![]() ![]() A new Procter & Gamble Box Office with more service windows making it easier for patrons to purchase and pick up tickets.Concerts, Live Nation Entertainment. “Live Nation looks forward to our new partnership and bringing even more first-class entertainment to one of the fastest growing regions in the country.”Īlso today, officials revealed expansion plans for the Walmart AMP that focus on enhancing the patron experience during a concert. “After our first few shows in 2014, it became clear that Northwest Arkansas is not only a great market for business but also entertainment,” said Bob Roux, president, U.S. The partnership goes into effect for the 2019 season, with Trevor Noah as the first announced Live Nation show of the new season. The first step toward that goal is a new five-year partnership with Live Nation, making them the preferred promoter at the Walmart AMP. “We knew we wanted to capitalize on the elements that make our venue unique – providing concerts that you would expect to see in a larger market with the amenities of a boutique venue.” “We created a master plan for the development of the Walmart AMP, something that would serve as a blueprint for what the venue can and should look like for the next 10 to 15 years,” Lane said. “I think it’s a great idea.NORTHWEST ARKANSAS, Novem– Peter Lane, president and CEO of Walton Arts Center, announced today Walmart AMP 20|20, a $13.9 million expansion project for the Walmart AMP that focuses on providing outstanding programming and expanded amenities for patrons. “If there was space, we could get it on the merch table,” he jokes. In an episode of the adult-themed cartoon that ran on Adult Swim from 2000-2015, the characters clamor for a “Foreigner” belt that gives the user powers based on the band’s hit catalog. But, you know, I think more of them need to know! It’s a pretty cool thing.” “It’s sort of an obscure reference because I wouldn’t say that most of our fans really know about the Foreigner belt that gives you double visions. ![]() “It’s not an eye-roll moment, and I’m glad you brought that up,” he says. So we’re both really thrilled about that.”Īnd, yes, to the “Aqua Teen Hunger” fans in the back, he’s heard of the Foreigner belt from that animated show. That’ll be my first child, and we have a girl coming. “My lovely lady and partner Tina is expecting on Nov. “I’m also going to be a first-time dad,” he adds. While he’s not sure what the future holds music-wise, he’s got an even more important role on the horizon. “I think there will be a lot more playing local in the LA scene, some studio work as well, and some producing and writing and collaborating with the huge pool of talented, creative people in the LA scene,” he says. He’s also released three solo albums, so he’s feeling pretty excited for the future. He’s toured with Linda Perry and with Shelby Lynne, and he’s performed with Burt Bacharach and Stevie Nicks. ![]() In addition to Foreigner, he has worked with Kitty Margolis, Jacqui Naylor, Kenny Washington and Mary Stallings, Boz Scaggs, Enrique Iglesias and Roger Hodgson. They were on heavy rotation on classic rock radio,” he says. “Just growing up in the late ’70s, they were just great tunes. From there, he auditioned and joined the band, whose music he had listened to all of his life. “He had a commitment as the musical director for the TV show ‘The Voice,’” Bluenstein explains. He says that he ran into the former keyboardist for the band who was filling in temporarily. In fact, it was a friendship that led to him joining Foreigner. “I think we’re all looking forward to that, but we really love hanging out and playing in the group together. I think all of us are looking forward to spending more time with our family and friends and getting off the road,” Bluenstein says. He says that the band is looking forward to having more of a “normal life” after decades on the road. Just playing that library of hit songs was definitely a real honor,” he says. “The lights going down and playing that intro on the keyboards. He joined Foreigner in 2008 and remembers fondly the first time that he got to play “Juke Box Hero” on stage. And as they embark on a victory lap with fellow classic rockers Loverboy, longtime keyboardist Michael Bluenstein is looking to the future. Seriously, how many of those songs played in your head just now?īut the band plans to hang it up in 2024. MONICA HOOPER by Mick Jones since 1976, Foreigner has practically defined classic rock radio with hits such as “I Want to Know What Love Is,” “Waiting for A Girl Like You,” “Double Vision,” “Hot Blooded,” “Urgent,” “Feels Like the First Time,” “Cold as Ice,” “Dirty White Boy,” “Head Games,” “Juke Box Hero,” etc. ![]()
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