{"id":428951,"date":"2025-12-06T14:25:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T14:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/428951\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T14:25:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T14:25:14","slug":"rock-band-reunites-with-original-singer-plays-rare-song-live-for-first-time-in-40-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/428951\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock band reunites with original singer, plays rare song live for first time in 40 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"CCLXIPXKQBHVBDXQVYCR5KQ64I\">A classic rock band has reunited with its original singer and made a big change to its setlist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"IACM4GR4QRAVLKK2IQ4AZRSLCQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/entertainment\/2025\/09\/classic-rock-band-offers-to-play-wedding-for-celebrity-couple-we-know-what-love-is.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/entertainment\/2025\/09\/classic-rock-band-offers-to-play-wedding-for-celebrity-couple-we-know-what-love-is.html\">Foreigner<\/a> performed with co-founding vocalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/upstate-ny-music-legend-says-2026-will-be-his-last-year-rocking-out.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/upstate-ny-music-legend-says-2026-will-be-his-last-year-rocking-out.html\">Lou Gramm<\/a> at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y., on Thursday. The show featured a live performance of the rare song \u201cLuanne\u201d for the first time in 40 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"NF4MZW2SCRFMTMCRXNBVFI4WEU\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/foreigner-lou-gramm-reunion-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/foreigner-lou-gramm-reunion-tour\/\">Ultimate Classic Rock<\/a>, Foreigner hadn\u2019t performed \u201cLuanne\u201d in concert since 1985. It was the fifth and final single from the band\u2019s 1981 album, \u201c4,\u201d which Foreigner is celebrating with a deluxe reissue and a small number of \u201cForeigner 4 Deluxe Tour\u201d dates with Gramm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"F4UHFNUXFNB5VLFZHCF7Z3465Q\">The setlist change follows an update to the band\u2019s lineup after longtime Foreigner singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/classic-rock-singer-plays-final-show-its-been-great-people.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/classic-rock-singer-plays-final-show-its-been-great-people.html\">Kelly Hansen<\/a> stepped down in October. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/entertainment\/2025\/04\/classic-rock-band-plays-first-concert-with-new-lead-singer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/entertainment\/2025\/04\/classic-rock-band-plays-first-concert-with-new-lead-singer.html\">Luis Maldonado<\/a> is the new lead vocalist, sharing the stage with Gramm, bassist Jeff Pilson, keyboardist Michael Bluestein, guitarist Bruce Watson and drummer Chris Frazier. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"NZZ7CPXNWZCLLENEEGP2N7DAT4\">Gramm, an Upstate New York native, is expected to join Foreigner for additional \u201cForeigner 4 Deluxe Tour\u201d dates this month including concerts Sunday in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; and Thursday in Montclair, N.J.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Foreigner 4 The Deluxe Tour With Lou Gramm\" class=\"article__image-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IFL3SYPZWJGZLO6D4DHFU4PQSE.jpg\"  \/>Luis Maldonado performs at the Foreigner 4 The Deluxe Tour With Lou Gramm at The Capital Theatre on December 03, 2025 in Port Chester, New York. (Photo by Joy Malone\/Getty Images)Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DHFIQV6A7RAD7CIACJFISAWTCU\">In 2026, Foreigner will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a handful of orchestral concerts in March followed by the \u201cDouble Trouble Double Vision\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/entertainment\/2025\/11\/2-classic-rock-bands-announce-joint-tour-but-somethings-missing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/entertainment\/2025\/11\/2-classic-rock-bands-announce-joint-tour-but-somethings-missing.html\">summer tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd<\/a>, including an Aug. 23 show at the Broadview Stage at SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center) in Saratoga Springs. It\u2019s unclear if Gramm will make any appearances, but he previously said he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/upstate-ny-music-legend-says-2026-will-be-his-last-year-rocking-out.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/upstate-ny-music-legend-says-2026-will-be-his-last-year-rocking-out.html\">plans to retire<\/a> from performing sometime next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"R7TKJP6P2ZFHXGMUP27R2Y5YIY\">Concert tickets are currently on sale on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/foreigner-tickets\/artist\/735109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/foreigner-tickets\/artist\/735109\">Ticketmaster<\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vividseats.com\/foreigner-tickets\/performer\/298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.vividseats.com\/foreigner-tickets\/performer\/298\">Vivid Seats<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stubhub.com\/foreigner-tickets\/performer\/5572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.stubhub.com\/foreigner-tickets\/performer\/5572\">StubHub<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/seatgeek.com\/foreigner-tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/seatgeek.com\/foreigner-tickets\">Seat Geek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"IMWTGJVF2JH5BDZ4G6QTLA5PRM\">Foreigner is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/entertainment\/2024\/11\/upstate-ny-singer-says-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-pulled-a-fast-one-on-band.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/a>\u00a0group known for 1970s and \u201880s hits like \u201cI Want to Know What Love Is,\u201d \u201cHot Blooded,\u201d \u201cFeels Like the First Time,\u201d \u201cWaiting for a Girl Like You,\u201d and \u201cCold As Ice.\u201d Gramm, a Rochester native who currently lives in Webster, N.Y., co-founded the band with guitarist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/entertainment\/2024\/02\/rock-legend-reveals-parkinsons-battle-keeping-him-from-farewell-tour.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/entertainment\/2024\/02\/rock-legend-reveals-parkinsons-battle-keeping-him-from-farewell-tour.html\">Mick Jones<\/a>, who is the only original Foreigner member still permanently in the group but he no longer performs due to Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RNWSI4UZ5NB4DOSZKWDKQ6RA5U\">Watch Foreigner perform \u201cLuanne\u201d live with Lou Gramm:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A classic rock band has reunited with its original singer and made a big change to its setlist.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":428952,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[171,975,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-428951","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115673086404770158","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}