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==Legacy== In 2016, Cheap Trick was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]. The induction ceremony was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on April 8, and the band was introduced by [[Kid Rock]].<ref name="auto3" /> Zander, Nielsen, Petersson, and Carlos were in attendance; with Carlos on drums, the band performed "[[I Want You to Want Me]]", "[[Dream Police]]", "[[Surrender (Cheap Trick song)|Surrender]]" and "[[Ain't That a Shame]]".<ref name="auto3" /><ref name="auto4" /> Cheap Trick have been cited as an influence on several artists in the [[alternative rock]] and [[power pop]] genre, including [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Green Day]], [[Pearl Jam]], and [[Smashing Pumpkins]].<ref name="auto" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Billy Corgan pays tribute to Cheap Trick: 'their place among the greats is secure' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/cheap-trick-1193875 |website=NME |access-date=October 8, 2021 |date=April 8, 2016}}</ref> [[X Japan]] guitarist [[Pata (musician)|Pata]] cited them as the Western band that had the biggest impact on him and as the reason he started playing guitar.<ref>{{cite book |author=Pata|author-link=Pata (musician)|title=Pata: Yopparai no Kaikoroku |publisher=Rittor Music |year=2024 |page=38 |isbn=978-4-8456-3968-7}}</ref>
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