Tuesday, August 10 West Allis, WI – Wisconsin State Fair Sunday, August 8 North Little Rock, AR – Simmons Bank Arena Saturday, August 7 Park City, KS – Hartman Arena Thursday, August 5 Enid, OK – Stride Bank Center Wednesday, August 4 Lubbock, TX – Buddy Holly Hall Sunday, August 1 Rio Rancho, NM – Rio Rancho Events Center Saturday, July 31 Grand Junction, CO – Los Colonias Park Amphitheater Wednesday, July 28 Prescott Valley, AZ – Findlay Toyota Centerįriday, July 30 West Valley, UT – Maverick Center Tuesday, July 27 Fresno, CA – Saroyan Theatre Sunday, July 4 Fort Bragg, NC – Pope Army Airfield Wednesday, June 30 Billings, MT – MetraPark Arenaįriday, July 2 Welch, MN – Treasure Island Great Lawn Tuesday, June 29 Casper, WY – Casper Events Center Saturday, June 26 Bismarck, ND – Bismarck Civic Center Thursday, June 24 Ottumwa, IA – Bridge View Centerįriday, June 25 Sioux Falls, SD – Washington Pavilion Tickets and other information are available via and .įoreigner’s 2021 U.S. It’s a really powerful, strong sound with Luis in the band now.”įoreigner Reinvents 'I Want To Know What Love Is' For Netflix's 'The Lovebirds': Exclusive “Luis is an amazing musician and a really great singer. Thom is at a point he felt like he needed to not be on the road, and I get it,” Hansen says. “We all love Thom Gimbel and respect him, and there’s not an iota of any kind of bad feelings. They’ll also introduce fans to a new member, multi-instrumentalist Luis Maldonado, after the amicable departure of Thom Gimbel earlier this year. We’re putting a lot of thought into it to make sure it’s a presentation we’re proud of.”įoreigner’s shows will, as usual, rest on the best-known material from the band’s catalog, which covers 22 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including nine top 10s. There is an experience still to be had, we just have to modify. “We can’t make it the handshaking, one-on-one meet and greet like we’ve been doing - at least not for now. “Depending on the venue, they’re either not happening, or modified,” Hansen says. He plans to eschew his usual romps into the audience during the shows for now, and the band plans to alter its usual meet and greets with fans before the concerts. “We want to make sure we do the most safe and protective things we can to make sure all these shows go off and happen the way they should,” says Hansen, who got married during the lockdown. Noting that “protocols are a moving target, changing constantly,” Hansen says Foreigner will have a “backstage bubble” that will include mask requirements and other measures to keep band and crew members safe. The Challenges (And Thrills) of Returning Hundreds of Tour Buses to Road Dutyįoreigner plans to be cautious in its return, however. itinerary is taking the septet “to all kinds of great places we don’t always get to go to.” That’s a great thing.” He also says the extensive U.S. “There’s been so many conversations over the last year with promoters and with our agents and with management, trying to figure out what’s the safe thing to do, when can we do this, how can we do that? We’re finally able to say we’re getting out there, we’re getting on the road. “We are full-on back on the road,” frontman Kelly Hansen tells Billboard. Dates for the latter will be announced during November ( see tickets here). cities this year - including a short run of shows with orchestras during October - with concerts in 15 more countries during 2022. The veteran band, which played a couple of socially distanced concerts last month in Florida, launches a 121-date world tour on June 24 in Ottumwa, Iowa. After 15 months mostly in drydock, Foreigner is ready to hit the road again - and stay a long, long way from home for quite some time.
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