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Canada’s Loverboy Opens For Foreigner Farewell Tour 2023

 Foreigner – Photo by Karsten Staiger copy

“I Want To Know What Love Is”, “Cold As Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Juke Box Hero,” “Urgent,” and no less than five more Top 10 hits. FOREIGNER, the band behind these iconic songs announced the launch of their Farewell Tour.

The tour is set to launch on July 6, 2023, at Atlanta’s Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, the area’s largest outdoor venue. For the first leg of the US Live Nation tour, FOREIGNER will be joined by LOVERBOY, one of the 80’s biggest hit-makers. The spectacular show will thrill audiences with stellar performances of more than 20 combined chart-topping songs. For tickets go to LiveNation.com. The full routing can be found below.

Foreigner – I Want To Know What Love Is (Official Music Video)

FOREIGNER will continue its long-term initiative with the GRAMMY Museum Foundation to invite choirs to open the show with a live Cappella ‘Pitch Perfect’ performance of Classic Rock songs. FOREIGNER will join radio partners across the country to create a contest for local choirs to win donations to their music programs. One winning choir will be selected at each show, and that choir will receive a grand prize of new musical equipment.  For more details, please go to foreignerchoirs.com.

Mick Jones - Photo by Karsten Staiger
Leader and Founder of Foreigner – Mick Jones – Photo by Karsten Staiger

Leader and founder of FOREIGNER, Mick Jones said, “Many years ago, I wrote a song called ‘Feels Like The First Time’ and today we are launching one last worldwide tour.  We will be presenting a show that I know will have the same enthusiasm as our very first appearances.  The tour will start this summer in America and we hope to get to every place that we have played over the last several years.  While I’m sure our fans will have mixed feelings about the end of the road for the band, I know our shows are going to delight audiences everywhere.”

Kelly Hansen - Foreigner
Kelly Hansen – Foreigner Lead Singer

Says FOREIGNER lead singer Kelly Hansen, “The time has come. We have more or less lived our lives on the road for almost eighteen years.  We have always strived to give you our best and we intend to finish this the same way. Foreigner has a brilliant and increasingly demanding catalogue of songs to sing and I refuse to give them less than they deserve. So, we’re going to finish strong. I want to make it very clear how grateful and appreciative we are to our audiences all over the world who have supported this band.  I’m sure there may be occasions when we’ll do some special appearances, but I think the time is coming for us to live off the road. Thank you all so much!”

Loverboy

“I remember how cool the last time we toured with Foreigner was in 1982.  We played to massive stadiums – New Orleans, Kansas City, Day On the Green in Oakland, JFK in Philly – and we’re back together again, 41 years later.  It’s going to be the Tour of Summer ’23!” said Paul Dean of Loverboy.

“It’s not very often you get a chance to play on the same stage as one of your all-time favorite bands…and how many hit songs can you play on the same stage every night of a 2023 Summer tour?… it’s going to be amazing…I can’t wait.” said Mike Reno of Loverboy.

FOREIGNER 2022 Classic Rock Statistics
FOREIGNER 2022 Classic Rock Statistics

Mick Jones continues to elevate FOREIGNER’s influence and guide the band to new horizons with his stylistic songwriting, indelible guitar hooks and multi-layered talents while lead singer Kelly Hansen, one of rock’s greatest showmen, has led FOREIGNER into the digital age inspiring a whole new generation of fans. Bassist Jeff Pilson; Michael Bluestein on keyboards; guitarist Bruce Watson; Chris Frazier on drums and guitarist Luis Maldonado provide an unprecedented level of energy that has resulted in the re-emergence of the astounding music that speaks to FOREIGNER‘s enduring popularity.  FOREIGNER has an extraordinary streaming and radio audience.  Click here for an overview of Classic Rock artists’ stats.

Foreigner – Urgent

With more Top 10 hits than Journey and ten multi-platinum albums, FOREIGNER is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world with a formidable musical arsenal that continues to propel sold-out tours and album sales, now exceeding 80 million.  Responsible for some of rock and roll’s most enduring anthems including “Juke Box Hero,” “Cold As Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Feels Like The First Time,” “Urgent,” “Head Games,” “Say You Will,” “Dirty White Boy,” “Long, Long Way From Home” and the worldwide #1 hit, “I Want To Know What Love Is,” 

FOREIGNER still rocks the charts more than 40 years into the game with massive airplay and continued Billboard Top 200 album success.  Streams of FOREIGNER’s hits are approaching 15 million per week.

With their trademark red leather pants, bandanas, big rock sound and high-energy live shows, LOVERBOY has sold more than 10 million albums, earning four multi-platinum plaques, including the four-million-selling “Get Lucky,” and a trio of double-platinum releases in their self-titled 1980 debut, 1983’s “Keep It Up” and 1985’s “Lovin’ Every Minute of It.” Their string of hits includes, in addition to the anthem “Working for the Weekend,” such arena rock staples as “Lovin’ Every Minute of It,” “This Could Be the Night,” “Hot Girls in Love,” “The Kid is Hot Tonite,” “Notorious”, “Turn Me Loose,” “When It’s Over,” “Heaven In Your Eyes” and “Queen of the Broken Hearts.” 

Loverboy – Lovin’ Every Minute of It (Official Video)

The group still features the original line-up of vocalist Mike Reno, guitarist Paul Dean, drummer Matt Frenette and keyboardist Doug Johnson with bassist Ken “Spider” Sinnaeve replacing the late Scott Smith.

Check out the tour at any of the following stops. Fans can visit livenation.com for updates on tour dates and news. 

Thu July 6th             Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Sat July 8th              West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Sun July 9th             Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Tue July 11th           Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheatre
Fri July 14th             Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
Tue July 18th           Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
Wed July 19th          St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Fri July 21st             Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center
Sat July 22nd           Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Mon July 24th          Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
Tue July 25th           Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage  
Fri July 28th             Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
Sat July 29th            Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
Tue August 1st         Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Wed August 2nd       Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach
Fri August 4th          Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
Sat August 5th         Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
Tue August 8th        Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Wed August 9th       Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
Fri August 11th         Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
Sat August 12th       Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Mon August 14th      Austin, TX – Moody Center
Wed August 16th     Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Fri August 18th         Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
Sun August 20th      Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
Mon August 21st      Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre
Wed August 23rd     Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
Thu August 24th       Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Weds August 30th    Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theater
Fri September 1st     Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
Sat September 2nd  Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
Sun September 3rd  Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center

For more information on FOREIGNER, please visit www.foreigneronline.com

Foreigner Farewell Tour 2023 Announcement

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