Nashville Cream

Archives | RSS

  |  

Monday, December 28, 2009

Cream Calendar Booking Agent Confuses Wildhorse Saloon With Ryman Auditorium: Foreigner Come to Nashville, Mar. 16

Posted by Adam Gold on Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:21 PM

click to enlarge Foreigner in 2009: Winning caption goes here.
  • Foreigner in 2009: Winning caption goes here.
If there were ever a band that had "Wildhorse Saloon" written all over them it'd have to be Foreigner. While it seems inevitable that any time the jukebox heroes breeze through town their gig would go down at the 2nd Ave. home of the man-perm, the British former hit-machine are inexplicably slated to appear a few blocks over at the Mother Church of country music. That's right--Foreigner are playing The Ryman on Mar. 16. How 'bout them head games? Ever wanted to know what it's like to hear make-out anthems like "Cold as Ice," "Waiting for a Girl Like You," "I Want to Know What Love Is," "Urgent" or "Double Vision" sung off-mic from the ass-numbing comfort of a church pew? For $29.50-$39.50 all your dreams can come true.

click to enlarge This guy = Not in Foreigner
  • This guy = Not in Foreigner

Unfortunately for Foreigner fans, original singer Lou Gramm is too busy promoting his latest Christian rock offering to re-join the band for the current tour. Also, after 34 years, Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones is still not the same Mick Jones as the infinitely cooler Clash guitarist of the same name. Moreover, Zeppelin spawn Jason Bonham, who beat the skins for the band from 2004-2008, won't be playing with them either. Bummerino Metropolis. Who says no one ever comes to Nashville? Tickets are currently on sale.

Tags: , , , ,

Comments (7)

Showing 1-7 of 7

Add a comment

Hilarious. Man, "Urgent" is good one; thanks for the reminder.

report   
Posted by wh on December 29, 2009 at 10:19 AM

From the number of abensences, it sounds more like a cover band playing the Ryman.
If it wasn't for Queensryche, this whole "old band playing the Ryman" wouldn't have happened.

report   
Posted by The Other Gold on December 29, 2009 at 11:24 AM

damn, Gold.... you're "as cold as ice"

report   
Posted by casio on December 29, 2009 at 12:15 PM

I saw Lou Gramm do a solo show at Hoosier's Lounge at the casino Aztar back when I lived in Evansville, IN and it was badass! He's kind of fat now and resembles Sam Kinison. He was stomping around the stage with permed hair and we were "Lovin' Every Minute of It." oh wait... That's Loverboy.

report   
Posted by Dirty White Boy on December 29, 2009 at 2:25 PM

I caught this version of "Foreigner" on one of the late night shows recently and I thought I would check it out to see how awful it was, and I have to admit that they rocked the hell out of Hot Blooded. I realize that Mick Jones is the only original member but damn, they sounded pretty great. There, I said it.
Now, off to Yacht Rock...

report   
Posted by Name withheld to prevent embarassment on December 29, 2009 at 3:39 PM

wiidhorse saloon! where every day is the state fair!

report   
Posted by kanye twitty on December 29, 2009 at 7:02 PM

FOREIGNER RULES.

report   
Posted by thebottomline on January 2, 2010 at 4:44 PM
Subscribe to this thread:
By Email
With RSS
Showing 1-7 of 7

Add a comment

Vote here for best Band of the Week

  • Scale Model
  • Thelma and the Sleaze
  • Courtney Jaye
  • Sons of Fathers

View Results

The SouthComm Set Nfocus | Her Nashville | The City Paper | LEO Weekly | BusinessTN | Music Row | NashvillePost.com | Medical News Papers

All contents © 1995-2012 City Press LLC, 210 12th Ave. S., Ste. 100, Nashville, TN 37203. (615) 244-7989.
All rights reserved. No part of this service may be reproduced in any form without the express written permission of City Press LLC,
except that an individual may download and/or forward articles via email to a reasonable number of recipients for personal, non-commercial purposes.
Powered by Foundation