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June 24th at the First Niagara Pavilion near Pittsburgh. Anyone else here going? Who do you think will close the show; Styx or Foreigner? I absolutely hate Foreigner and would like to avoid them at all costs.

Archetype wrote:June 24th at the First Niagara Pavilion near Pittsburgh. Anyone else here going? Who do you think will close the show; Styx or Foreigner? I absolutely hate Foreigner and would like to avoid them at all costs.

Why do you hate Foreigner, the songs?

I recently saw Foreigner a few months ago and last summer. I thought they put on a great show

I find nothing about their songs appealing. I was really disappointed to hear that Foreigner was the third act after it was rumored to be Journey for a while.

From the Foreigner Site

Date City Venue VIP Pre-Sale On Sale Closing Act

12-May Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theatre None Now! Foreigner
13-May Baton Rouge, LA Baton Rouge River Center Arena None Now! TBD
14-May Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre None Now! Styx
15-May Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 10-Mar Now! Styx
18-May Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre 31-Mar Now! Styx
19-May Ontario, CA Citizens Bank Arena None Now! Foreigner
21-May Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre 10-Mar Now! Styx
22-May Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center 20-Mar Now! Foreigner
23-May Jackpot, NV Cactus Petes Casino None Now! Styx
25-May Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion 10-Mar Now! Foreigner
28-May Billings, MT Metrapark Arena 10-Apr Now! Foreigner
30-May Salt Lake City, UT Miller Motorsports Park 10-Mar Now! Styx
1-Jun Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre 10-Mar Now! Foreigner
1-Jun Grand Island, NE Heartland Event Center 9-Apr Now! Styx
3-Jun Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre 27-Feb Now! Foreigner
4-Jun Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis 27-Feb Now! Styx
5-Jun Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion 3-Mar Now! Styx
7-Jun Atlanta, GA Chastain Park 24-Mar Now! Styx
9-Jun Cary, NC Koka Booth Amphitheatre None Now! Styx
11-Jun Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheatre 17-Mar Now! Foreigner
12-Jun Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live 17-Mar Now! Foreigner
13-Jun Gilford, NH US Cellular Pavilion None Now! Styx
18-Jun Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena 26-Mar Now! Styx
19-Jun Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach 28-Apr Now! Foreigner
20-Jun Boston, MA Bank Of America Pavilion 3-Mar Now! Foreigner
24-Jun Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion 7-Apr Now! Foreigner
25-Jun Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis 21-Apr Now! Foreigner
26-Jun Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center 7-Apr Now! Styx
27-Jun Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre 17-Mar Now! Foreigner
29-Jun Muskegon, MI Muskegon Summer Celebration @ Heritage Landing None Now! TBD
2-Jul Omaha, NE Bank Of The West Celebrates America None Free! Foreigner

Looks like we're leaving early then.

summerfest management must be on crack, this tour would've filled up the amphitheater

Archetype wrote:Looks like we're leaving early then.

Why? They may do can't stop rockin at the end

Well rats so far no luck.I want my Styx.

Babyblue wrote:Well rats so far no luck.I want my Styx. [/quot

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Go watch The Return To Paradise DVD that's STYX

froy wrote:

Babyblue wrote:Well rats so far no luck.I want my Styx.

Go watch The Return To Paradise DVD that's STYX

Technically it's not cause jp isn't there.

Does anyone know Styx's setlist for this tour? It has either kicked off or is about to. Anyone else here going to any of the shows before June 24th?

I'm going June 19th at Jones Beach, and no word on the set list. The tour officially starts on Wednesday night in Dallas, so we will hopefully know not to much after then. I'm anxious to see how the production is. Styx tweeted something about designing the video screen projections.

I'm definitely looking forward to this one, even if Foreigner has yet another new drummer this time around. HAHAH!

Here's hoping that there will be a few boots from this tour

A lot of these venues hold 10k plus. Good to see these groups getting into bigger places. Styx got some good venues last year with REO as well.

Gunbot wrote:A lot of these venues hold 10k plus. Good to see these groups getting into bigger places. Styx got some good venues last year with REO as well.

They've played these venues on package tours before. So what's different about this tour than any of the past ones Styx has done?

StyxCollector wrote:

Gunbot wrote:A lot of these venues hold 10k plus. Good to see these groups getting into bigger places. Styx got some good venues last year with REO as well.

They've played these venues on package tours before. So what's different about this tour than any of the past ones Styx has done?

Foreigner hasn't. Not to mention a lot of the bigger acts were stepping down to these size venues last year because of the economy and many second tier groups were doing even smaller sized shows.

Gunbot wrote:

StyxCollector wrote:

Gunbot wrote:A lot of these venues hold 10k plus. Good to see these groups getting into bigger places. Styx got some good venues last year with REO as well.

