Foghat rockin' into 36th year

Classic rockers Foghat are on the road, zig-zagging across the US in support of their forthcoming live album.

The tour, which started earlier this month, continues June 23 at Downers Grove, IL's Heritage Festival and hits a number of festivals and fairs into mid-October. Details are listed below.

Foghat is getting ready to release "Live II," which marks the 30th anniversary of the group's first live album. The set, due June 26, was primarily recorded at a California show in 2005. It features live versions of Foghat classics including "Slow Ride," "Fool for the City" and "I Just Want to Make Love to You," in addition to several studio-rehearsal bonus tracks. A few songs from the set are streaming at Foghat's MySpace page.

The British blues-rock band formed in 1971 and toured relentlessly for 14 years, scoring several gold and platinum records along the way. After some breaks and some lineup changes, Foghat's original members reunited in 1994, recording "Return of the Boogie Men" and hitting the road once again, according to the band's bio.

The band ground to a halt in 2000 when founding vocalist Lonesome Dave Peverett succumbed to cancer. After some soul searching, the remaining members found former Ted Nugent and Victory singer Charlie Huhn and started back to work. After two years of touring, they entered the studio to record 2002's "Family Joules" and released "The Official Bootleg DVD, Volume 1" in 2004.

Original Foghat drummer Roger Earl recently told New Hampshire newspaper The Citizen of Laconia that the band's future plans include a blues album and more touring.

Foghat's current lineup features Earl, Huhn, longtime bassist Craig MacGregor and guitarist Bryan Bassett.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
June 2007
23 - Downers Grove, IL - Heritage Festival
30 - Trinidad, CA - Cher-Ae Heights Casino

July 2007
1 - San Jose, CA - Discovery Meadow
4 - Broken Bow, OK - Choctaw Casino
7 - Park City, UT - The Forum At The Canyon
13 - West Chicago, IL - West Chicago Railroad Days
14 - Great Bend, KS - Barton County Fair
15 - Patchogue, NY - Great South Bay Music Festival
21 - Grants, NM - Fire & Ice Motorcycle Rally
29 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Park

August 2007
1 - Paso Robles, CA - California Mid-State Fair
2 - Sturgis, SD - Boneyard Amphitheatre
11 - Hamburg, NY - Erie County Fair
16 - Englewood, NJ - Bergen Performing Arts Center
25 - Concord, NH - Heritage Harley Davidson

September 2007
1 - Essex Junction, VT - Champlain Valley Expo
7 - Hancock, MI - Houghton County Fairgrounds
16 - Lake Ozark, MO - Horny Toad
21 - Warren, MI - WCFX Birthday Bash

October 2007
4 - Temecula, CA - Old Town Temecula Theatre
7 - Aberdeen, MD - Ripken Stadium/Dream Catcher Rally
12 - Las Vegas, NV - Boulder Station
13- Morristown, AZ - Western Trail Ranch

 tour dates and tickets
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