New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Razor & Tie Media Relations / GRAMMY Foundation) Foreigner and the GRAMMY Foundation are pleased to announce a new program that will help provide funds for high school music programs across the country. As part of Foreigner's on-going commitment to music education in high school, the GRAMMY Foundation will join the band in a combined effort to fund individual high school music programs. At each concert on their summer tour with Journey, Foreigner will work with local radio and other media to initiate a contest to find a high school choir to sing "
I Want To Know What Love Is" live on stage with Foreigner. Details of the contest will be announced shortly and each winning school will receive a grant of $1,000 from the GRAMMY Foundation. Foreigner is funding the grants out of the proceeds from sales of the band's CD at venues. The tour commences on July 21st in Salt Lake City, UT and will run through the late fall. A non-profit organization established by The Recording Academy in 1989, the GRAMMY Foundation offers a range of music education programs under its GRAMMY in the Schools umbrella.
"As far as I'm concerned, music is not only the most powerful form of communication between the peoples of the world, it provides a gateway that opens up a fantastic new dimension of feeling and creativity and anything we can do to provide our younger ones with the tools to express themselves through music is our goal in this partnership," said Foreigner's Mick Jones.
"Although there are vastly greater resources available for young people to make music today than previously, schools are still at the heart of providing basic education in how to play and create music, and do it well," said Kristen Madsen, Sr. Vice President of the GRAMMY Foundation. "It is a core reason that we continue to provide critical funds for high school music programs through our GRAMMY Signature Schools program and why this partnership with the iconic band Foreigner is such a natural fit for us."
This summer, Razor & Tie will release a brand new Foreigner package featuring the band's greatest hits, including such classics as "Hot Blooded," "Cold As Ice," "Double Vision," "Waiting For A Girl Like You," "Juke Box Hero" and "I Want To Know What Love Is," a live DVD filmed in Chicago in March and a very special newly recorded CD. The live DVD performance will be featured in a PBS TV national broadcast in the summer.
Foreigner is currently celebrating almost 35 years of legendary success with total worldwide sales approaching 70 million and countless gold and platinum album awards around the globe. An impressive run of 14 Top 20 hits including worldwide number one hit "I Want To Know What Love Is," "Cold As Ice," "Double Vision," "Head Games," "Urgent," "Waiting For A Girl Like You" and video game staples such as "Hot Blooded" and "Juke Box Hero." Foreigner's tours continue to electrify audiences and establish the group in its rightful place as one of the top touring attractions. Formed in 1976 by English rocker Mick Jones, the current lineup includes: Mick Jones (lead guitar), Kelly Hansen (lead vocals/percussion), Jeff Pilson (bass guitar), Tom Gimbel (guitar/saxophone/flute), Michael Bluestein (keyboards), and Mark Schulman (drums).
For the first time in over 10 years, Foreigner and Journey will hti the road on a national tour. Tickets are now on sale through online, phone and physical retail outlets, including select Walmart Ticketmaster locations across the country.
Foreigner and Journey Tour dates (more dates to be announced):
July
21 - Salt Lake City, UT - Rio Tinto Stadium
23 - Irvine, CA Verizon - Wireless Amphitheater
24 - Phoenix, AZ Desert - Sky Pavilion
27 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
28 - Minneapolis, MN - Excel Energy Center
30 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
31 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
August
2 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
3 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
5 - Columbus, OH - Crew Stadium, Ohio State Fair
6 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
9 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
10 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
12 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
13 - Camden, NJ - susquehanna Bank Center
16 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Park Pavillion
17 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
19 - Virginia Beach, VA - Virginia Beach Amphitheater
20 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
21 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
24 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
27 - Burgettstown, PA - First Niagara Pavilion
30 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair
31 - Allentown, PA - The Great Allentown Fair
September
10 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
13 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
14 - Memphis, TN - Fedex Forum
16 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
17 - Tampa, FL - Gary Amphitheatre
18 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
21 - San Antonio, TX - ATT Center
24 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion
25 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
28 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
30 - Albuquerque, NM - Hard Rock Casino Presents the Pavilion
October
1 - Englewood, CO - Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
5 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavillion
7 - Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
11 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
14 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
15 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
19 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
21 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena
