![]() PHOTOS: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013 Induction Ceremony Slash and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry have also been big proponents of the band over the years, and none of that likely would have been possible if not for the shows at Budokan on April 28 and 30 in 1978. The occasion is the 35th anniversary of Live At Budokan, the album that transformed the group into arena rock headliners in the late 1970s and made fans of so many people in attendance, like Smith and Anthrax’s Scott Ian. Carlos), were bringing a little bit of Budokan to the West Coast. The venue was Los Angeles’ El Rey Theatre, more than 7,800 miles from Japan, but on this night, four of Rockford, Illinois’ favorite sons - Zander, guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Peterson and current touring drummer Daxx Nielsen (who is taking the place of original drummer Bun E. So yelled Cheap Trick frontman Robin Zander as the quartet took the stage following a raucous intro by the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith.
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