Let's say you love Foreigner and all the music the band has created, especially that in the 1970s and 1980s. That's fine, of course, and you have the right to like what you like. The issue is that when someone goes to see Foreigner currently, for the most part, you are seeing no one who had anything to do with getting them in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Of the main members of the current band, bassist Jeff Pilson is the longest-serving. He didn't start with the group until 2004, though, well after the band's best days. In other words, what you see with the band live is more like a professional cover band than true Foreigner. Are they stealing people's money by selling high-dollar tickets? Maybe?
Sure, early members Lou Gramm and Mick Jones still make appearances, but not consistently. It is as if they are now guest stars on the band they helped make great. Outsiders, if you will, to a band that shouldn't be going by the name of the band.
Foreigner continues to tour even without any founding members consistently playing a part
The members of New Order must feel ill when they see all the changes Foreigner has made while still touring. You aren't getting the real deal, and that's simply the facts.
But let's assume you want to hear a bunch of people play and sing the songs of a band that was great five decades ago. You certainly can, and the tour dates are below. If you want tickets, you can visit Foreigner's official website (which, ironically, is somewhat more official than the current makeup of the group).
Foreigner 2026 tour dates:
- 3/25 Idaho Falls, ID @ Mountain America Center
- 3/27 Airway Heights, WA @ Spokane Live
- 3/28 Ridgefield, WA @ ilani
- 3/29 Auburn, WA @ Muckleshoot Casino Resort
- 4/17 St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre
- 4/18 Clearwater, FL @ BayCare Sound
- 4/19 Estero, FL @ Hertz Arena
- 4/21 Orlando, FL @ Walt Disney Theater
- 4/22 Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live
- 4/23 Key West, FL @ Coffee Butler Amphitheater
- 4/25 Boca Raton, FL @ Boca Raton Resort & Club
- 5/3 Aguascalientes, Mexico @ Aguascaliente Feria de San Marcos
- 7/17 Elk Grove Village, IL @ Mid-Summer Classics Concert Series
- 7/23 Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheater
- 7/24 Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Center
- 7/25 Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
- 7/26 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
- 7/30 Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
- 7/31 Detroit, MI @ Pine Knob Music Center
- 8/1 Grand Rapids, MI @ Acrisure Amphitheater
- 8/4 Decatur, IL @ Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater
- 8/6 Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
- 8/7 Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
- 8/8 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
- 8/10 Nashville, TN @ Acoustic for Heartlands Network
- 8/11 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
- 8/13 Lincoln, NE @ Pinewood Bowl Theater
- 8/14 Kansas City, MO @ Riverside Park Amphitheater
- 8/16 Shakopee, MN @ Minnesota Quarry Amphitheatre
- 8/18 Toledo, OH @ Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre
- 8/20 Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Center
- 8/21 Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
- 8/22 Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
- 8/23 Saratoga Springs, NY @ Broadview Stage at SPAC
- 8/27 Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
- 8/28 Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
- 8/29 Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP
- 9/18 Macon, GA @ Macon City Auditorium
- 9/19 Augusta, GA @ Bell Auditorium
- 9/20 Wilmington, NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion
- 9/23 Salem, VA @ Salem Civic Center
- 9/25 Bristol, VA @ Hard Rock Live Bristol
- 9/26 Beaver Dam, KY @ Beaver Dam Amphitheater
- 9/29 Wichita Falls, TX @ Kay Yeager Coliseum
- 10/1 Tulsa, OK @ The Cove at River Spirit Casino
- 10/2 Norman, OK @ Showplace Theatre at Riverwind Casino
- 10/3 Forrest City, AR @ E. Arkansas Community College of Fine Arts
- 10/6 Lubbock, TX @ Buddy Holly Hall
- 10/7 Cedar Park, TX @ H-E-B Center at Cedar Park
- 10/9 Lake Charles, LA @ Golden Nugget Grand Event Center
- 10/10 Tyler, TX @ UT Tyler Cowan Center
- 10/13 San Antonio, TX @ Majestic Theatre
- 10/14 Corpus Christi, TX @ American Bank Center Selena Auditorium
- 10/16 El Paso, TX @ Abraham Chavez Theatre
- 10/17 Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Resort & Casino Showroom
- 10/18 Scottsdale, AZ @ Talking Stick Casino
- 10/23 Highland, CA @ Yaamava’ Casino
- 10/24 Highland, CA @ Yaamava’ Casino
- 10/25 Valley Center, CA @ Harrah’s Resort Casino
- 10/28 Saratoga, CA @ Mountain Winery
- 10/30 Friant, CA @ Table Mountain Casino
- 10/31 Lincoln, CA @ Thunder Valley Casino
- 11/1 Reno, NV @ The Reno Ballroom