Original Foreigner Singer Lou Gramm Joined the Band’s Current Lineup on Stage at The End Of Foreigner‘S Concert Last Night (Saturday, May 15) at The Baycare Sound in Clearwater, Florida to Perform Two of the Legendary Rock Group’s Classic Songs, “I want to know what love is” and “Hot Blooded”. Fan-Filmed Video of His Appearance Can Be Seen Below.
Foreigner Recently Extended ITS Farewell Tour Through 2025 with its Current Lineup of Lead Singer Kelly HansenGuitarists Bruce Watson and Luis MaldonadoBassist Jeff PilsonKeyboardist Michael Bluestein and Drummer Chris Frazier. Guitarist Mick Jones is the only member of Foreigner WHHO IS CURRENTLY PART OF THE BAND, THOUCH HE HASN PLAYED ANY SHOWS WITH THE GROUP Since 2022 DUE TO HIS BATTLE WITH PARKINSON’S DIEW.
Gramm Previous Said He Planned to retire at the end of 2024, but left revealed that he was in talks to make appearances at “select” tour dates with Foreigner‘s current lineup in 2025. bassist Rick Wills and Drummer Dennis Elliott Are Also Experience to appeal at sum shows, including Foreigner‘S UPCOMING LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY.
Gramm addressed the possibility of playing shows with Foreigner In 2025 During the November 2024 Appeaarance On Siriusxm‘s “Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk”. I SAID: “Foreigner‘S Management Asked Me, Phil Carson ASKED ME IF I WOUD BE INTERESTED IN DOING SUB SHOWS WITH THE BAND. And I Said, ‘Well, I Said I’m Ending My Band At The End Of June Becouse I Don’t Wanna Be On The Road Anymore. I’M NOT SURE, WHETHER I’M OUT WITH MY BAND OR YOUR BAND, IT’S STILL ON THE ROAD. ‘ I Said, ‘i’m not Sure i wouled be up for doing that.’ But i said, ‘Talk to me more about it.’ He was Telling Me That They Wanna Do a Substantial Tour of The World, Which Doesn’t Appeal to Me. I DON’T WANNA BE OUT FOR EIGHT OR TEN MONTHS AGAIN WITHOUT SEEING MY KIDS AND WITHOUT BEING UBLE TO DRIVE MY CARS. I Had This Planned Out That I Wouled Wrap Up My Career In June of Next Year and The Have The Summer to Play with My Cars and see my Kids and Start the Rest of My Life. So i’m not sure i wanna go out on the Foreigner Farewell Tour With The New Band. And I Told Phil I WOLD THINK ABOUT IT. And hesy that he will eat back to me with the partulars, ’cause they’re going around the world and stuff. “
Lou elaborated on His reasons for not wanting to go on an extended tour, saying: “I just don’t feel like i wanna travel. i’m not surre Feeling About Doing That. with the new Foreigner for a Foreigner Farewell Tour. I’M not exactly Sure How I Feel About It. It wouled be a lot Foreigner withmented instrumentation, Like Another guitar player or submiss Foreigner. I will have Tough Time Wraping My Head Around that. “
ASKED How many Songs He would Foreigner‘S 2025 Tour, Lou Said: “Well, I Asked Philand he was talking about me doing about Five Songs. And I Says, ‘Well, i’d like to do ‘Jukebox hero’. And he Goes, ‘i’m not Sure About That.’ I Says, ‘i definitely wanna do ‘I want to know what love is’. And hea said, ‘I Don’t Think so, no.’ And I Says, ‘Well, I definitely Would Like to do …’ – I Can’t remember what other song it was, but he Goes, ‘Hmm, I Don’s Don’s Know About That.’ So it sounds as if he talked to Kelly About it and Kelly Made His Claims on Certain Songs … i couldn’t do ‘Hot Blooded’. Every Song and suggestrated that i wouled like to do, I have to me did you. I THINK HE TOLED ME WHAT I COULDN’T SING. And then I Would Just have to pick from What’s Left. Mind you, There’s a Lot of Great Songs that are left, but there’s particular Songs that are My TradeMark Songs, and If i can’t sing ’em, I Don’s Wanna Be Out On The Road … I Sugged Four Songs, Maybe Five Songs, and He Says,’ Not That One. No, I Don’s Think so. ‘ So i Just Stopped There, Because I Figured I Could Keep Going For A While and He Would Keep Telling Me The Same Thing. It would be, ‘i don’t think so, Lou. ‘Pick Another One, Lou‘blah, blah, blah, blah. I Mean, How do I Pick Songs That I Helped to Make Famous, and He’s Telling Me, ‘Not That One.’ [Laughs]”
