Formed in New York City back in 1976 by British and American musicians, Foreigner became one of the best-selling groups of all time, with an estimated amount of more than 80 million records sold worldwide.
The band’s original singer Lou Gramm, who was a member from 1976 to 1990, from 1992 to 2003 and as a special guest in 2017 and 2018, said in an interview with “The Rock Shop With Ralph” (Transcribed by Blabbermouth) that the band is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame due to personal vendetta.
According to him, it is a problem between one of the founders of Rolling Stone magazine and the band’s guitarist Mick Jones.
Lou Gramm tells why he thinks Foreigner is not in the Rock Hall
“It’s not anything to do with our music or the amount of hits or notoriety or anything like that. It is a personal thing that we’re not in there. It’s a personal vendetta between the gentleman who owns Rolling Stone and Mick.”
“It’s very juvenile, the whole thing, and I don’t think it’s gonna get any better. I think it’s gonna stay that way. I think we’re being made an example of.”
“Of course I do. The original Foreigner. I put an exclamation point at the end of that (and it’s not something) we need to talk about,” Lou Gramm said.
The band is currently on their farewell tour across United States
The band is currently formed by Mick Jones (Guitar and keyboards), Jeff Pilson (Bass, keyboards), Kelly Hansen (Vocals), Michael Bluestein (Keyboards), Bruce Watson (Guitar), Chris Frazier (Drums) and Luis Maldonado (Guitar).
August
- 24 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
- 30 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theater
September
- 1 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
- 2 – Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
- 3 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
- 22 – Airway Heights, WA – Northern Quest Resort & Casino
- 23 – Shelton, WA – Little Creek Casino Resort – Shelton, WA 25 -Bozeman, MT – Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
- 26 – Idaho Falls, ID – Mountain America Center
- 29 – Santa Ynez, CA – Chumash Casino Resort
- 30 – Indio, CA – Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
October
- 1 – Valley Center, CA – Harrah’s Resort Southern California
- 5 – Tulsa, OK – River Spirit Casino Resort
- 6 – Norman, OK – Riverwind Casino
- 14 – Cincinnati, OH – Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati
- 18 – Coralville, IA – Xtream Arena
- 19 – Morton, MN – Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel
- 22 – Champaign, IL – State Farm Center
- 24 – Fort Wayne, IN – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
- 27 – Atlantic City, NJ – Mark G Etess Arena
- 28 – Atlantic City, NJ – Mark G Etess Arena
- 30 – Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium
November
- 1 – Johnson City, TN – Freedom Hall Civic Center-TN
- 3 – Elizabeth, IN – Caesars Event Center At Caesars Southern Indiana
- 4 – New Buffalo, MI – Silver Creek Event Center
- 7 – Tuscaloosa, AL – Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
- 8 – Columbus, GA – River Center- For The Performing Arts
- 10 – Westlake, LA – Grand Event Center
- 11 – Biloxi, MS – IP Casino Resort And Spa
- 13 – North Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum
- 14 – Greensboro, NC – Steven Tanger Center For The Performing Arts
- 17 – Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Event Center
- 18 – Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Event Center