Foreigner added more dates to the farewell tour with original members.
“FOREIGNER has extended its Farewell Tour to include a celebration of the band’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction,” the band announced on Instagram.
They continued, “Original band members will join select shows, starting with Foreigner’s sold-out three-week fall residency at The Venetian, Las Vegas. Rick Wills and Al Greenwood, frequent guests of FOREIGNER, will sit in with the band they helped create for the entire residency. Visit ForeignerOnline.com for the full list of dates.”
Then, the group included the dates for upcoming shows. Their next shows will be in Las Vegas from October 25 to November 9, 2024. Then, they will perform in different cities of North America between March and October, 2025.
On October 20, Foreigner celebrated their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a special halftime show at the Cleveland Browns-Cincinnati Bengals game. Lead singer Kelly Hansen greeted the crowd and announced that original Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members would perform in the future.
Kelly said, “Performing the incredible catalog of music created by Mick Jones and the rest of the first incarnation of Foreigner is a dream come true for all of us. After twenty years of proudly flying the Foreigner flag, we are thrilled to be periodically sharing the stage with the guys who started it all as we celebrate their Rock And Roll Hall of Fame recognition.”
Foreigner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on October 19. Original singer Lou Gramm, keyboardist Al Greenwood, and bassist Rick Wills were there to accept the award. Mick Jones and Dennis Elliott did not attend. Jones’s daughter, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, helped accept the award. Ian McDonald and Ed Gagliardi passed away in 2022 and 2014, respectively.
The induction ceremony took place at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, and was shown live on Disney+. An edited three-hour special will air on New Year’s Day on ABC and will be available for streaming on Hulu and Disney+ the next day.