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 Foreigner is among the top 40 best-selling music artists of all
time, according to Business Insider magazine. The group is
universally known as one of the most popular acts in the rock
world with a playlist that continues to sell out tours and
albums. While the band has been around for more than 40 years, a
younger generation is exposed to the band’s music through
popular films and television shows such as, “Rock of Ages,”
“Orange Is The New Black,” “Kung Fu Panda 3,” and “Stranger
Things.” Foreigner is best known for anthems such as, “Juke Box
Hero,” “Cold As Ice,” “Feels Like the First Time,” “I Want to
Know What Love Is,” and “Waiting for a Girl Like You.”
Joan Jett is an originator, an innovator, and a visionary. As
the leader of the hard- rocking Blackhearts, with whom she has
become a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, she’s had eight
platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the
classics "Bad Reputation," "I Love Rock 'N' Roll," "I Hate
Myself For Loving You," and "Crimson and Clover." Her
independent record label, Blackheart, was founded in 1980 after
she was rejected by no less than 23 labels. Blackheart is one of
the longest running indie labels and continues to give voice to
new bands.
As a producer, she has overseen albums by Bikini Kill, Circus
Lupus, as well as the Germs' LA punk masterpiece, GI. Jett’s
music has become a permanent force in mainstream culture. Jett
and the Blackhearts released their latest record, 'Unvarnished,'
in 2013 and continue touring the globe with headline shows
alongside fellow rock icons like The Who, Green Day and the Foo
Fighters.
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Additionally, Jett has acted and appeared in movies & television, including the
film Light Of Day. Jett was also able to see her story told in The Runaways, the
film based on (lead singer of The Runaways) Cherie Currie's book Neon Angel,
starring Kristen Stewart as Jett, and Dakota Fanning as Currie.
Jett was close to the project, serving as executive producer. In January, the
documentary film based on Jett’s life, “Bad Reputation,” – produced by
Blackheart’s SVP Carianne Brinkman and directed by Kevin Kerslake – premiered to
critical acclaim at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, with the New York Post
hailing that “‘Bad Reputation’ does it right, tracing Jett’s trailblazing path
as one of the first, and still the hardest-rocking, women.”
Ticket prices have been announced for the already announced 2018 Grandstand
concerts. An on-sale date has not yet been announced.
Saturday, August 11: Halestorm & Mastodon
Sunday, August 12: Foreigner with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Friday, August 17: Brett Eldredge
Sunday, August 19: Brantley Gilbert
We look forward to seeing you at the 2018 Illinois State Fair, August 9-19th in
Springfield.
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