Classic Rock band Foghat will be celebrating 50 years of their massively successful, Platinum-selling fifth album, Fool For the City, this year. The current lineup of Roger Earl (founding drummer), Bryan Bassett (guitar), Scott Holt (lead vocals/guitar), and Rodney O’Quinn (bass) have plans ahead, including the release of a special 50th anniversary edition of the new album and a very special live release.
On September 12, 2025, this special reissue will be available as a double-vinyl or double-CD version, features the newly remastered original tracks, as well as a bonus disc featuring a never-before-released live album recorded during two live performances at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago in 1975.
A limited number of autographed CDs and vinyl can be pre-ordered now on TalkShop.Live, which will include an exclusive insert signed by Roger Earl and producer Nick Jameson.
On Wednesday, August 6 at 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET, Roger Earl and producer Nick Jameson will appear on the site’s Rock & Roll Channel with their good friend and host Steve Harkins for an in-depth discussion about Fool For The City and the bonus material in the 50th Anniversary package.
Captured and performed by multi-talented bassist/producer Nick Jameson, who worked on Fool for the City and the band’s 1977 Foghat LIVE album, these recordings have been resurrected nearly 50 years later. Mixed and mastered by Jameson himself at a studio in Reykjavik, Iceland, the result is a time capsule. The CD edition will also include two bonus live tracks and a brand new interview with founding drummer Roger Earl and Jameson, diving into the making of the song “Slow Ride” and the Fool For The City sessions.
Roger Earl says:
Nick is a genius. He worked tirelessly to make these live tracks as powerful as his original LIVE mixes—and we are absolutely thrilled with the results.
Lead/slide guitarist Bryan Bassett who has mixed, produced and mastered all of Foghat’s releases since 2000 says:
Included in this release are several ‘live’ recordings from the band in 1975. The mixes for these live tracks were done by the multi-talented producer/engineer/ musician Nick Jameson who was the producer on the original FOOL FOR THE CITY record. An awesome set of rare bonus tracks for your FOGHAT collection.
Foghat also wants their legions of loyal fans to help celebrate. They’re being invited to design their own version of the iconic Fool for the City album cover for a chance to win big. The Grand Prize is a trip for two to Las Vegas, NV to hang out with the band at their September 13 show at the Cannery Hotel & Casino. Second and third place winners will score exclusive band merchandise. All entries will be showcased in a special 50th Anniversary tribute video and on Foghat’s social media. Fans should submit their designs by August 15 on the band’s website. They can download the original background HERE and let their imagination run wild.
Here is the track listing for the 50th anniversary edition of Fool For The City:
ORIGINAL ALBUM:
1. Fool For The City
2. My Babe
3. Slow Ride
4. Terraplane Blues
5. Save Your Loving (For Me)
6. Drive Me Home
7. Take It Or Leave It
1975 LIVE RECORDING:
1. Fool For The City
2. Home In My Hand
3. My Babe
4. Honey Hush
5. Slow Ride
6. I Just Wanna Make Love To You
7. *Wild Cherry
8. *Maybellene
*CD only
Check out the band’s itinerary below and on their official website:
DATE CITY VENUE
Sat 8/9 Malone, NY Franklin County Fair
Fri 8/29 Hobbs, NM Hobbs August Nights
Sat 8/30 Costa Mesa, CA Pacific Amphitheatre
Sun 8/31 West Hollywood, CA Whisky A Go Go
Sat 9/6 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun – Wolf Den
Sat 9/13 Las Vegas, NV The Cannery Casino & Hotel
Sat 9/20 Lincoln, NE Thunder Valley Casino
Fri 10/3 Worcester, MA Hanover Theater & Conservatory
Thu 10/9 Rockford, IL Coronado Theatre
Fri 10/10 Elkhart, IL The Lerner Theatre
Sat 10/11 Saginaw, MI Dow Event Center
Sun 10/12 Cincinnati, OH Ludlow Garage
Sat 10/25 Mt Vernon, OH Memorial Theater At The Knox
Sun 10/26 Marietta, OH People’s Bank Theatre
Sat 11/15 Great Yarmouth, U.K. HRH Prog 15
Sun 11/16 London, U.K. O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Tue 11/18 Manchester, U.K. Band On The Wall
Fri 1/9 Fort McDowell, AZ We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort
Wed 1/28 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
Thu 2/5 Kahulul, HI Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Sat 2/7 Honolulu, HI Blue Note Hawaii
Sun 2/8 Honolulu, HI Blue Note Hawaii
Sat 2/14 Kilauea, HI Porter Pavillion
