Foreigner Keyboardist Michael Bluestein Says 'People Should Be Excited' for Sunday's Show
- Foreigner is touring the U.S., including a stop at Arnolds Park, Iowa, on Friday as part of Kelly Hansen's farewell tour in 2023.
- This tour began because Hansen announced in May 2023 that he would step down at the end of the summer after twenty years with the band.
- The band is transitioning by replacing Hansen with rhythm guitarist Luis Maldonado, who is endorsed by founding member Mick Jones and original frontman Lou Gramm.
- Jeff Pilson, who has played bass for Foreigner since 2004, described the replacement of Kelly Hansen by Luis Maldonado—approved by Mick Jones and Lou Gramm—as a very positive development, while Bluestein praised Maldonado as an exceptional performer.
- Despite no original members currently touring and Mick Jones retiring due to Parkinson's disease, Foreigner plans to continue producing music and performing beyond Hansen's departure.
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Jeff Pilson says Foreigner’s 'moving forward' after singer Kelly Hansen’s departure
L-R: Kelly Hansen, Jeff Pilson; Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Foreigner launched a farewell tour in 2023, but that was because frontman Kelly Hansen wanted to stop touring. Now that Hansen’s announced his departure from the band at the end of the summer and will be replaced by the band’s guitarist, Luis Maldonado, Foreigner isn’t going anywhere. “There’s just a lot of forward movement, and the band is incredibly excited,” Foreigner bassist Jeff P…
Jeff Pilson says Foreigner’s moving forward after singer Kelly Hansen’s departure - Everett Post
Foreigner launched a farewell tour in 2023, but that was because frontman Kelly Hansen wanted to stop touring. Now that Hansen’s announced his departure from the band at the end of the summer and will be replaced by the band’s guitarist, Luis Maldonado, Foreigner isn’t going anywhere. “There’s just a lot of forward movement, and the band is incredibly excited,” Foreigner bassist Jeff Pilson, who joined the band in 2004, tells Billboard. “What st…
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