For the past few years, Foreigner has been touring without any original members, with Lou Gramm appearing at selected shows. Over the decades, guitarist, songwriter, and producer Mick Jones had been the band’s only constant member, but he had to step away from live performances due to Parkinson’s disease. Gramm revealed in an interview with Scott Lipps that his former bandmate is in the “end stages” of the disease. Foreigner's Lou Gramm says Mick Jones is in "end stages" of Parkinson's "(My relationship with him) is pretty good. He's in end stages of Alzheimer's. So our conversations are… I can't tell how he is. He's distant," he told Scott Lips. Gramm, who recently released a new solo album called "Release", talked with News-Press and also mentioned Jones' health status. "This Foreigner is Mick's creation. He played with them for, I don't know, 25 years or so. And he's unable to play any more. He's in the end stages." "The last time I talked to him, I told him that I would go out with the band for the 50th anniversary. That made him really happy. I think it's an honor to go out anyway. So I couldn't be happier. I'm doing it in the name of the band and for Mick… I think it's the right thing to do, and I like singing those songs. And this version of Foreigner is very good." He continued: "They're great guys. They play the music the way it's supposed to be played, and everything's comfortable… They love the music, they play the music right, and they're very friendly, you know? They stay very close to the parts that were on the albums. And so for the audience, it's like hearing the record. That's what I like, too. That makes it easier for me to sing," he said. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2024 by Sammy Hagar. Foreigner 2026 tour dates with Lou Gramm December 6 – Staten Island, NY – St. George Theatre 7 – Bethlehem, PA 0 Wind Creek Event Theater 9 – Wallingford, CT 0 Oakdale Theatre 11 – Montclair, NJ 0 Wellmont Theater 12 – Montclair, NJ 0 Wellmont Theater 13 – Williamsport, PA 0 Community Arts Center Other Foreigner tour dates (without Gramm) July (With Lynyrd Skynyrd) 23 – Atlanta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 24 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion 25 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live 26 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center 30 – Toronto, Ontario – RBC Amphitheatre 31 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre August (With Lynyrd Skynyrd) 1 – Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater 6 – Saint Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater 7 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center 8 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center 14 – Kansas City, MO – Morton Amphitheater 16 – Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater 20 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion 21 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater 22 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center 23 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center 27 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion 28 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion 29 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMxmMftBNmo&pp=ygUOZm9yZWlnbmVyIDIwMjY%3D
