Thom Gimbel says ever since he was a kid, he91裸聊视频檚 always wanted to perform in a rock band, so being a part of Aerosmith and now Foreigner is an indescribable thrill.

91裸聊视频淭o be able to play with these groups has just been the ultimate high point,91裸聊视频� said Gimbel.

Foreigner, with guests Honeymoon Suite, will be onstage at the South Okanagan Events Centre on Oct. 21, as part of their Foreigner 40 tour, marking four decades since Mick Jones put the band91裸聊视频檚 original lineup together.

Along with Gimbel (rhythm guitar, sax, vocals), the current lineup features Mick Jones (lead guitar), Kelly Hansen (lead vocals), Jeff Pilson (bass, vocals), Michael Bluestein (keyboards), Bruce Watson (guitar) and Chris Frazier (drums).

91裸聊视频淭his band is rocking. We really love the stuff we are doing and working together. It91裸聊视频檚 like a supergroup,91裸聊视频� said Gimbel, adding that though the lineup has changed over the years, the music is still there.

91裸聊视频淭he Foreigner sound is definitely intact,91裸聊视频� said Gimbel, talking about the new lineup Jones put together in 2004. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 been a really fantastic situation ever since. It has really melded.91裸聊视频�

The Penticton performance also features some special guest performers. The Penticton Secondary school choir will be performing with the band on I Want To Know What Love Is. Pen High music director Justin Glibbery said the band91裸聊视频檚 request came out of the blue, but it91裸聊视频檚 a great opportunity for the students.

91裸聊视频淚 couldn91裸聊视频檛 be happier for the kids. It is going to be a memory for their entire lives,91裸聊视频� said Glibbery. 91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檒l be able to tell their kids, when they are parents, I got to sing on the stage with Foreigner.91裸聊视频�

This tour features a companion album, a career-spanning compilation titled 40, featuring 40 hits from 40 years, released this spring, along with a double-vinyl version featuring 23 songs.

Gimbel said while the tour features a lot of the great hits from the band91裸聊视频檚 catalogue, like Feels Like The First Time, Urgent, Waiting For A Girl Like You, there is new work as well.

91裸聊视频淭here are a couple of new songs on that compilation. That just shows you that Mick 91裸聊视频� Mick Jones, our leader and founder, ace guitarist 91裸聊视频� is always writing songs,91裸聊视频� said Gimbel. 91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檚 always continuing to write new stuff and there has been talk about getting Lou Gramm (the band91裸聊视频檚 original lead singer) doing some stuff in the studio with some old tapes that they rediscovered, they might consider finishing them.91裸聊视频�

And, Gimbel continued, no two live shows are the same.

91裸聊视频淭here is always room for creativity and even if we are playing the live show, we are going to stretch out a little bit and throw in some interesting moments,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭hese live versions have a life of their own, and we like to encourage that flourish.91裸聊视频�

Gimbel said they are looking forward to bringing the tour to Canada.

91裸聊视频淪o vast and open and clean air and trees, we really are looking forward coming up there,91裸聊视频� he said, adding they91裸聊视频檙e looking forward to connecting with the audience in Penticton.

91裸聊视频淚t will be a lot of fun to get that many people rocking out together, that will be our goal. We love any kind of scenario that involves an audience and us,91裸聊视频� said Gimbel. 91裸聊视频淲e are just happy to be there and get a chance to connect. It is fun to rock out as a band, but it is ten times more fun when the audience becomes part of it.91裸聊视频�

Foreigner isn91裸聊视频檛 just looking to the past, Gimbel said, and there are a bunch of new projects on the go.

91裸聊视频淭here is a DVD we did with a symphony, that should be coming out by the end of this year. Fantastic project,91裸聊视频� said Gimbel, adding that there is also a reunion with the band91裸聊视频檚 original 1970s lineup being planned.

91裸聊视频�2018 is booking up pretty quick,91裸聊视频� he said.

Tickets for Foreigner with Honeymoon Suite at the SOEC can be purchased in-person at the Valley First Box Office at the SOEC, via phone 1-877-763-2849 or online at .