FOGHAT, a legendary rock band for over 50 years, has released a new single, “It Hurts Me Too,” included on their October 30 release of the Live and Loud Across the US album. It is the first live album featuring the new lineup since the passing of longtime bassist Craig MacGregor in 2018. I had the great opportunity to take pictures of FOGHAT in Ruidoso, New Mexico; they sound just as good as any recording or live performance they did say 40 years ago.
FOGHAT lead singer/guitarist Scott Holt takes center stage on the band’s soul-stirring take on the Elmore James blues classic. Recorded live in 2024, “It Hurts Me Too” finds FOGHAT returning to the deep blues foundation upon which the band was built in their days with Savoy Brown. Written by Hudson Whittaker, it was first recorded by Tampa Red in 1940 and later immortalized by the great Elmore James. The song has traveled through generations of blues musicians, and in FOGHAT’s hands it becomes something immediate, raw, and deeply personal. Scott doesn’t simply sing the blues; he reaches inside the song and makes every word, note, and silence count. “This is the kind of song Scott was born to sing,” says FOGHAT founding drummer Roger Earl. “He doesn’t just play the blues; he understands where it comes from and what it is supposed to feel like. Every night we play this song, he takes us somewhere different. I’m sitting behind him listening, and I still get chills.” It’s the follow-up to the album’s first single, “My Babe,” which was released August 14 on all digital outlets.
“A band is more than a list of names from one moment in time,” says Earl. “It’s the music, the history, the people who have carried it forward, and the connection we still have with the fans every night. Bryan, Scott, and Rodney are not pretending to be anyone else. They have each brought their own history, talent, and heart to FOGHAT, and this band is playing with as much passion as we EVER have.” FOGHAT is here to stay and has a tour lined up to take them into 2027.
Check out the band’s itinerary below and on their official website:
DATE CITY VENUE
2026:
Fri 10/2 Murphys, CA Ironstone Amphitheatre
Sat 10/3 Madera, CA ApCal Rock N’ Ranch
Sat 10/10 Dodge City, KS United Wireless Arena
Thu 10/15 Huntington, NY The Paramount
Fri 10/16 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
Thu 10/22 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre
Fri 10/30 Hopewell, VA The Beacon Theatre
Sat 11/14 St Charles, IL Arcada Theatre
Fri 11/20 St Louis, MO The Pageant
2027:
Fri 1/15 Cedar Rapids, IA Cedar Crossing Casino
Sat 1/23 Bloomington, IL Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
Fri 2/19 Toppenish, WA Legends Casino Hotel Event Center
Fri 3/19 Abilene, TX Outlaws And Legends Music Fest
Sat 4/3 Portsmouth, OH Vern Rife Performing Arts Center
Fri 4/30 Fort Yates, ND Prairie Knights Casino & Resort
Sat 5/22 Lancaster, PA American Music Theatre
Sat 10/23 Dixon, IL Historic Dixon Theatre
More information into what is going on with Foghat follow these links.
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