They've played these venues on package tours before. So what's different about this tour than any of the past ones Styx has done?

Foreigner hasn't. Not to mention a lot of the bigger acts were stepping down to these size venues last year because of the economy and many second tier groups were doing even smaller sized shows.

My point was Styx, not Foreigner. Styx has been doing these tours on some level for nearly 10 years once they got through their "Evening With" phase. For Styx, this is status quo. Maybe Foreigner or Kansas gets "raised up", but Styx hasn't lost, nor has it gained, any ground.

Archetype wrote:I find nothing about their songs appealing. I was really disappointed to hear that Foreigner was the third act after it was rumored to be Journey for a while.

Thanks for explaining

I was just wondering if it was the songs, Lou Gramm out of the band or a past concert experience that you didn't care for them.

Even though you don't care for the songs, I don't think you'd be disappointed with seeing them live, just my opinion

There were concerts of bands/musicians that I didn't care for, but seeing them live in concert changed my mind.

Gunbot wrote:A lot of these venues hold 10k plus. Good to see these groups getting into bigger places. Styx got some good venues last year with REO as well.

First Niagara Pavilion holds 23,500 people

Thenightbull wrote:Here's hoping that there will be a few boots from this tour

Are you going to any of the shows ????????

Just went to Styxworld & found out Styx would be in Biloxi,Ms 11/12/2010. At the Hard Rock I am going to try really hard to go.WOOOHOOOOO

Archetype wrote:

Gunbot wrote:A lot of these venues hold 10k plus. Good to see these groups getting into bigger places. Styx got some good venues last year with REO as well.

First Niagara Pavilion holds 23,500 people

Nokia tonight in Grand Prairie (Dallas) is around 6,500.

They are definitely looking at the economy and the market as to which venues they go into.

Don Wishon wrote:

Archetype wrote:

Gunbot wrote:A lot of these venues hold 10k plus. Good to see these groups getting into bigger places. Styx got some good venues last year with REO as well.

First Niagara Pavilion holds 23,500 people

Nokia tonight in Grand Prairie (Dallas) is around 6,500.

Well i will not be at that one.

Archetype wrote:I find nothing about their songs appealing. I was really disappointed to hear that Foreigner was the third act after it was rumored to be Journey for a while.

So glad it is not with Journey again.Just found out they will be back in my city again.7/13/10 Crap ola

Gunbot wrote:

StyxCollector wrote:

Gunbot wrote:A lot of these venues hold 10k plus. Good to see these groups getting into bigger places. Styx got some good venues last year with REO as well.

They've played these venues on package tours before. So what's different about this tour than any of the past ones Styx has done?

Foreigner hasn't. Not to mention a lot of the bigger acts were stepping down to these size venues last year because of the economy and many second tier groups were doing even smaller sized shows.

2 years ago, Styx/Foreigner/Def Leppard...full ampitheaters.

How many new songs off of Can't Slow Down does Foreigner generally play? A lot of material from that album is growing on me, but I don't know if they'll play enough of it to be worth sitting through "Urgent" and "Hot Blooded" Simply godawful songs.

Archetype wrote:How many new songs off of Can't Slow Down does Foreigner generally play? A lot of material from that album is growing on me, but I don't know if they'll play enough of it to be worth sitting through "Urgent" and "Hot Blooded" Simply godawful songs.

Honestly I don't know.

I saw them on the Styx/Foreigner/Def Leppard tour (2007?) and then with Bryan Adams the following year (2008?). Can't Slow Down hadn't come out yet.

They came to the Fillmore Charlotte 6-7 months ago by themselves and I imagine they had enough stage time to play a few new songs. I expect due to their probable set time of 35-45 minutes that on the triple bill you would be lucky to hear 1 song off the new album in favor of 'the hits.'

Shame too, I really like Can't Slow Down.

Archetype wrote:How many new songs off of Can't Slow Down does Foreigner generally play? A lot of material from that album is growing on me, but I don't know if they'll play enough of it to be worth sitting through "Urgent" and "Hot Blooded" Simply godawful songs.

two of rock's greatest songs....but you probably think heat of the moment is better than hey jude don't you?

chickenbeef wrote:

Archetype wrote:How many new songs off of Can't Slow Down does Foreigner generally play? A lot of material from that album is growing on me, but I don't know if they'll play enough of it to be worth sitting through "Urgent" and "Hot Blooded" Simply godawful songs.

two of rock's greatest songs....but you probably think heat of the moment is better than hey jude don't you?

The sound of my ass after accidentally eating a box of high fiber bars is better than Hey Jude.