FOREIGNER To Premier Unplugged Renditions Of Classic Tracks On The Today Show

February 2, 2016, 8 years ago

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FOREIGNER To Premier Unplugged Renditions Of Classic Tracks On The Today Show

Legendary rock group Foreigner will release their first-ever live acoustic album, In Concert. Unplugged on February 5th. The band’s royalties will be donated to JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) and the album is available exclusively via Amazon. An Amazon preorder link is available via the widget below.

Foreigner recorded this unique acoustic album at a concert hosted by Edsel B. Ford II on August 24th, 2015 at the Ford Motor Company Conference & Event Center in Detroit, MI immediately following the band’s record-breaking 10-show stand with Kid Rock at the DTE Energy Music Theatre. The sold-out trek with Kid Rock introduced well over half a million new fans to Foreigner’s nine Top 10 hits during each tour stellar performance. Foreigner will appear on The Today Show on Thursday, February 11th to premier songs from the new album and announce upcoming tour dates. 
 
To coincide with the album release, Foreigner will bring its In Concert.Unplugged show to select venues including a special event at New York’s famed Lincoln Theater on February 17th. This tour is a prelude to a soon to be announced national tour in the fall with a grand finale at The Carnegie Hall in October.  Audiences will have an intimate experience witnessing masterful performances of such fan favorites as “Cold As Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Juke Box Hero,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” and many more. See below for initial tour dates.
 
Foreigner is on a major roll right now with streams and downloads soaring after their worldwide #1 hit “I Want To Know What Love Is” was featured as the 2015 season finale end title of Orange Is The New Black. Foreigner hits have also recently been included in such primetime TV shows as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, among others. 

Foreigner is Mick Jones (lead guitar, vocals), Kelly Hansen (lead vocals), Jeff Pilson (bass, vocals), Tom Gimbel (rhythm guitar, sax, flute, vocals), Michael Bluestein (keyboards,vocals), Bruce Watson (guitar, vocals) and Chris Frazier (drums).

Tracklisting:

“Double Vision”
“Say You Will”
“Waiting For A Girl Like You”
“When It Comes To Love”
“Fool For You Anyway”
“Dirty White Boy”
“Cold As Ice”
“Feels Like The First Time”
“Juke Box Hero”
“I Want To Know What Love Is”
“Hot Blooded”

StereoCast is recording select shows on Foreigner’s upcoming acoustic tour, and making those shows available immediately after the last note. Download the StereoCast app now and pre-order your copy. Take home your Foreigner experience and relive it over and over. All purchases benefit The Grammy Foundation.

Upcoming dates, with more to be announced, include:

February
11 - Theatre at Westbury - Westbury, NY
13 - The Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY
14 - Mayo Performing Arts Center - Morristown, NJ
15 - Count Basie Theatre - Red Bank, NJ

For more info, visit StereoCast.com.

Foreigner will rock across Europe and Israel for a massive summer 2016 Tour. A formidable musical arsenal that continues to propel sold-out tours and album sales, the band will belt out full electric performances of their biggest anthems at some of Europe’s greatest venues starting at London’s Palladium on Tuesday, June 7th, followed by dates at Belgium’s Graspop, Cologne’s Tanzbrunnen, Tel Aviv’s Caesarea Amphitheatre, and many more.

Foreigner is sure to generate the same excitement in Europe and Israel this summer as they bring their enduring brand of rock and popularity across the sea.

“Our music has touched a lot of people worldwide,” says lead guitarist Mick Jones. “Unwittingly, we've weaved into the fabric of people's lives.”

Tour dates:

June
7 - London, UK - The Palladium
12 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Arena Armeec
14 - Tel Aviv Israel - Caesarea Amphitheatre
15 - Tel Aviv, Israel - Caesarea Amphitheatre
17 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop
18 - Clisson, France - Hellfest

August
4 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Festival (Sold Out)
5 - Schwetzingen, Germany - Open Air Im Park
6 - Nurnberg, Germany - Lieder am See
8 - Cologne, Germany - Tanzbrunnen
9 - Mainz, Germany - Nordmohle
12 - Erlach, Switzerland - Lakeside Festival

(Photo by: Bill Bernstein)

 



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