Cheap Trick Concert Video Showcase!!

Today's post is devoted to fallout/videos from the Cheap Trick concert outside of the St. Ignace Kewadin Casino on August 19th, as lots of attendees got videos of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-inducted quartet during their opening set! Of course, they were opening for The Goo Goo Dolls on this night, and they definitely got their fair share of videos too, but they're not a hard rock act. Still, I'll acknowledge videos shot from their set as we come to the respective channels, and if you're curious, at least two attendees (YouTube users Victoria Cherrington and The Fugitive Kind) only filmed The Goo Goo Dolls that night, and have definitely seen them live multiple times based on their channel contents! I've largely heard positive things from this concert on social media, and I don't believe it was a superspreader event, so hopefully this won't be the only major Kewadin show of 2021! 

YouTube user phoenixrising1122 was the most prolific Cheap Trick filmer on the 19th, posting seven videos from their set, but despite filming The Goo Goo Dolls at multiple prior shows outside of Michigan, none of their St. Ignace videos are of the headliners. Cheap Trick songs filmed here include "If You Want My Love", "Elo Kiddies", "California Man", "Surrender", "The Flame", "She's Tight", and as embedded below, "Ain't That A Shame". The vertical camera angle on these videos is very unfortunate, but at least phoenixrising1122 zooms in a fair amount, and the visual quality is great in spite of the orientation! Good thing the weather held out. Robin Zander's voice is a little rough around the edges at times, but he, Rick, Tom, and Daxx have a solid handle on these classic songs as you may expect, so check out all of these videos above & below!

Next up, YouTube user goochick22 filmed five videos each of both bands on August 19th (given her username, you'd expect she filmed The Goo Goo Dolls!), so if you want to see as much of the show as possible, this would be the ideal channel. Yes, she has filmed The Goo Goo Dolls multiple times in prior concerts out of state too. As far as Cheap Trick goes, goochick22 filmed them playing "If You Want My Love", "The Flame", "I Want You To Want Me", a medley of shorter clips (mostly featuring "Big Eyes" and Rick Nielsen's infamous five-necked guitar), and as embedded below, "She's Tight". These videos are shorter on average, but thankfully, goochick22 did have the camera in a sideways landscape orientation here, and the video and audio quality are smooth and very respectable! Give these a look above & below!

Also, YouTube user James Hollopeter posted two videos from Cheap Trick's set on his channel (nothing of The Goo Goo Dolls here), and his videos feature their classic songs "The Flame" and, as embedded below, "I Want You To Want Me". The former is in vertical orientation, alas, but the latter isn't, and while the visuals are jitterier than preceding channels, the audio quality is clear enough, and you get the best view yet of the fans enjoying the show and singing along, so that all works out! Give James' videos a look above and below, and stay tuned for a video from 2019's Tea Party concert in Sault Ontario that James only uploaded earlier this month!

Finally, YouTube user DeniseRenee40 also filmed Cheap Trick playing their hit hair ballad "The Flame" at the St. Ignace show, but unlike everyone else, this was her only video of their set, hence why I didn't embed anyone else's video of this song. Denise also filmed eight videos from The Goo Goo Dolls' set, and previously shot videos of them at a dozen or so concerts from around this part of the continent, so she too is clearly a fan of theirs! As for the Cheap Trick video, it's sadly another vertical upload, but you get basically the full song here. Robin's vocals are shaky here, but the fans are in the palm of his hand to sing along, and it's a well performed rendition, so give it a watch!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes on the site this week! Thanks everyone!