Welcome to "AForeignersJourney.com"

A Foreigners Journey played their first show in Newcastle tonight at Trillians, thanks to all the staff and crowd that made us feel so welcome and what a turn out, the place was packed out! judging from the comments after the show we dont think it will be long before we shall be playing there again.

Mick Burgess from Metal Express Radio came along to review the show, which we will post on the site as soon as we receive it.

All in AFJ want to thank everyone for an amazing night at The Wulfrun Hall last night, it was great to see all our new friends from RR09 again! Thanks to all the bands on the bill for making us feel so welcome and for their kind comments about the bands performance and their seal of approval for Jimi, Julian needs a big pat on the back for doing a sterling job of managing the event. It was great to see Eddie & Elaine at the front for AFJ :) There must have been around 800 die hard rockers in on the night who all gave AFJ their support in true Rhodes Rock style, this June is going to be something special we think!!

If you missed the show you can click on the link below to see some of AFJ's set featuring the track 'Seperate Ways'   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxVW8LHUnhw

Well its been quite a Month for the band.

All tracks recorded at Fairview Studio's in Hull have now be re-recorded with Jimi's lead vocals, only 3 have been mixed so far and can be found up and running on our Myspace site.

AFJ have now just agreed a deal for worldwide representaion, well everything outsite the UK. More details to follow on this.

The bands first date in Wales has now been confirmed, Fri 16th July at Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd, Paul from the band wants to thank Marshall Rees and Robert Jones for their commitment in making this happen :) Thanks fellas !!

Giants of Rock - Fri 2nd July Doncaster Civic Theatre tickets are now on sale and selling well please note 14 years olds and above are welcome at this event .

Rhodes to Wulfrun 'Rhodes 09 Reunion' this Saturday in Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall,  the band will be openning the event, on stage at 6.30pm so dont miss them!!! tickets are still available but are selling fast now!! See you all there and in the bar after, AFJ Merch T-shirts etc will be on sale on the night.

DOORS 6pm 

6.30pm - 6.55pm: A Foreigners Journey

7.10pm - 7.40pm: The ZZ Tops

8.00pm - 9.00pm: Are You Experienced

9.20pm - 10.25pm: Limehouse Lizzy

10.50pm - 00.00: Letz Zep

Rawmarsh tickets for Sat 27th March are now on sale from the venue and are selling well, special guests ARIZONA will be performing a mixture of classic rock songs on the night.

GIANTS OF ROCK Fri 2nd July..Doncaster Civic Theatre..

Ticket are now on sale for AFJ's first local theatre show at the Doncaster Civic with fellow local rockers Rush tribute 'Bravado'. Tickets are priced at £10 and this show is over 14s only. for tickets call the box office directly on tel: 01302 342349 the early signs are that this event will sell out in the next two months, so dont miss this one, which promises to be 'A Foreigners Journeys' biggest stage show to date.

Sorry folks we seem to have lost some recent news updates and features from this NEWS page which is a bit stange, website gremlins !! another new update will be posted shortly.

After a full on weekend for the boy's at Hull and The Wharf in Tavistock, the band are now set to perform at 'Rock The Lodge' this Thurdays in Barnsley, this charity show in aid of Cancer Research promises to be a great night with two other local bands on the bill.Tickets are still available from the venue so be quick before it sells out!.

Some video footage and photo's were taken at the Devon show on Saturday, hopefully these wil be added to the site shortly.

The band would like to thank Angela and the stage crew at the Wharf for looking after them so well, and can't wait to return to this amazing venue!

Well AFJ are in for a busy weekend, in Hull at the Springhead on Friday & Devon on Saturday.

Last weekend the band played at a new venue called DNE in Wakefield with Broken Angel, it really was a top night and the guy's hope to return very soon.

As Rhodes fever starts to fade, it has been announced that the reunion show that was held last year at the Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton shall indeed be happening again next year on 27th Feb 2010. The show aptly named 'Rhodes to Wulfrun' was the idea of Limehouse Lizzy who again shall be headling the event along with Letz Zep & Are U Experienced. The good news is that AFJ have now been added to the bill which should see over 1000 rock fans reunited. tickets are now available from Limehouse Lizzy's website priced at £17.50 and are really selling fast. 

