{"id":429945,"date":"2026-09-08T21:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T21:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/429945\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T21:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T21:26:10","slug":"foreigner-comes-to-buddy-holly-hall-in-lubbock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/429945\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreigner Comes To Buddy Holly Hall In Lubbock"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you grew up listening to rock music,\u00a0you know Foreigner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cCold as Ice.\u201d \u201cHot Blooded.\u201d \u201cUrgent.\u201d \u201cJuke Box Hero.\u201d \u201cWaiting for a Girl Like You.\u201d And, of course, the song responsible for countless slow dances and probably a few questionable romantic decisions, \u201cI Want to Know What Love Is.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"KTEM-AM<\/p>\n

This year, Foreigner is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and that celebration is making a stop right here in Lubbock.<\/p>\n

\"MikeMike Coppola, Getty ImagesMike Coppola, Getty ImagesForeigner Is Coming to Buddy Holly Hall<\/p>\n

Foreigner’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Tour comes to Buddy Holly Hall<\/a> on Tuesday, October 6th.<\/p>\n

That’s a pretty remarkable milestone for a band formed in 1976.<\/p>\n

Over the past five decades, Foreigner has built one of classic rock’s most recognizable catalogs, with songs that have survived changing musical tastes, formats and generations. The band’s career was officially recognized in 2024 when Foreigner was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And apparently turning 50 isn’t slowing them down much.<\/p>\n

Foreigner Has New Music\u2014Sort Of<\/p>\n

Foreigner isn’t celebrating the anniversary by simply dusting off the old records.<\/p>\n

On July 24th, the band released a new live album, In the Eye of the Storm<\/a>, recorded during performances at Ellis Island and Brooklyn’s DUMBO House on September 6th and 7th, 2025.<\/p>\n

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The project includes new live treatments of some familiar material, including \u201cFeels Like the First Time,\u201d \u201cI Want to Know What Love Is\u201d and a cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s \u201cBridge Over Troubled Water.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new version of \u201cFeels Like the First Time\u201d is especially interesting for longtime fans because it brings together three generations of Foreigner singers: original vocalist Lou Gramm, former lead singer Kelly Hansen and current lead singer Luis Maldonado.<\/p>\n

That’s essentially 50 years of Foreigner history packed into one song.<\/p>\n

\"Foreigner\"ForeignerForeignerLou Gramm Is Part of the Anniversary Celebration, Too<\/p>\n

Foreigner has also released a new video for \u201cI Want to Know What Love Is\u201d featuring special performances from original members Lou Gramm and Al Greenwood.<\/p>\n

For longtime fans, seeing Gramm involved in the band’s 50th-anniversary activities is a pretty big deal. His voice is permanently attached to many of those songs we still hear on classic-rock radio every day.<\/p>\n

Five Decades of Foreigner<\/p>\n

Think about what 50 years actually means in rock and roll.<\/p>\n

Foreigner’s first album arrived when Jimmy Carter was preparing to enter the White House, Rocky was in theaters and nobody had an iPhone because\u00a0they didn’t exist.<\/p>\n

Yet here we are in 2026, and \u201cJuke Box Hero\u201d can still get an entire room singing along.<\/p>\n

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That’s staying power.<\/p>\n

Foreigner’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Tour hits Buddy Holly Hall in Lubbock on October 6th.<\/p>\n

And after half a century, those songs still don’t feel very foreign at all.<\/p>\n

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Gallery Credit: Landon King<\/p>\n

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