Nova Scotian singer-actor Geordie Brown will be a part of multi-platinum rock band FOREIGNER as they embark on a 13-city Canadian tour this coming fall. The trek begins on October 21 in St. John’s, Newfoundland and concludes on November 7 in Kelowna, British Columbia. The tour features a cease in Brown‘s hometown at Halifax’s Scotiabank Centre on October 24. Canadian rockers 54-40 will present help.
FOREIGNER‘s upcoming Canadian tour serves as a prelude to the re-launch of their stage musical “Jukebox Hero: The Musical”, which is about to enter manufacturing in 2026. Brown originated the lead position within the 2018 workshop manufacturing of the musical in Calgary and Edmonton, earlier than a sold-out run at Toronto’s Ed Mirvish Theatre in 2019.
Brown proved himself worthy not solely to audiences, but in addition to FOREIGNER‘s chief and founder, Mick Jones, who had this to say: “I used to be most impressed by Geordie‘s performances of ‘Juke Field Hero: The Musical’ in Canada. He’s not solely a consummate vocalist, however a verified Broadway actor besides. We look ahead to welcoming him at our reveals on FOREIGNER‘s 2025 Canadian tour.”
Brown can also be a theater director and creator, and is thought to East Coast Canadian audiences for his productions of “Stan Rogers: A Matter Of Coronary heart” (Neptune Theatre),“The Songs Of The Rat Pack” and “Might I Have This Dance” that includes the music of worldwide music icon and fellow Nova Scotian Anne Murray.
The final time Brown joined FOREIGNER on stage was for a shock look on the ultimate night time of the band’s “Chilly As Ice” tour in Halifax in March 2019. Brown has stayed in contact with the band in recent times and was in Cleveland this previous fall after they have been inducted into the Rock And Roll Corridor Of Fame.
“I depend myself so lucky that they are bringing me alongside on this subsequent chapter with the musical, and this Canadian tour,” says Brown. “Proper now, I’m most trying ahead to our Halifax present, for my hometown crowd.”
Canada is one in all FOREIGNER‘s most vital markets, and the band set the tone again in 2006 with a nationwide CBC New Yr’s Eve stay TV broadcast. The low temperatures didn’t deter the hardy 8,000 Canadians that confirmed up at this outside live performance beside Niagara Falls the place the band remained “Scorching Blooded” all through the occasion. Subsequently, FOREIGNER executed many excursions of Canada and the autumn of 2025 will deliver their greatest one to this point.
FOREIGNER 2025 Canadian tour dates:
Oct. 21 – St. John’s, NFL @ Mary Brown’s Centre
Oct. 23 – Sydney, NS @ Centre 200
Oct. 24 – Halifax, NS @ Scotiabank Centre
Oct. 25 – Moncton, NB @ Avenir Centre
Oct. 27 – Montreal, QC @ Place des Arts
Oct. 28 – Ottawa, ON @ The Enviornment at TD Place
Oct. 29 – Kingston, ON @ Centre Slush Puppie
Oct. 30 – Sudbury, ON @ Sudbury Group Enviornment
Nov. 01 – Sault. St. Marie, ON @ GFL Memorial Gardens
Nov. 02 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Thunder Bay Group Auditorium *
Nov. 05 – Medication Hat, AB @ Co-op Place
Nov. 06 – Cranbrook, BC @ Memorial Enviornment *
Nov. 07 – Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place
It isn’t presently clear why singer Kelly Hansen, who has fronted FOREIGNER since 2005, will not be collaborating within the band’s Canadian tour.
After singer Lou Gramm left FOREIGNER in 2003, Jones took a while off earlier than regrouping a pair years later with a completely new lineup, that includes Hansen and bassist Jeff Pilson, amongst others.
Gramm was the voice on FOREIGNER‘s greatest hits, together with “Feels Like The First Time” and “Chilly As Ice” from the band’s eponymous debut in 1977, and later songs like “Scorching Blooded” and “I Need To Know What Love Is”.
Rounding out FOREIGNER‘s present lineup are Michael Bluestein on keyboards, Bruce Watson on guitar, Chris Frazier on drums and Luis Maldonado on guitar and vocals.