Rivercenter Presents the Foreigner Historic Farewell Tour
Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
RiverCenter presents the Foreigner Historic Farewell Tour for one show only, on
Thursday, November 8, 7:30 PM.
With 10 multi-platinum albums and 16 Top 30 hits, 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. Audio and video
streams of FOREIGNER’s hits are approaching 15 million per week.
With more Top 10 songs than Journey and as many as Fleetwood Mac, FOREIGNER also features strongly
in every category in Billboard’s “Greatest of All Time” listing. At times, the band’s weekly catalog sales
have eclipsed those of Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Def Leppard, Van Halen,
Aerosmith and most of their Classic Rock peers (Source: Nielsen SoundScan). FOREIGNER‘s catalog sales
were recently celebrated in Business Insider as hitting the Top 40 among the Best Selling Music Artists
of All Time.
Founded in 1976, FOREIGNER‘s debut album produced the hits “Feels Like The First Time,” “Cold As Ice”
and “Long, Long Way From Home.” The album Double Vision followed, as did a string of hits including
“Urgent,” “Juke Box Hero” and “Waiting For A Girl Like You.” Those songs helped give FOREIGNER‘s
next album, 4, its impressive run at #1 on the Billboard chart. At the zenith of 80’s sound, FOREIGNER‘s
fifth album, Agent Provocateur, gave the world the incredible #1 global hit,” I Want To Know What Love Is.”
This musical milestone followed the record-breaking song “Waiting For A Girl Like You.”
FOREIGNER‘s founder is Songwriters Hall of Fame member Mick Jones. A visionary maestro whose stylistic
songwriting, indelible guitar hooks and multi-layered talents continue to escalate FOREIGNER‘s influence and
guide the band to new horizons. Jones reformed the band after a 2002 hiatus and selected lead singer Kelly
Hansen to help write an inspired new chapter in the history of FOREIGNER. One of rock’s greatest showmen,
Hansen is among the most respected, consummate professionals in rock and roll. With a 40-year career that spans
almost every area of music, from the role of lead vocalist to producing and engineering, Hansen has led
FOREIGNER into the digital age while inspiring a whole new generation of fans.
FOREIGNER’s lineup also includes noted Dokken bassist Jeff Pilson, Michael Bluestein on keyboards,
guitarist Bruce Watson, Chris Frazier on drums and guitarist Luis Carlos Maldonado.