The “Renegades & Juke Box Heroes” tour will visit venues across North America starting June 11, 2024, in Michigan. The tour is the next leg of Foreigner’s two-year farewell tour.
The tour will make a Denver stop at Ball Arena on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, with special guest John Waite.
Fans can expect to hear such anthems as “Come Sail Away,” “Feels Like The First Time,” “Renegade,” “Juke Box Hero,” “Mr. Roboto,” and “I Want To Know What Love Is.”
“We’re very excited to be sharing the concert stage with Foreigner and John Waite in the summer of 2024,” said Styx guitarist James “JY” Young. “We have previously toured with Foreigner and the result was both bands kicked a– and had a great time doing it. Looking forward to seeing everybody this summer!”
“I am very much looking forward to the band being back on the road with our old friends, Styx,” said Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones. “Our ‘Soundtrack Of Summer’ tour 10 years ago was a blockbuster, and our tour album was a Billboard chart success. It’ll be a great time had by all. As an added bonus, John Waite will accompany us on the journey, adding his No. 1 hits to a special night of classic rock.” – 9news
FAST FACTS
- Cost more than $180 million in private funds to build across 21 months
- Site Acreage: 45 acres
- Square Footage: 675,000
- Opened October 1, 1999 with Celine Dion in concert
- The Grand Atrium sculpture weighs 2,000 pounds, cost $75,000 and is 1.5 times life size
- It takes over 1,000 staff members to run an event
- Owned and operated by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
SEATING AT BALL ARENA
- Concerts: 20,000+ depending on stage configuration
- Basketball: 19,520
- Hockey: 17,809
- Lacrosse: 17,809
- Special Events: 21,000
- Suites: 95 luxury suites that can accommodate 12 – 16 people
COLORADO AVALANCHE
- There are 149 panes of .5″ thick glass that surround the hockey rink, weighing between 50 and 250 pounds apiece. It takes 2 forklifts and 8 people 45 minutes to “hang” the entire rink.
- Each net hung on the ends of the rink has a lifespan of only 33 games.
- For other events in the building, the ice is covered with approximately 600 pieces of a 1″ thick fiberglass board.
DENVER NUGGETS
- Cost of the basketball court is $105,000.00.
- Each basketball stanchion weighs approximately 3,300 pounds and is anchored into the basketball floor to prevent it from being tipped over.
- Each net on the basketball goals is replaced every 5 games or as needed.
- There are 233 pieces to the basketball floor – each weighing approximately 185 pounds. The total weight of the entire basketball floor is 41,625 pounds.
COLORADO MAMMOTH
- The Mammoth carpet consists of 14 – 15′ wide rolls of Astroturf and is .75″ thick.
- It takes 12 people only 25 minutes to lay the field.
