''Sgt. Pepper Live'' is a performance by the American rock band

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with a full orchestra, released on August 25, 2009, in commemoration of the 42nd anniversary of the release of the historic album '' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' by

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. Both a

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and a companion

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of the performance were released. The album was engineered by

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. Cheap Trick performed the "Sgt. Pepper Live" show at the

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for two weeks in September 2009.

Cheap Trick members performing

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: lead vocals, rhythm guitar *

Rick Nielsen Richard Alan Nielsen (born December 22, 1948) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist, primary songwriter, and leader of the rock band Cheap Trick. He is well-known for his numerous custom-made guitars from Hamer Guitars, inclu ...

: lead guitar, backing vocals *

Tom Petersson Thomas John Peterson, better known as Tom Petersson, is an American musician who is best known for being the bass guitar player for the rock band Cheap Trick. Career Before joining Cheap Trick, Petersson played in a number of bands, including t ...

: bass, backing vocals *

Bun E. Carlos Brad M. Carlson, better known by the stage name Bun E. Carlos, is the original drummer for American rock band Cheap Trick. He recorded and performed with the band from 1973 to 2010. Carlos was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 ...

: drums, percussion * w/ Magic Cristian: keyboards, backing vocals * Danny Louis from

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: special guest keyboardist

Special guests (at Las Vegas Hilton 9/09)

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lead vocal on "

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" *

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lead vocal on "

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" * Bill Lloyd * Rob Laufer

Band (at Las Vegas Hilton 9/09)

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: bass *

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: drums

Orchestra members performing on the album

''(as listed in the album credits)'' Steve Armour, Laura Bontrager, Dibyarka Chatterjee, Tom Christiansen, Nicenovia Cummins, Stephanie Cummins, Glen Drewes, Netanel Druiblate, Eric Fraser, Prateek Haldar, Craig Johnson, Chris Komer, Bill Lloyd, David Mann, John Miller, Jeff Nelson, Chris Parker, Patrick Pridemore, John Putnam, Maxine Roach, Glen Roven, Dave Sharma, Samita Sinha, Liah-Wen Ting, Una Tone & Belinda Whitney

Track listing

"Sgt. Pepper Live" concerts included the band performing a few of their own biggest hits live as well, including "

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" and "

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". Also, a number of the live performances (particularly the later ones at the Paris Las Vegas) did not feature Bun E. Carlos on drums; instead, they featured Rick Nielsen's son Daxx.

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control The Beatles tribute albums Cheap Trick live albums 2009 video albums Live video albums 2009 live albums Albums recorded at Westgate Las Vegas