The original Foreigner singer Lou Gramm have been talking about retirement during the past years and now he confirmed in an interview with Talk Shop Live that he will retire after his final shows this year as a guest with Foreigner. He recently put out a solo album called "Release". Lou Gramm confirms he will retire this year "I feel like I've done this long enough, and while I really enjoyed a lot about this life, I think the second most important thing to putting your heart and your mind and your body into it and getting into a great band is knowing when to walk away. I understand what a lot of people feel, but I think I've got an idea of what I'm gonna be doing." "I feel bad for the (musicians) that go too long — either the singers can't sing anymore or the guitar players get their fingers caught in the strings or whatever — but I'm very fortunate that at my age I can still sing and hit the notes and everything, but I don't wanna get to the point where I'm faking it or lowering the key two steps to do the song. I think this is, for me, a high point, this tour. And finally getting into the Rock Hall Of Fame and all the good things, I wanna go out with a bang, and I think that this summer tour is it," he said (Transcribed by Blabbermouth). Foreigner 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 Lou 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=-b6CAC5N3Og&pp=ygURbG91IGdyYW1tIHJlbGVhc2U%3D
