Foreigner partners with VH1 Save the Music Foundation & OurStage

As public schools suffer more than ever before due to the faltering economy, popular rock act Foreigner is partnering with the VH1 Save The Music Foundation and OurStage to create a nationwide fundraising campaign to help restore instrumental music education programs.

The partnership is in tandem with the band’s “United In Rock” tour this summer, co-headlined with Styx and special guest, Kansas. Scheduled to kick off in May, the tour brings together three bands that helped shape rock and roll for a generation of music fans by dominating the charts and airwaves for decades. At each tour stop, Foreigner has pledged to donate a portion of CD sales to the VH1 Save The Music Foundation and will also raffle a Gibson guitar to benefit the music charity.

With a long tradition of supporting causes that work to improve conditions for those in need, Foreigner and VH1 Save The Music will also join forces with the premier online community-powered, new music discovery site, OurStage, and local radio partners at each tour stop for the “Can’t Slow Down The Music” Competitions.

This unique community-based initiative will invite eligible high school choruses, choirs, glee clubs and vocal groups in each market to upload a video of their group performing the band’s current Top 30 single "In Pieces" or “I Want to Know What Love Is” from Foreigner’s massive music catalog at www.ourstage.com/go/vh1stm.

The winning group will receive $1000 for their music program and the opportunity to perform “I Want To Know What Love Is” with the band on-stage when they touch down in their city.

Eligible high school choruses, choirs, glee clubs and vocal groups, grades 9 – 12, can enter on a rolling basis beginning today. Competition finalists will be narrowed down through online voting at OurStage, with the winning groups picked by an independent panel of judges from local radio stations. For more information, to enter, or for a complete set of Competition rules and regulations visit the website mention above.

“As far as I’m concerned music is not only the most powerful form of communication between the peoples of the world, it provides a gateway that opens up a fantastic new dimension of feeling and creativity and anything we can do to provide our young ones with the tools to express themselves through music, is our goal in this partnership,” said Foreigner’s Mick Jones.

“We are honored that these iconic rock legends are dedicated to fostering the next generation of rock stars, leaders, creative minds by raising essential funds in support of music education in the U.S.” said Paul Cothran, Executive Director for VH1 Save The Music Foundation. “With widespread budget cuts and lack of public funds, more schools across the country depend on our programs and the goodwill of partners like Foreigner and OurStage to provide their students with instruments and music classes.”

ForeignerToday, over 70 million albums later, Foreigner is universally hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world, racking up scores of smash hits, multi-platinum albums, and sold out concert tours. From ‘Feels Like The First Time and “Cold As Ice” to “Hot Blooded,” “Urgent” to “Jukebox Hero,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You” to the chart topper “I Want To Know What Love is”, Foreigner's thrilling mix of blustery blues and impeccably crafted pop continues to captivate generation after generation of music fans.

Foreigner recently returned to the charts with an impressive Top 30 debut of their current album, “Can’t Slow Down,” released by Rhino Entertainment exclusively through Wal-Mart and Walmart.com. The three-disc collection features a CD of all new music, a CD of original remixed hit recordings and a DVD including live concert and behind the scenes footage of the band on the road. For more information please visit www.foreigneronline.com. For information on the United Rock tour, please visit www.LiveNation.com


FOREIGNERS “CAN’T SLOW DOWN THE MUSIC” COMPETITION PRESENTED BY VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC AND OURSTAGE

CONCERT DATE
LOCATION
VENUE
ELIGIBLE COUNTIES
ENTRIES OPEN:


May 18, 2010
Los Angeles, CA
Gibson Amphitheater
Los Angeles County
April 1

May 20, 2010
Ontario, CA
Citizens Business Bank Arena
San Bernardino County
April 1

May 21, 2010
Phoenix, AZ
Dodge Theatre
Maricopa County
April 1

May 22, 2010
Las Vegas, NV
Mandalay Bay
Clark County
April 1

May 26, 2010
San Francisco CA
Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
Contra Costa County
April 1

May 29, 2010
Salt Lake City, UT
Motor Sports Park
Salt Lake County
April 1

May 30, 2010
Denver, CO
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
County of Denver
April 1

June 1, 2010
Grand Island, NE
The Heartland Event Center
Hall, Merrick, Hamilton,
Adams, Buffalo & Howard Counties
April 1

June 3, 2010
Kansas City, MO
Starlight Theatre
Jackson County
April 1

June 4, 2010
St. Louis, MO
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
St. Louis County
April 1

June 5, 2010
Chicago, IL
Charter One Pavilion
Cook County
April 1

June 8, 2010
Atlanta, GA
Chastain Park
Fulton County
April 1

June 9, 2010
Cary, NC
Koko Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park
Wake, Granville, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Harnett, Chatham and Durham Counties
April 1

June 11, 2010
Virginia Beach, VA
Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheatre
Virginia Beach City County
April 1

June 12, 2010
Washington, DC
Jiffy Lube Live
District of Columbia County
April 1

June 13, 2010
Gilford, NH
Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center
Belknap, Carroll, Strafford,
Merrimack, and Grafton Counties
April 1

June 18, 2010
Uncasville, CT
Mohegan Sun Arena
New London County
May 1

June 20, 2010
Boston, MA
Bank of America Pavilion
Suffolk County
May 1

June 27, 2010
Detroit, MI
DTE Energy Music Theatre
Wayne County
May 1

June 29, 2010
Muskegon, MI
Muskegon Summer Celebration
Muskegon, Oceana, Newaygo and Kent Counties
May 1

June 30, 2010
Milwaukee, WI
Summerfest
Milwaukee County
May 1

July 2, 2010
Omaha, NE
Bank of W Celebrates America
Douglas, Dodge,
Washington and Sarpy Counties
May 1