Blondie and Cheap Trick

They should have called it the "Dreaming" vs. "Dream Police" Tour.

August 14, 2010 at 6:29PM
Music rock legends Deborah Harry and Blondie perform after being honored with the Icon Award at the eighth annual TV Land Awards on Saturday, April 17, 2010, in Los Angeles.
Music rock legends Deborah Harry and Blondie perform after being honored with the Icon Award at the eighth annual TV Land Awards on Saturday, April 17, 2010, in Los Angeles. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Saturday: They should've called it the "Dreaming" vs. "Dream Police" Tour. Probably the two fluffy-haired '70s bands you can feel least guilty about having on your iPod, these influential pop-rockers aren't exactly reinforcing their cool, ageless sides by playing casinos this summer. But it's still cooler than seeing them at a rib fest. Cheap Trick should know how to work the room, as the Illinois foursome -- all-original, except that Rick Nielsen's son has been filling in for the injured Bun E. Carlos on drums -- is staging "Sgt. Pepper Live" at the Paris hotel/casino in Las Vegas on weeknights. Deborah Harry and her fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bandmates Clem Burke and Chris Stein haven't been touring as much as the Trick, so their appearance might be more of a special treat. The bands are swapping headlining duties from night to night, but they each play a 75-minute set regardless. (8 p.m. Sat. $55-$65. Treasure Island Casino, 5734 Sturgeon Lake Rd., Red Wing, Minn. 1-800-222-7077. www.treasureislandcasino.com.) CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER

LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 12th: Cheap Trick performs "Sgt.Pepper Live" at Hotel Paris on June 12th, 2010 in Las Vegas Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Daly/PictureGroup) via AP IMAGES
LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 12th: Cheap Trick performs "Sgt.Pepper Live" at Hotel Paris on June 12th, 2010 in Las Vegas Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Daly/PictureGroup) via AP IMAGES (Jeff Daly/picturegroup Via Ap Im/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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