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