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18th June 2010
Rock icons, Foreigner, really Can’t Slow Down and have added an appearance at London’s prestigious iTunes Festival to their 2010 accomplishments. 2010 has proved a busy year for the multi-platinum selling band: they released the critically acclaimed album Can’t Slow Down, which includes radio hits - When it comes to Love and Fool For You Anyway (produced by Grammy & Brit winning Mark Ronson) and by the end of the year, will have completed over 100 live dates on 2 continents. Foreigner have now been added to the iTunes line-up, and will perform at London’s legendary Roundhouse on Sunday, 25th July. The itunes festival runs for the entire month of July - that’s 31 nights of music, featuring over 60 diverse artists in a supremely intimate venue. Foreigner’s performance will be available to download exclusively from iTunes 48 hours after the show and the highlights of this year’s festival can been seen on ITV 1 & ITV 2, as well as being broadcast on XFM. Of their forthcoming iTunes Festival appearance, founder member, Mick Jones, says “The band are thrilled to have the opportunity to play the iTunes festival - we’re really looking forward to the intimacy of the Roundhouse. The heat is on us to give a killer performance and play the best we can for the live recording on iTunes and we're ready to roll!” Kelly Hansen adds “I think it’s great to record and release a live show immediately. It may not be perfect, but it separates the men from the boys. Too many groups now get away with murder and aren’t really performing “live”. This itunes presentation will capture a moment in time, at this awesome, historic venue. And it will also capture, the naked energy that makes every live show unique!” Tickets are free for fans of iTunes and customers of iTunes. Tickets can be applied for on the Festival’s facebook page. For more information go to:- www.itunesfestival.co.uk or www.facebook.com/iTunesUK or www.twitter.com/itunesfestival Foreigner will also perform at the High Voltage Festival in Victoria Park on Saturday 24th July. Everyone knows more Foreigner than they think… classics such as “Cold As Ice”, “Waiting for a Girl Like You” and the number 1 hit “I Want to Know What Love Is” are the reason the band have racked up more than 70 million album sales worldwide! Foreigner‘s mix of blustery blues and impeccably crafted pop continues to captivate generation after generation of music fans. Founder member Mick Jones - lead guitars and vocals - is joined by Kelly Hansen on lead vocal (ex Hurricane); Tom Gimbel (long term touring with Aerosmith) on guitar, saxophone, flute and backing vocals; on keyboards, Michael Bluestein (Stevie Nicks, Enrique Iglesias and Anastacia); Jeff Pilson (ex Dokken, Dio and MSG) on bass; and on drums, Jason Sutter (Chris Cornell, Smash Mouth). Can’t Slow Down is out now on earMUSIC (Edel’s international rock and pop label) as well as CD the album is available as a digital download as are the singles When it comes to Love and Fool For You Anyway
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16th December 2009
Everyone knows more Foreigner than they think… classics such as “Cold As Ice”, “Waiting for a Girl Like You” and the number 1 hit “I Want to Know What Love Is” have cemented the band’s status one of the most popular rock acts ever. Foreigner‘s mix of blustery blues and impeccably crafted pop continues to captivate generation after generation of music fans. And after racking up 70 million album sales worldwide, they now have a brand new studio album “Can’t Slow Down” - their first for 15 years! ‘Can’t Slow Down’ is released 1st March on Edel’s international rock and pop label, earMUSIC. The album features 13 brand new songs and is produced by Marti Frederiksen (Aerosmith/Buckcherry) and celebrated Grammy Award winning producer Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse). This is an album that grabs you from the outset, with straight rock opener “Can‘t Slow Down,“ which stands strong beside melodic mid-tempo songs such as “Angel Tonight“ and “Too Late“ and beautiful ballads “When It Comes To Love” (one of the strongest tracks on the album and surefire hit) to the last chord of the Ronson production “Fool For You Anyway”. Founder member Mick Jones - lead guitars and vocals - is joined by Kelly Hansen on lead vocal (ex Hurricane); Tom Gimbel (long term touring with Aerosmith) on guitar, saxophone, flute and backing vocals; on keyboards, Michael Bluestein (Stevie Nicks, Enrique Iglesias and Anastacia); Jeff Pilson (ex Dokken, Dio and MSG) on bass; and on drums, Brian Tichy (Ozzy Osbourne, Slash‘s Snakepit, Glenn Hughes, Billy Idol). Of the album and the line up, Mick Jones (the band’s founder and legendary songwriter/guitarist) says, “Our music has touched a lot of people worldwide. Unwittingly, we've weaved into the fabric of people's lives and this new line-up is working extremely hard to live up to the high bar that was set years ago. This is the most dynamic line-up that we’ve had since the early days.” Available on CD, “Can’t Slow Down” is also available as part of a 2CD/1DVD set (Disc 1: Can’t Slow Down Studio Album, Disc 2: Foreigner Live Disc 3: DVD featuring live footage, backstage footage and interviews) in 5.1 sound, and Collectors Edition which features signed 7” vinyl & CD.
Bonus: Band interviews filmed in Berlin 2009, behind the scenes footage, and making of the album. Plus new promo videos for “Can’t Slow Down,” “When it Comes to Love” and “Too Late.
COLLECTORS EDITION SIGNED 7” VINYL + CD ALBUM: Can’t Slow Down 7” A + B side bonus tracks: Head Knocker, and At War With The World - CD is full new album (14 tracks) LP Limited Edition: Can’t Slow Down All CD album tracks on one 12” LP Foreigner is universally hailed as one of the most popular Rock acts in the world, racking up scores of smash hits, multi-platinum albums and sold out concert tours. They performed at the O2 Arena the night that Led Zeppelin reformed as part of the now legendary Tribute Concert to Atlantic Records founder, Ahmet Ertegun. The release of “Can’t Slow Down” will doubtless thrill both existing and new fans, who will get the opportunity to see Foreigner live at the High Voltage Festival in Victoria Park, London in July. |
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