Watch: Foreigner takes an acoustic mini set in KTLA for 5 weekends morning messages

On Sunday, February 23 ,, FOREIGNER Members Jeff Pilson (Bass, backing vocals),Michael Bluestein (Keyboards, backing vocals),Bruce Watson (Guitar, backing vocals) and Luis Maldonado (Lead vocals) appeared in KTLA 5 Weekend Morning News in Los Angeles to celebrate the upcoming 50th anniversary and special “Power Acoustic” shows of the band in Southern California. They also appeared “Feel like the first time”Present “Double vision” And “I want to know what love is” Live on the show. The video of the performance can be displayed at ktla.com.

In an interview with the Logan Show in November 2024, Pilson dealt with the fact that he and his FOREIGNER Band colleagues are often released as glorified cover band, especially since founding guitarist Mick Jones No more regular tours with the act.

The only remaining original member of FOREIGNERPresent Jones From 2011 suffered from some health problems, which ultimately led to heart surgery in 2012. In February 2024 ,, Jones Unveiled on social media that he fought against Parkinson's disease, which explained his absence of FOREIGNERLive shows since 2022.

Join Jones And Pilson In FOREIGNERThe current list are Kelly Hansen On singing, Bluestone On keyboards, Watson On the guitar, Chris Frazier On drums and Maldonado on guitar.

After singer Lou gram left FOREIGNER In 2003, Jones took a break before he dealt with a completely new line -up a few years later Hansen And Pilsonamong other things.

In relation to the criticism of the electricity FOREIGNER The line -up does not show original members. Pilson said: “Well, the ticket sales speak for yourself. Listen, I understand where people come from. I understand it. But I know that too FOREIGNERThe songs are really the legacy. And so it is my job as a musical director to ensure that the songs sound so much and deliver in a way that they should. And I think I do my job because … yes, of course there are haters – of course -, of course -, but I think there are not as many as you might think. I think their voices are louder than the number of people who do because the ticket sales speak for themselves and speak the offers of promoters for themselves. We are very well established as FOREIGNER At the moment. So if people don't want to come because there are no original members, that's okay. I understand that. But if you want to come and hear FOREIGNER Songs that were really made very well made come to our show. “

ID about what to be FOREIGNERThe musical director brings with it, Jeff Said: “Well, yes, I decide the setlist. And listen to it is a simple job in respect that everyone is a great musician, everyone listens. I mean, you have to be in the band because you will fill this position well. Yes, I have to have a very easy task because we all have the same vision, and that is most of it.

Pilson also spoke about FOREIGNERThe announcement that it expanded its farewell tour and recorded a celebration of the band Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction.

Asked how long he thinks that FOREIGNER Farewell tour will continue Pilson said: “Well when we decided for the first time – we once thought that this would be the end of the street, and then the pressure just got too big. And then with that Rock hallIt was only obvious that we had to continue … that we may no longer do the long streets at nine and ten months of the year. And so we mean by a farewell tour. We always expected that we would do other things in 2025, such as maybe getting new music out, and we came to the acceptance that we would take shows in the course of 2025. We came to accept that. Now we notice, okay, it will be more than we thought. However, it is not a nine and 10-month tour. In this sense, the farewell happened. But how long do I see it running? I see it with the dynamics we have found for a while. So I would not surprise myself if we continue well above '25. “

FOREIGNER was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on October 19, 2024. singer Lou gramKeyboardist Al Greenwood and bassist Rick Wills were present to accept the award Jones and drummer Dennis Elliott Suspended the ceremony. ((JonesDaughter, Annabelle Dexter-Joneswas available to accept the award.) Ian McDonald And Ed Gagliardi died in 2022 and 2014.