Tour Programs

Japan Jam 2 music festival program from 1980. It measures 14” wide by 10” high.

The Japan Jam 2 music festival was held from August 16 to August 19, 1980. Shows were held in Yokohama, Japan on August 16th and 17th, with the August 19th show held in Kobe, Japan. Bands included Cheap Trick, the Atlanta Rhythm Section, Kalapana, and Spectrum.

Information about Tom Petersson states that he plays 8-string, 10-string, and 12-string bass guitars. Petersson is pictured with his Hamer Quad 12-string bass. Also included in the program is a full-page ad showing Tom Petersson as an endorsing artist for the Greco BK-1200 8-string bass.

Full page ad showing Tom Petersson as an endorsing artist for the Greco BK-1200 8-string bass.

Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick sells tour programs, and these programs usually include 12-string bass photos or info.

Australia Tour - 1979

The first time Cheap Trick toured Australia in late 1979 they sold this 20-page tour program. It measures about 12” by 8”. While the 12-string bass is not pictured, it is mentioned in two promotional sections. The program includes two pages about Cheap Trick’s opening act, the band Mi-Sex from New Zealand, as well as five pages of advertising for airlines and rental cars.

Rockford Tour 2006-2007

The Rockford tour program includes several photos of Tom Petersson playing his green Chandler Royale 12-string bass, although the equipment list shows he plays Waterstone 12’s.

Japan Tour 1988

The 1988 Cheap Trick tour program from Japan includes eight photos of Tom Petersson’s various Hamer 12-string basses. The program measures about 12” square.

Woke Up With A Monster - Japan Tour 1994

The program for the Woke Up With A Monster tour in Japan includes five photos of Tom Petersson’s Hamer ‘Planet’ B12A 12-string bass, none of which show much detail of the bass. The program is large size, 10” wide by 14” high.

Dream Police Tour 1979

Cheap Trick’s 1979 Dream Police tour program includes ten images of Tom Petersson’s Hamer 10-string, B12A and Quad 12-string basses, as well as photos of the Alembic 8-string bass, an unknown-brand 8-string bass, and a 4-string bass.

The program was printed with two different covers: The first cover shows the band logo with “In Concert 1979” and has a “Coming Soon” inscription where the album cover will be; the second cover has a photo of the band and the album cover has been added. Other than these differences the two tour programs are identical.

Busted Tour 1990

The 1990 Busted tour program includes two different poses of the photo below that includes a Hamer B12A 12-string bass. This photo is also used for the program’s centerfold. The program is large size, 10” wide by 14” high.

All Shook Up Tour 1981

The program for Cheap Trick’s All Shook Up tour isn’t really so much of a program as it is a fold-out poster. It includes many photos of Pete Comita playing either the Zebra-striped Hamer Standard or White Hamer B12S 12-string basses.

Most of the photos in this program are rehashed from earlier programs. Petersson is shown playing the prototype Hamer 10-string bass, plus the Hamer Quad and B12A 12-string basses. Each band member answered questions for their program page; Petersson didn’t list any 12’s among his favorite basses. The equipment list at the end of the program states that Petersson plays Waterstone 12-string basses even though none are pictured anywhere in the program.

JAPAN TOUR 1978

Several photos of the prototype Hamer 10-string bass are included, plus the 12-string bass is listed on the back cover. In addition to the usual concert photos and band member question / answer segments, this program is unusual in that full-page advertisements for perfume, Greco guitars, and Japan Air Lines are included. The program measures about 11¾” square.

JAPAN Dream Police TOUR 1979

Cheap Trick toured Japan from March 17 through March 30, 1979. The program measures about 11¾” square and includes three photos of the Hamer Quad 12-string bass. There is also a full-page ad for Hamer Guitars which includes Nick Lowe playing his Hamer 8-string bass.