Foghat goes gold again and on tour

British classic rockers Foghat continue to experience an incredible resurgence throughout the world – but especially the U.S., where their sixteen-track compilation, ‘The Best of Foghat,’ recently obtained gold-certification (500,000 copies sold). The collection, which was originally issued in 1989, includes all of Foghat’s hits and rock radio standards, including such anthems as "Slow Ride," "I Just Want to Make Love to You," "Fool for the City," "Drivin' Wheel," and "Ride, Ride, Ride," among others.

As a result of this latest landmark accomplishment in the history of Foghat, the band – which consists of Charlie Huhn (vocals, guitar), Bryan Bassett (guitar), Craig MacGregor (bass), and Roger Earl (drums) – recently received gold plaques for ‘The Best of Foghat,’ presented by DJ Adam Furious from the New Hampshire radio station WGIR ROCK 101 and Noisy SOD management. This is the group’s eleventh gold or platinum award overall.

Footage of the event can be viewed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppUsvcy8C_8

“My wife told me that I could have a new Aston Martin with my next gold record,” says Earl, “But apparently this one doesn't count! But on a serious note, I am very grateful to our fans - both old and new. It's so cool to see all of those young faces out there, and showing them how a bunch of old bastards can really rock. And to still be rockin' with my co-captain, Craig MacGregor, after 35 years, and especially to Charlie and Bryan. They are such a blast to play with, and they had some big shoes to fill. And in the immortal words of Lonesome Dave, ‘We're gonna roll 'til we're old, and rock 'til we drop.’ Thanks!”

While MacGregor and Earl are the longest-tenured Foghat members in the line-up (all the way back to the ‘70s), both Huhn and Bassett have been Foghat members for nearly a full decade by this point, and for their contribution for keeping the Foghat legacy alive, also received gold plaques for ‘The Best of Foghat.’ Much can be attributed to Foghat’s long-lasting popularity and increased album/ticket sales of late, as the quartet continues to tour relentlessly – as evidenced by such strong recent live releases ‘Live II’ [2007] and ‘Live at the Blues Warehouse’ [2009], and strong concert reviews.

Foghat has also reached a whole generation of young fans due to their all-time classic road anthem, “Slow Ride,” being the first song on the popular ‘Guitar Hero III’ videogame, in addition to recently being sung by Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta on ‘American Idol’ to millions of viewers, as well as being used in various commercials (Honda Odyssey, Carl’s Jr, Ace Hardware) and movies (‘Wild Hogs’). And Foghat refuses to stand still, as the group continues to tour – as evidenced by their live summer and fall schedule – and is hard at work on a blues CD and a new DVD, both of which will be issued by the end of year.

Foghat U.S. Live Dates:
WED 6/17/2009 SAN DIEGO CA THE PADDOCK CONCERT SERIES
FRI 6/19/2009 CHICAGO IL BEVERLY ARTS CENTER
SAT 6/20/2009 OSWEGO IL PRAIRIE FESTIVAL
SAT 6/27/2009 FESTUS MO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
WED 7/1/2009 MILWAUKEE WI SUMMERFEST-Classic Rock Stage
FRI 7/3/2009 AVON CO AVON TOWN PARK
SAT 7/4/2009 PENNSAUKEN NJ COOPER RIVER PARK
THU 7/9/2009 PENTICTON, BC CN SO. OKANAGAN EVENT CENTRE
FRI 7/10/2009 ABBOTSFORD, BC CN ABBOTSFORD ENTRMT & SPORTS CTR
THU 7/16/2009 WALKER MN MOONDANCE JAM 18
FRI 7/17/2009 SLOAN IA WINNAVEGAS CASINO
SAT 7/18/2009 MODESTO CA XCLAMATION FESTIVAL
SAT 7/25/2009 CLATSKANIE OR BIKER RALLY - RUN 21
FRI 7/31/2009 AURORA IL DOWNTOWN ALIVE! Rocks the Fox
SAT 8/1/2009 BILLINGS MT BONES BREWING PUB
MON 8/3/2009 STURGIS SD BROKEN SPOKE SALOON COUNTY LINE
FRI 8/7/2009 PITTSBURGH PA SOUTH PARK AMPHITHEATRE
SAT 8/8/2009 KETTERING OH FRAZE PAVILION FOR THE PERF.ARTS
SUN 8/9/2009 SCITUATE MA SCITUATE HARBOR HERITAGE FEST
SAT 8/15/2009 ELIZABETHTOWN KY FREEMAN LAKE PARK
SAT 9/5/2009 OMAHA NE SEPTEMBERFEST - SALUTE TO LABOR
MON 9/7/2009 DENVER CO A TASTE OF COLORADO
SAT 9/12/2009 HOT SPRINGS AR HOT SPRINGS RALLY -BIKER EVENT
FRI 9/18/2009 UNCASVILLE CT MOHEGAN SUN CASINO - 2/SHOWS
SAT 9/19/2009 WEST SPRINGFIELD MA THE BIG "E"
SAT 10/10/2009 GULF SHORES AL 33RD ANNUAL NATL SHRIMP FESTIVAL
SAT 10/17/2009 ORMOND BEACH FL BROKEN SPOKE SALOON
SUN 10/18/2009 STUART FL LYRIC THEATRE
FRI 2/5/2010 MORRISTOWN NJ THE COMMUNITY THEATRE