# Foreigner to Begin Extensive Farewell Tour Next Summer

Foreigner has announced the beginning of their Historic Farewell Tour, kicking off in summer 2023 with '80s pop-rockers Loverboy in tow.

The North American first leg of their final voyage launches on July 6 in Alpharetta, Ga., and concludes on Sept. 3 in Holmdel, N.J. Foreigner will announce more stateside and international legs, which are currently slated to run through the end of 2024,  _Billboard_ reports.

You can see the full list of currently announced dates below.

"Foreigner is a completely revitalized band with a whole new energy that has won the hearts of our fans all over the world, and I want to go out while the band is still at the top of its game," co-founding guitarist and sole original member Mick Jones told _Billboard_. "I had the idea that was to become Foreigner back in 1974, and I was 30 years old at the time. By the end of our farewell tour, over 50 years will have passed – and that's a long time to be on the road."

Lead singer Kelly Hansen, who assumed the mantle from co-founding vocalist Lou Gramm in 2005, said the decision to throw in the towel now is a matter of practicality. "This catalog of songs, it's extremely challenging for a rock tenor vocalist like myself to sing," the 61-year-old singer added. "I never would have thought in a million years I'd be singing these songs in the keys at this age, and I don't know how much longer I can do that at the level I need do. You can drop keys and do this and do that, but I'm more of an old-school person. If I'm not doing it for real then I shouldn’t be doing it."

Hansen also acknowledged that Jones' physical condition influenced the decision, as the 77-year-old guitarist now performs with the band in a limited capacity. "Mick does all the shows he can do with us as his health allows, and we're cognizant of that," Hansen told _Billboard_. "I can't say that doesn't have an effect [on the tour] ... but that's also a reality of life and time, so you take what you're given and you make your decisions based on that.

"We're at an era in life where a lot of bands from the '70s are right on the ragged edge of still being able to do shows," Hansen continued. "I see other musicians sometimes that I go, 'Wow, that was disappointing,' and I don't want to be someone that other people say that about. I want to do this band the way it's supposed to be, and when it's not like that I don't want to be doing it."

**Foreigner, Historic Farewell Tour 2023**  
July 6 - Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre  
July 8 - West Palm Beach, FL @ iThink Financial Amphitheatre  
July 9 - Tampa, FL @ MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre  
July 11 - Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheatre  
July 14 - Rogers, AR @ Walmart Amp  
July 18 - Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre  
July 19 - St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre  
July 21 - Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center  
July 22 - Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre  
July 24 - Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center  
July 25 - Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage  
July 28 - Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater  
July 29 - Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake  
Aug. 1 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center  
Aug. 2 - Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach  
Aug. 4 - Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion  
Aug. 5 - Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center  
Aug. 8 - Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek  
Aug. 9 - Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion  
Aug. 11 - Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion  
Aug. 12 - Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion  
Aug. 14 - Austin, TX @ Moody Center  
Aug. 16 - Denver, CO @ Ball Arena  
Aug. 18 - Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheater  
Aug. 20 - Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion  
Aug. 21 - Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheater  
Aug. 23 - Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheater  
Aug. 24 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre  
Aug. 30 - Detroit, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theater  
Sept. 1 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena  
Sept. 2 - Syracuse, NY @ St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview  
Sept. 3 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center