They’ve had nine Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.
Every week, they get close to 15 million audio and video streams.
And despite having formed nearly 50 years ago, they still consistently reach an audience exceeding 80 million radio listeners each month.
Foreigner is one of the most popular rock acts in the world and is coming to Virginia Beach — perhaps, for the last time.
The band will play at the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach on Aug. 20 as part of its “The Historic Farewell Tour.”
Rock-and-roller John Waite — whose 1984 single “Missing You” peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — will open the show and will be followed by the rock band Styx, before Foreigner takes over the stage and closes the night.
“People should expect a lot of great tunes that they already know performed at high energy with a crowd singing on their feet; it’s always an exciting, sort of festive, atmosphere,” said Michael Bluestein, the band’s keyboardist.
In an interview, Bluestein, who joined Foreigner in 2008, described the band’s farewell tour as bittersweet.
He’ll miss the music, but after 16 years of averaging 80 to 100 concerts per year, Bluestein added, he and his bandmates are looking forward to some respite from constant touring.
“We’re not disappearing,” he added, saying the band still plans on playing together. “But it’s just going to be a lot less.”
Foreigner was formed in 1976 by three Americans and three Brits, and their 1977 self-titled album produced the band’s first hits with “Feels Like the First Time” and “Cold As Ice.”
Foreigner remained popular through the 1970s and 80s, releasing well-known songs such as “Hot Blooded,” “Blue Morning, Blue Day” and “I Want To Know What Love Is.”
Colin Warren-Hicks, 919-818-8138, colin.warrenhicks@virginiamedia.com
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If you go
When: 7 p.m. Aug 20
Where: Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach, 3550 Cellar Door Way, Virginia Beach
Cost: Start at $22
Details: foreigneronline.com
