Why did Rock band Cheap Trick remove Bun E. Carlos as an active member?

I hope they’re all happy. Brought a lot of joy to my life. Bun is/was a superb drummer.

To me, there is no Cheap Trick without Bun E. Carlos. Period.

BUN E. was essential, he had such a cool drumming style & i loved his onstage persona/image.

First off, Bun E. Carlos is NOT a dick! I know all the guys in the band, pretty well. I spent 12 years, from 1989 through 2002, hanging out with them, backstage and in hotels. Bun E is one of the nicest guys, on or off the stage. We became friends pretty quickly, because of our mutual love of music. He was very serious when it came to Cheap Trick's music. He is the archivist for the band. He understood what the fans wanted to hear and made the setlists, accordingly. I was at their shows, night after night, and they changed the setlist slightly, all the time, however, when you have the amount of hits that this band has, you dont have room to gut it. I have seen this band live thousands of times in the last 35 years, and never once, in all of those years, was Bun E, or anyone else in the band, a Dick. Like you said, everyone has a bad day, but i have never seen these guys treat a fan unkindly. They love their fans. I know what really happened, on that phone call that day. Both guys over-reacted, and they both had a point to make. I wish they would apologize and move on. Bun E and Robin are both really good people. Whether they don't play together, anymore, or not, i hope that happens.

Replacing Bun E. Carlos with Rick's kid always reminded me of Michael Anthony getting fired bc of Eddie's kid. I can't believe the guys who fired Bun E. asked to use his kit & planned on keeping it. Tom & Robin owed Bun E. Carlos a lot. They paid him back by firing him. Raw deal. Tom had some serious, fairly recent health issues. If Rick's kid played bass, Bun E. would still be there. No loyalty in rock.

Bun E is one of my all time favorite drummers, but cheap trick is one of my all time favorite bands. Sad this happened.

Cheap Trick is one of the best American rock bands and certainly my favorite American band. I admit that it has been a few years since I have enjoyed hearing them perform live but they were so good and so entertaining for decades. To all the members of Cheap Trick: Thank you for all those years of great music and great memories.

Wow, I'm blown away. My all-time favorite Cheap Trick song is Downed, and at this point I gave up hope that anyone else liked it. The band never really played it, and I had never heard anyone else talk about it. Didn't expect to hear you praise it like that at the end of the video, right on bro! 💪🤘

Bun was such a underrated drummer. Bun E. rocks!! Trust me almost ALL drummers have back issues. That should taken in to consideration when designing set lists and length of shows.

It was disappointing that they tried stiffing Bun E. financially, considering he is 25% owner of the 'brand'. Bun E. had no choice but to file a lawsuit and rightfully so. Moral to story: Bun E.'s no dummy, so don't try to pull the wool over his eyes, don't even go there..

No Carlos...No Trick!!!

I grew up in Freeport, Illinois, just a short drive from where Cheap Trick are from, which is Rockford, Illinois. I've seen Cheap Trick in concert many times. The first time I saw them, the opening band was Bon Jovi. That was around 1984 or 1985. I hope to see Cheap Trick many more times. They put on a great show!

Love Down, on guitar it's a descending d chord to A minor, easy song to play, but hard to capture that signature melancholy sound that is so unique to Cheap Trick. Robin's vocal on it is superb. Great lyrics to boot, dark, but hopeful. Every teen-age kid has gone through that phase of sitting in your bedroom staring at your walls while going through some sh*t. You either take a walk to shake it off or put on some hi-fi headphones and just close your eyes and crank it up to 11. Music WILL snap you out of it, always without fail! Down and Surrender are the two Cheap Trick songs I learned to cover when I was a kid. I played that vinyl to death, In Color and in Black n' White still spinning on the turn table after all these years.

I believe that at a very young age I got into this legend of a rock band only because of Bun E. Carlos. He was just a very cool dude indeed. Thanks Dr.Fukk for filling us in on the latest news.

Love this Band, saw them Whenever they came to Australia, i always loved Bun, he was a great drummer and a lovely guy, as they all were. Glad they're still going. !!

Excellent video and great rare photos to accompany it! As long as Robin and Rick are around I’ll always go see Cheap Trick live. Love ya Ralph!

Excellent video! Stuff I didn’t know! Thank you for sharing this with us!!

Back in 1999 I went to work for Cheap Trick as Bun E's drum tech. For the first week to 10 days Bun put me through my paces. But after he was satisfied that I could handle the job he and I had a lot of good times together. As a matter of fact, we still talk with each other to this day. And I find it hard to believe that you've been around the band that much and thought Bun was a d***. I beg to differ with you sir. But knowing what I do about the band, your report was fairly accurate. And I go back with Daxx to his Harmony Riley days. He's a monster drummer. But who wouldn't be with Bun E. giving you a lesson here and there, and helpful drumming tips. 🥁😎☮️🥁

Happy Birthday today(May 9) to Tom Petersson. Cheers! 🥨

Love the old photos!