The not so good news is that AFJ frontman Matt has announced his wishes to leave the band, this came as a huge shock so soon after the bands return from Rhodes Rock 09 but all in AFJ respect his wishes and want to say a big thank you for all his hard work and contribution to the band.

Matt has kindly agreed to continue with the band until his replacement is found, so No show's will be cancelled.

Anybody fancying the job please email

Well the Rhodes Rock 09 festival could not have gone better for AFJ it was an amazing time and all the other bands made them feel so welcome, a full photo page of the event will be added to the website soon including pic's from friends and the band and hopefully including some video footage of the gig.

Thanks to Eddie and Elaine for including the band!!! hope to see you at the reunion shown next year. 

The band would like to thank Amanda from the Standard Venue in London and Dave from the 12 Bar in Swindon along with all their staff for treating them so well over the weekend.Both shows were amazing !! the band also managed to get a feature in Swindon's local press which was great to see.

The band are now set to fly to Greece this week to play their first ever shows in Europe at the now well known and much loved Rhodes Rock festival in Lindos, the boy's shall be appearing at the launch party night on the Thursday, their set will be around 10pm after Letz Zep play and just before the mighty Limehouse Lizzy hit the stage, then the band shall open the show on the Friday at St Paul Bay at 8pm.

On a sad note long time friend and crew member Sam North has now had to leave the team for personal reasons. Paul, John, Ian, Craig & Matt all wish him well and would like to say a big big thank you for all the hard work you have done for the band over the last 6 Months and that you will be really missed!

Finally 2010 dates are now coming in thick and fast with over 25 shows booked in already any venues wanting to book the band next year should email afJ@rock.com  without delay to be guaranteed a booking before it's too late.

Next update shall be the Rhodes Rock 09 review, with many pic's and hopefully some live video footage of the event.

The AFJ 5 track CD is now completed and will be added to the bands myspace site this Sunday around 2pm, the songs recorded include:

1, Separate Ways 2, Waiting for a girl like you 3, Cold as ice 4, Faithfully 5, Don't stop believing The band welcome your comments and feedback on what you think of the recording. 

Rawmarsh tickets have sold out at the venue but the band are still holding around 30 which will be made available on the door on the night but entry to the show is limited to only 250. Special guests 'KillerWatt' go on stage around 8.30pm.

Check out the Rhodes Rock t-shirts now available from the classicrocktours website, AFJ managed to get centre spot on the back of the shirt, COOL! go treat yourself.

AFJ were featured in a number of Yorkshire newspapers this weekend,  the focus of their stories were based around the band being added to the Rhodes Rock 09 event in June.

This is the latest press release regarding the event, issued today. 

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for us at Classic Rock Tours as new enquiries continue to come in & with the RhodesRock08 reunion gig on the 14 February at The Wulfrun in Wolverhampton where we stayed over at the Novotel with many other RhodesRockers. What a great night it was with Are You Experienced, Limehouse Lizzy & Letz Zep all on top form. The Wulfrun was really rocking & it was great to see so many familiar faces including Alex & George from Socrates Bar in Lindos. So funny to see them wincing at the bar prices in England ! So many people came up & thanked us for putting the show on but this was down to the bands who organised the gig with us sorting out the hotel arrangements.

There were a few bleary eyes at breakfast the next morning after a heavy after show session in the hotel bar. It was great to see so many of the musicians coming back to the Novotel for a drink or 3 with the fans afterwards. Surely this will be an annual event now ??

The following morning Eddie flew to Rhodes for 4 days to contract more accommodation for RhodesRock09 which has already outsold last year’s event. The way it’s going the bands will have to sleep on the beach as rooms are filling fast. He was also meeting with a promotions company on the island to discuss the pre RhodesRock gig in Rhodes Town on Monday 15 June. This will be featuring a local rock band plus The ZZ Tops & Are You Experienced & will be bringing the message to the locals about what’s happening in Lindos later that week. If you are starting your RhodesRock holiday early let us know & we will send you final details of venue & time when they are available.

