Foreigner — Rock Pop in Concert, Dortmund, 1981

Full live concert of Foreigner filmed at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany, on 19 December 1981, as part of the television programme Rock Pop in Concert. This full concert captures the Anglo-American band touring its fourth album, 4, the commercial peak of its career. Pared down to its core — Lou Gramm on vocals, Mick Jones on guitar, Rick Wills on bass and Dennis Elliott on drums — the group rolls out a repertoire of hits that defined FM rock of the 1970s and 1980s: Juke Box Hero, Urgent, Waiting for a Girl Like You, Cold as Ice, Double Vision, Feels Like the First Time and Hot Blooded. The well-produced television capture showcases Lou Gramm’s powerful voice and the melodic efficiency of Mick Jones’s songwriting. An ideal document for lovers of classic rock, melodic hard rock and 1980s concerts, immortalising Foreigner at the height of its popularity before a German audience and preserved in full from a landmark broadcast.