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This tour will feature a companion album, a new career-spanning compilation titled 40, featuring 40 hits from 40 years, released on May 26. A double-vinyl version featuring 23 songs will be released on June 2.
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Another milestone as part of Foreigner含羞草研究社檚 40th Anniversary celebration is the forthcoming musical, Juke Box Hero, premiering in Alberta in 2018. Based on a screenplay written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais (The Commitments and Across The Universe), Juke Box Hero is a coming of age saga written to the music of Foreigner.
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Tickets for Foreigner with Honeymoon Suite at the SOEC go on sale June 2 at 10 a.m. Tickets are $45, $65, $75 and $89.50. The VIP Experience is $199 and includes a ticket on the floor in the first six rows, a Foreigner tote bag, autographed limited edition CD, photo with the band, VIP limited edition laminate and a $10 coupon for merchandise purchased at the show.
Tickets and the VIP Experience can be purchased in-person at the Valley First Box Office at the SOEC, via phone 1-877-763-2849 or online at .
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