Rick Nielsen will be missing a few Cheap Trick tour dates due to recently undergoing surgery.

In a brief statement from the band shared to social media, “A few days ago Rick had a minor procedure that requires him to stay off the road for this week and not travel. Robin Taylor Zander will be stepping up this weekend.  We look forward to Rick rejoining the guys on the west coast later next week.”

Cheap Trick is booked to perform tonight (November 4) at the McMorran Place Sports & Entertainment Center in Port Huron, Mich. and tomorrow (November 5) at the Kalamazoo State Theatre in Kalamazoo, Mich. The band’s next tour date in a November 10 at the Muckleshoot Casino Resort in Auburn, Wash. Cheap Trick’s current batch of U.S. tour dates wraps up on December 10 in Indio, Calif.

We send our best wishes to Nielsen for a speedy recovery.

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  NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 18: Guitarist Rick Nielsen performs on stage at the Miller Rock Thru Time Celebrating 50 Years of Rock Concert at Roseland September 18, 2004 in New York City.

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  LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 12: Musician Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick performs in "Sgt Pepper Live" Rocks Paris Las Vegas at the Paris Las Vegas June 12, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  BALTIMORE - AUGUST 04: Singer/Guitarist Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick performs onstage at the Virgin Festival By Virgin Mobile 2007 at Pimlico Race Course on August 4, 2007 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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  NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 18: Guitarist Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick performs on stage at the Miller Rock Thru Time Celebrating 50 Years of Rock Concert at Roseland September 18, 2004 in New York City.

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  NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 08: Inductee Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick perform onstage at the 31st Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on April 8, 2016 in New York City.
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  BALTIMORE - AUGUST 04: Singer/Guitarist Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick performs onstage at the Virgin Festival By Virgin Mobile 2007 at Pimlico Race Course on August 4, 2007 in Baltimore, Maryland.

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  NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 08: Steve Miller and Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick onstage at the 31st Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on April 8, 2016 in New York City.

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  NASHVILLE, TN - MARCH 08: Jennifer Nettles and Cheap Trick's, Rick Nielsen perform during CMT Crossroads: Cheap Trick and Jennifer Nettles on March 8, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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  LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 10: Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick performs on stage at the Marshall Classic Rock Roll Honour-Show at The Roundhouse on November 10, 2010 in London, England.

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