Classic rock legends Foreigner is making Penticton one of its final stops along the way of their Farewell Canada tour.

Songs like Cold as Ice, Jukebox Hero, Hot Blooded and I Want to Know What Love Is have dominated airwaves for decades and now they will be played live for the final times when the band brings its Farewell Canada tour to the South Okanagan Events Centre on May 4, 2024.

Foreigner formed in New York City in 1976 and has since sold more than 80 million records. The group鈥檚 catalog of top-10 hits is as large as Fleetwood Mac鈥檚.

The band hasn鈥檛 released a studio album since 2009 but that hasn鈥檛 appeared to deteriorate any interest among rock-music lovers moving into the 2020s. Streams of Foreigner鈥檚 hits today approaching 15 million per week, according to a press release from the SOEC.

Foreigner鈥檚 tour next year is set to be its last across Canada.

鈥淭he time has come,鈥� began lead singer Kelly Hansen. 鈥淲e have more or less lived our lives on the road for almost eighteen years. We have always strived to give you our best and we intend to finish this the same way. Foreigner has a brilliant and increasingly demanding catalogue of songs to sing and I refuse to give them less than they deserve.鈥�

Western Canadian cities like Abbotsford, Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatoon are also set to welcome the close to 50-year-old band next spring.

Longtime B.C. rockers Headpins will serve as the show鈥檚 opening act.

Tickets for the 鈥淔arewell Canada鈥� tour at the SOEC will go on sale Nov. 17, 10 a.m. and can purchased online at or in person at the venue鈥檚 box office.

Photos from Foreigner鈥檚 2017 appearance in Penticton, with special guest Honeymoon Suite, can be viewed