It feels like the very first time? Yes, he really felt like the first time. Not due to lack of experience, but because of the way Foreigner He connected with his music, his history and his audience again. This May 7, 2025, the Movistar Arena de Santiago He became an emotional shelter for thousands of fans who lived a night of rock, memory and redemption.
From the first chord of Double VisionIt was clear that it would not be another concert. The British-American band, which has been marking the rhythm of the memories of entire generations, stood on stage with a power that seemed to challenge the passage of time.
With a precise staging, with keyboards, strident guitars, bass and drums in perfect synchrony, Foreigner relived the energy of the 80s.
Foreigner: an sharp band and an audience delivered
The night advanced among classics such as Head Games, Cold as Ice y Waiting for a Girl Like Youwhich turned the enclosure into a massive choir loaded with nostalgia. Each song had a shared story behind, a latent emotion that found an echo in the attendees.
Michael Bluestein (keyboard), Bruce Watson (guitar), Chris Frazier (battery), Jeff’s citizen (bass) and the vocalist Luis Maldonado They were responsible for lighting the soul of the public.
Between instrumental alone and intimate moments, they interpreted That Was Yesterday, Feels Like the First Time and the powerful Urgentwith a delivery that mixed technique, passion and respect for each note.
The return of Lou Gramm, the original “Juke Box Hero”
But the moment that time stopped was the appearance of Lou Gramm, original vocalist of Foreignerpresented by Maldonado as “The Original Juke Box Hero”.
His entry unleashed an ovation that was not only for nostalgia: it was out of respect. At 75, Lou again sing live in Chile, after crossing hard years of illness and recovery.
Gramm was diagnosed in 1997 with a non -cancerous brain tumor that, according to his book Juke Box Hero: My Five Decades in Rock ‘N’ Rollit was “the size of a large egg” and affected its pituitary gland and the optical nerve. After an almost 20 -hour operation and a long rehabilitation process, he returned to the stage to thank music.
Corner Juke Box Hero y Long, Long Way from Home With a voice still vibrant, sustained by emotion.
Then, he shared his pride for Foreigner’s recent inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The public responded with applause, tears and an ovation that did justice to its history.
A closure with the heart in the throat
At 22:20 one of the most moving moments arrived: I Want to Know What Love Is. Luis Maldonado interpreted the first stanza in Spanish, and Lou Gramm He continued her with the strength of her best years. The reverent silence gave way to a collective song that turned the song into an act of emotional communion. It was not only romantic love, but about search, loss, hope.
The closure with Hot Blooded It was an explosion of energy that made it clear that, despite the passing of the years, rock continues to burning strongly in those who live it from the soul.
He Foreigner concert in Santiago It was more than a live presentation: it was a celebration of what music means when it goes through generations. It was reunion, he was fired, he was testimony to the resilience of an artist and the love of a faithful audience. And although it was a final tour, each chord touched on that night seemed to say: This does not end here.
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