Many fans of Cheap Trick long to see Bun E. Carlos back with the band behind the drum kit. It appears they will finally get their wish. At least, for one night. Despite the lawsuits and bickering, Carlos recently told Rolling Stone that he will participate in the bands induction in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “I’m assuming everybody is going to make nice… me too… I have no agenda here.”
Since 2010, Cheap Trick co-founder and guitarist Rick Nielsen’s son Daxx has held the drum gig so a full scale reunion with Bun E. Carlos is extremely unlikely. Carlos stated “I don’t see it happening… Rick’s kid got a gig here, and dad loves that. Even besides that… any friendship we had went away when I had to file a federal lawsuit. That cost a bucket of f—ing money. Going after these guys wasn’t pleasant. The friendship sort of frittered away there.”