Editing Cheap Trick (section)

==Band members==
;Current members
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" border="1"
! width="75" |Image
! width="150" |Name
! width="160" |Years active
! width="170" |Instruments
!Release contributions
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Cheap Trick at Gulfstream Park - Rick Nielsen with Quint Neck Guitar 2.jpg|bSize=775|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=140|oLeft=443}}
|[[Rick Nielsen]]
|1973–present
|{{Hlist|lead guitar|backing and occasional lead vocals|keyboards|bass {{small|(1981–1982)}}}}
|[[Cheap Trick discography|all releases]]
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Tom Petersson.jpg|bSize=140|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=30|oLeft=35}}
|[[Tom Petersson]]
|{{Hlist|1973–1980|1987–present}}
|{{Hlist|bass|backing and occasional lead vocals}}
|all releases from ''[[Cheap Trick (1977 album)|Cheap Trick]]'' (1977) to ''[[All Shook Up (Cheap Trick album)|All Shook Up]]'' (1980), and from ''[[Lap of Luxury]]'' (1988) onwards 
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=RobinZander.JPG|bSize=450|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=31|oLeft=160}}
|[[Robin Zander]]
|1974–present
|{{Hlist|lead vocals|rhythm guitar}}
|all releases
|}
;Current touring musicians
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" border="1"
! width="75" |Image
! width="150" |Name
! width="160" |Years active
! width="170" |Instruments
!Release contributions
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Daxx Nielsen Tokyo 2013.jpg|bSize=350|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=40|oLeft=125}}
|Daxx Nielsen
|{{Hlist|2001 {{small|(substitute)}}|2010–present}}
|{{Hlist|drums|percussion|backing vocals}}
|all releases from ''[[Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello]]'' (2016) onwards
|-
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|Robin Taylor Zander
|2014–present {{Small|(guest)}}
|{{Hlist|guitar|bass|backing vocals}}
|{{flatlist|
* ''[[Rockford (album)|Rockford]]'' (2006)
* ''Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello'' (2016)
* ''[[In Another World (Cheap Trick album)|In Another World]]'' (2021)}}
|}
;Former members
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" border="1"
! width="75" |Image
! width="150" |Name
! width="160" |Years active
! width="170" |Instruments
!Release contributions
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Bun E. Carlos.jpg|bSize=400|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=40|oLeft=170}}
|[[Bun E. Carlos]]
|1973–2010 {{Small|(one-off in 2016)}}<ref name="carlos" group="lower-alpha" /><ref name="auto1" /><ref name="auto6" />
|{{Hlist|drums|percussion|occasional backing vocals}}
|all releases from ''Cheap Trick'' (1977) to ''[[Sgt. Pepper Live]]'' (2009)
|-
|
|Randy Hogan {{Small|(aka Xeno)}}
|1973&ndash;1974
|{{Hlist|lead vocals|rhythm guitar}}
| rowspan="2" |none
|-
|
|Pete Comita
|1980–1981
| rowspan="2" |{{Hlist|bass|backing vocals}}
|-
|
|[[Jon Brant]]
|{{Hlist|1981–1987|2004–2005|2007 {{small|(one-off 1999)}}}}
|{{flatlist|
* ''[[One on One (Cheap Trick album)|One on One]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Next Position Please]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Standing on the Edge (Cheap Trick album)|Standing on the Edge]]'' (1985)
* ''[[The Doctor (Cheap Trick album)|The Doctor]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Silver (Cheap Trick album)|Silver]]'' (2001)}}
|}
;Former touring musicians
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" border="1"
! width="75" |Image
! width="150" |Name
! width="160" |Years active
! width="170" |Instruments
!Release contributions
|-
|
|Hank Ransome
|1976 {{Small|(fill in)}}
|drums 
|
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Phil_"Magic"_Cristian.JPG|bSize=700|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=160|oLeft=330}}
|[[Phil Cristian|Magic Cristian]]
|{{Hlist|1982–1986|2008–2011|2012–2016 {{small|(one-off 2002)}}}}
| rowspan="4" |{{Hlist|keyboards|backing vocals}}
|''Sgt. Pepper Live'' (2009)
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Steve Walsh - Kansas 2012.jpg|bSize=250|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=52|oLeft=48}}
|[[Steve Walsh (musician)|Steve Walsh]]
| rowspan="2" |1985
|none
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Mark_Radice_2020_LIVE_GIG.jpg|bSize=190|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=55|oLeft=45}}
|[[Mark Radice]]
|''Standing on the Edge'' (1985)
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Tod_Howarth.jpg|bSize=330|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=60|oLeft=125}}
|[[Tod Howarth]]
|{{Hlist|1986–1987|1990–1996|2000|2008 {{small|(guest 1999)}}}}
|none
|}

=== Timeline ===

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  at:01/02/1994
  at:15/06/1999
  at:27/02/2001
  at:25/08/2009
  at:29/11/2019
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  at:01/02/1977
  at:01/09/1977
  at:01/05/1978
  at:21/09/1979
  at:24/10/1980
  at:30/04/1982
  at:15/08/1983
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  at:01/11/1986
  at:12/04/1988
  at:01/06/1990
  at:22/03/1994
  at:29/04/1997
  at:22/07/2003
  at:06/06/2006
  at:23/06/2009
  at:01/04/2016
  at:16/06/2017
  at:19/04/2021

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