Foreigner’s Kelly Hansen and Mick Jones (Photo: Krishta Abruzzini; used with permission)
Foreigner has announced more dates for their 2024 farewell tour. The new shows follow their co-headlining run with Styx this summer. The “Renegades & Juke Box Heroes” tour features dozens of dates, along with special guest John Waite. The 10 new concerts feature special guests Loverboy and Lita Ford.
Pre-sale tickets for the new shows begin April 3. Tickets for the general public go on sale April 5 here.
When Foreigner originally announced their farewell tour, leader and founder, 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. 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.”
Foreigner’s lead singer, Kelly Hansen, added, “As we continue on with our farewell tour, I have been very moved by the support and reaction of all of our fans. To perform these next shows with our friends Styx and John Waite makes it even better. I am so looking forward to spending many beautiful summer nights all around the country, full of great Classic Rock, music, and great friends.”
Watch the elaborate announcement video
On Feb. 10, Foreigner was finally nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Not long after, Jones explained his frequent absence from their performances, revealing that he is suffering from Parkinson’s disease. The Class of 2024 will be announced in May. The group scored such 1970s classic rock favorites as “I Want To Know What Love Is,” “Cold As Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Juke Box Hero,” “Urgent,” and more. They commenced their farewell tour on July 6, 2023.
The regular lineup is lead singer Kelly Hansen, bassist Jeff Pilson, Michael Bluestein on keyboards; guitarist Bruce Watson; Chris Frazier on drums, and guitarist Luis Maldonado.
With ten multi-platinum albums, Foreigner’s album sales now exceeding 80 million thanks to such rock and roll’s most enduring anthems that also include “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Head Games,” “Say You Will,” “Dirty White Boy,” and “Long, Long Way From Home.”
Styx’s lineup features James “JY” Young (lead vocals, guitars), Tommy Shaw (lead vocals, guitars), Chuck Panozzo (bass, vocals), Todd Sucherman (drums, percussion), Lawrence Gowan (lead vocals, keyboards) and Ricky Phillips (bass, guitar, vocals), and Will Evankovich (mandolin, guitars). They earned four triple platinum albums in a row: The Grand Illusion (1977), Pieces of Eight (1978), Cornerstone (1979) and Paradise Theatre (1981). Their hits include such favorites as “Lady” and “Come Sail Away.”
John Waite has a catalog of hits from his 40-year career as a solo artist, and with The Babys and Bad English. Those hits include the worldwide hit “Missing You,” plus The Babys’ “Isn’t It Time” and Bad English’s “When I See You Smile.”
Loverboy has earned four multi-platinum plaques, including the four-million-selling Get Lucky. Their string of hits includes the anthem “Working for the Weekend,” “Lovin’ Every Minute of It,” “This Could Be the Night,” “Hot Girls in Love,” “The Kid is Hot Tonite,” “Notorious” and “Turn Me Loose.”
Ford’s career began in 1975 as a founding member and guitarist of the groundbreaking all female group the Runaways. The group’s hard rock / punk edge spawned hits like “Cherry Bomb” and “Queens of Noise.” In 1983, Ford launched her career as a solo artist, recording such favorites as “Kiss Me Deadly” and her duet with Ozzy Osbourne, “Close My Eyes Forever.”
Foreigner and Styx Co-Headlining Tour (Tickets are available here)
Jun 11 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena (Styx)
Jun 12 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center (Foreigner)
Jun 14 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage (Styx)
Jun 15 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre (Foreigner)
Jun 18 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (Styx)
Jun 19 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP (Foreigner)
Jun 21 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion (Foreigner)
Jun 22 – Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (Styx)
Jun 25 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena (Foreigner)
Jun 26 – West Valley City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre (Styx)
Jun 28 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center (Foreigner)
Jun 29 – Concord, CA – Toyota Pavilion at Concord (Styx)
Jun 30 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater (Foreigner)
Jul 12 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater (Styx)
Jul 13 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion (Foreigner)
Jul 15 – Charleston, SC – Credit One Stadium (Foreigner)
Jul 17 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (Styx)
Jul 19 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre (Foreigner)
Jul 20 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre (Styx)
Jul 23 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center (Foreigner)
Jul 24 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live (Styx)
Jul 26 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center (Styx)
Jul 28 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion (Foreigner)
Jul 30 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Broadview Stage at SPAC (Foreigner)
Jul 31 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake (Styx)
Aug 02 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center (Styx)
Aug 03 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater (Foreigner)
Aug 04 – Gilford, NH – BankNH Pavilion (Styx)
Aug 16 – Orange Beach, AL – The Wharf Amphitheater (Foreigner)
Aug 17 – Huntsville, AL – Orion Amphitheater (Styx)
Aug 20 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater (Foreigner)
Aug 21 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek (Styx)
Aug 23 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center (Foreigner)
Aug 24 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre (Styx)
Aug 26 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center Omaha (Foreigner)
Aug 28 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (Styx)
Sep 23 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Civic Center*
Sep 25 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center Arena*
Sep 27 – Duluth, MN – Amsoil Arena**
Sep 28 – Mankato, MN – Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center**
Oct 01 – Casper, WY – Ford Wyoming Center*
Oct 02 – Colorado Springs, CO – Sunset Amphitheater*
Oct 04 – Camdenton, MO – Ozarks Amphitheater*
Oct 05 – Bonner Springs, KS – Azura Amphitheater*
Oct 08 – Rio Rancho, NM – Rio Rancho Event Center*
Oct 09 – Las Cruces, NM – Pan American Center*
Oct 25-26, 30 Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian (Foreigner residency)
Nov 1-2, 6, 8-9 Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian (Foreigner residency)
*Special guest Loverboy
**Special guest Lita Ford
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2 Comments so far
Jump into a conversationThe original Foreigner Band was awesome! One of the best Rock & Roll bands from the late 70s to mid 80s. This ladder Foreigner band doesn’t have one original member.in the line-up. Its a tribute band not Foreigner.
I believe the lead guitarist Mick Jones is still with the band and the only remaining original member.