Three new dates with ZZ Top just announced!" the band shared on Instagram. "Presale begins 10am Wednesday with code CTLIVE – general on ale Friday."
The additions come as both bands continue expanding their touring schedules amid strong demand. Cheap Trick is currently supporting its 2025 album All Washed Up, while ZZ Top has also extended its own touring plans throughout 2026.
The new dates also continue a busy comeback on the road for Cheap Trick after the band was forced to postpone seven headlining shows in June. Those concerts had originally been scheduled following a string of performances with Styx, and the group has since begun rescheduling the affected dates while adding new appearances to its calendar.
Formed in Rockford, Illinois, in 1973, Cheap Trick has spent more than five decades building one of classic rock's most enduring catalogs. Breakthrough albums such as In Color and Heaven Tonight, along with timeless hits including "I Want You to Want Me," "Surrender," "Dream Police" and "The Flame," helped establish the quartet as one of rock's defining live acts. The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 and continues to tour extensively.
"I think we just do what we do and we don't try to be somebody else," guitarist Rick Nielsen told Louder Than War. "When you try to be somebody else or try to be something or try to figure out what's going on in the world….we just do what we do. I tell people, I don't think we've ever progressed."
The band's partnership with ZZ Top brings together two of rock's most recognizable groups. Throughout 2026, ZZ Top has also shared the stage with artists including George Thorogood and Dwight Yoakam, while Cheap Trick has performed alongside Styx and welcomed support from acts including the Pat Travers Band, James Hatem and the Calling.
With new dates now on the schedule and additional shows continuing to be added, Cheap Trick's 2026 tour remains one of the band's busiest in years. And, while the band has no plans of slowing down any time soon, touring continues to present its own set of challenges after so many years in the industry.
"Keeping it fresh can be hard, because some of the guys in the band have an idea that you've got to play the hits and do what the crowd wants to hear," frontman Robin Zander told Louder. "And I've always been the opposite of that. I've always thought: 'Let's turn them on to some Cheap Trick music that they don't know we do, and see what happens.' But we work it out. Every night we try to work out a different setlist."
More than 50 years after first forming, the veteran rockers continue proving that their reputation as one of rock's premier live bands is as strong as ever.
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This story was originally published June 30, 2026 at 1:06 PM.