
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.