I have added: “it’s frustrating, but i don’s intersted. “
ASKED if he thinks they have concerts about His ability to sing of Foreigner‘S Classic Songs, Lou Reply: “No. Their concern’s about Kelly‘S ego. “
In October 2022, Gramm was Asked During an apasarance on Siriusxm‘s “Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk” What He Thought Of Hansenwho has been in the group for two decades. “I Think He’s a Good Singer,” Lou Said. “And he sings thhue songs okay; I sings them good. ad-libs and all the little Things that set me Asside As A Vocalist When Yo Sing Than, He Should Make His Own Up. He Should Have His Own Ad-Libs That Are His Own; He Doesn’t Have To Mimic Me. “
Gramm‘s latest comments echoed spo John Beaudin Of Rockhistorymusic.com About Hansen: “Kelly Is All Right. He’s a Good Singer. But i Think Mick Really Told KellyWhen He First Got in the Band, That He Had To Study Me, Besta HE SINGS TOHOS SONGS WITH THE SAME MUSICAL INNUENOS AND VOCAL Licks and Ad-Libs As I Have. He’s mimicking me. His Voice Doesn’t Sound Like Me, But He’s Singing The Songs The Way Yo Would Sing Them.
“Sub People Say, ‘Well, Take It As A Complect, Lou. I Don’s Take it as a comple, ” Gramm Continued. “You’re A Singer with a Big Band Like That – Use Your Voice and Your Style. Don’s Hang Your Coat On My Hook.
“I Don’t Think He Should Sing The Songs verbatim Like me, ” Lou Added. “Maybe Sing a Couple of Parts. But Let His Own Influence Show – Show The Fans That He’s The New Singer Now, not me. “
ASKED WHAT IT WAS Like To Share The Stage With Hansen and other members of the current and original Foreigner Lineup in 2017 and 2018 to celebrate The Band’s 40th Anniversary, Lou awd Rockhistorymusic.com: “It was okay. [Kelly] Was Buncing off the walls. I he coudn’s stand still or sit still. After Song Ended, I Couldn’t Even Get A Word to Thank The Audience Or Tell At the end of the song, The Last Song Hit, and there wasn’t a quarter of a second of Space Before he was yapping away to the audience … it was, Like, ‘Jeez, Will You Quiet Down for a minute?’ “
Gramm was The Voice On Foreigner‘S Biggest Hits, Including “Feels Like The First Time” and “COLD AS ICE” From the band’s eponymous in 1977, and late Songs Like “Hot Blooded” and “I want to know what love is”.
The 74-Yare-Old Gramm Left Foreigner For Good in 2002 and have battleted Health issues in Recent Years, including the removal of a non-chancerous tumor. HE TOLD THE Democrat & Chronicle in 2018 that he was planning to retire, but still gathering with Foreigner For Several Shows That Year.
Foreigner Replace Gramm with Hansen In 2005. JonesThe Only Remaining Original Member of Foreignersuffered from Sub Health Issues Beginning in 2011, eventually resulting in Heart Surgery in 2012.
Gramm and Jones‘S June 2013 Performance Of “I want to know what love is” and “Juke Box Hero” at the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City Marked The First Time The Pair Performed Together in A Decade after Gramm Left Foreigner For a Second Time. Hansen You have border the Group for the Past 19 Years.
Last Month The Promoter For Foreigner‘S APRIL/MAY 2025 LATIN AMERICAN TOUR SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT Gramm Would Join The Band On The Trek for Select Songs, But The Group has not officially confirm Lou‘S Appearance on Any of the shows.
