Alright, let’s talk about those FOREİGNER bangers that’ve been stuck in your shower-singing rotation for decades: “I Want To Know What Love Is” (every karaoke hero’s finale), “Cold As Ice” (the ultimate breakup side-eye anthem), “Waiting For A Girl Like You” (slow-dance awkwardness, perfected), “Hot Blooded” (diet AC/DC, but we love it), and “Juke Box Hero” (because *air guitar*). These guys aren’t just “heritage artists”—they’re Spotify billion-streamers, Netflix soundtrack royalty (shoutout to that random Happy Gilmore 2 cameo pulling 100M views), and basically your aunt’s favorite classic rock rebels. Still charting? Obviously. Weekly streams? 15 million. They drink *water* with more effort.
Now, picture this: FOREIGNER’s cranking it up to 11 with a 20-PİECE ORCHESTRA. Yep, violins + power ballads = chaos (the good kind). Celebrating 50 years of making mullets cool, they’ve roped in Dave Eggar (Juilliard cello wizard who’s worked with COLDPLAY, Beyoncé, and somehow also that one Phillip Phillips song you forgot existed) and Chuck Palmer to reimagine the classics. Fun fact: FOREIGNER first went symphonic in 2017 with a Swiss orchestra, dropped a PBS special, then sold out the Sydney Opera House. Classy flex, guys.
TOUR ALERT: Dust off your leather jacket. Fan club peeps get pre-sale dibs (join now, bribe someone for the password). Dates:
March 06 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre
March 07 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre
March 11 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre
March 13 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre
March 14 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre
March 17 – Redding, CA @ Redding Civic Auditorium
March 18 – Folsom, CA @ Harris Center – Stage One
March 20 – San Diego, CA @ The Rady Shell
March 21 – Napa, CA @ Uptown Theatre
March 22 – San Jose, CA @ San Jose Civic
With 80 million albums sold and a lineup featuring DOKKEN’s bassist Jeff Pilson (because why not?), FOREIGNER’s still out here proving rock ain’t dead—it just needs more cellos. Meanwhile, Dave Eggar’s resume reads like a Grammy nominee’s LinkedIn: Carnegie Hall gigs, teaching at UVA, and arranging for Ed Sheeran *and* BREAKING BENJAMIN? Dude’s the musical Swiss Army knife we don’t deserve.