We now have 7 bands travelling from the UK to Lindos with the latest addition being A Foreigners Journey who have put together a superb tribute to 2 great bands, Foreigner & Journey of course. They will be opening the show at St Paul’s Bay on Friday 19 June followed by that Lil’ ol’ Band from Devon, The ZZ Tops ( if you can keep still during their set you’re unconscious ! ) with Garry Barrett & the Free Spirit boys closing the show with their great Bad Co./Free set so a rocking night is guaranteed. On Saturday we have the mind blowing Limehouse Lizzy kicking off the night’s festivities followed by surely the best Zeppelin tribute around, Letz Zep with the show being closed in guitar smashing & burning  style by the one & only John Campbell & Are You Experienced ?

This year we are bringing in a professional catering company so the food will be of a high standard with tables & chairs provided for your comfort along with bars organised by Alex & George from Socrates Bar. Our classic rock DJ, Phillip will be getting you in the mood from around 7pm & the live stuff should be underway by 8pm & scheduled to go through to around 2.30am.

Following the unforgettable last night show at the Ancient Amphitheatre last year where John Campbell & the guys blew everyone away with their brilliant Hendrix show we have arranged a last night spectacular from Think Floyd who will play a special tribute to the late Pink Floyd founder member Rick Wright who sadly passed on in September. We will be erecting a full stage & sound & lights rig backing directly on to the Ancient Amphitheatre which will be the backdrop to the stage. For those that don’t know, the location is right next to the house owned by Pink Floyd since the 70’s & where many happy times were spent by Rick so we feel this is particularly appropriate.

Full details of the VIP package which includes 2 extra events with live music from some of the bands can be found at http://www.classicrocktours.co.uk/show_schedule.htm

For those who are making their own travel arrangements details of the cost of the extra gig can be found on the same link.

Hope to see you in Lindos. 

A Foreigners Journey have just been added to the bill at this years RHODES ROCK 09 festival. All the band are over the moon to be part of such great event which takes place on the Greek Island of Rhodes in June this year.

For more details on the event check out: www.classicrocktours.com  

It would be great to see some of you over there if you fancy a rocking week in the sun, packages start from around £430 including VIP tickets for both shows, flights, & 7 nights accommidation.

Limehouse Lizzy, Think Floyd, Letz Zep, Free Spirit,The ZZ Tops, Are You Experienced & A Foreigners Journey will all be performing at this years event.

Tickets for Rawmarsh on Sat 28th March and Sheffield's Boardwalk on Friday 17th April are now on sale available from the venue, the Boardwalk tickets are also available online from the venues website.

New band 'KILLERWATT' will also be performing at Rawmarsh and Sheffield band 'THREE WAY SPLIT' are to be special guests at the boardwalk.  

Last week Rob Birnie gave A Foreigners Journey a mention on his show.

AFJ are proud to announce their association with local promoter, Shaun Whelan and Johnny 7 Promotions & Management.

Shaun set up the company to manage and promote top class tribute bands and shows as well as highly acclaimed original acts, mainly with a 70's theme, within the theatre and concert hall circuit, and themed shows and events for the corporate market.

Shaun's tribute artists currently include great bands such as 'Mercury' 'Whole Lotta Led' 'Limehouse Lizzy' 'The ELO Experience' 'John Parr' 'T Rex' & Oliver Dawson Saxon to name just a few.     www.johnny7.co.uk

A Foreigners Journey are proud to announce that their chosen charity for 2009 is Sencere Support.Details of what the Charity is about can be found at:

www.sinceresupport.com 

Beverley Lister, Founder & Co-Ordinator for the charity shall be in attendance at Birdwell for AFJ's first show on Sat 10th Jan with a new flying V guitar up for grabs, raffle tickets are only £2 each and will be available at the door and the draw shall be around 9.00pm prior to the band going on stage.

Birdwell Club Show on Sat 10th Jan has now SOLD OUT!! Thanks to all of you who have bought tickets and for all your support. 

Well what can we say, last night was our first show at the Diamond Club and we could not have wished for a better night.

The band would like to thank the following people for making this warm up show so special.

Gary at the club for looking after us.Simon for doing an amazing job with the sound! top engineer! Sam our stage manager for looking after us all! (you are the man)! Neil and the Essencial Journey guy's for being so supportive and making us feel so welcome.Those of you (our good friends) who travelled through to support us from South Yorkshire. All our wives and girlfriends who have had to put up with us for the last 3 months with your endless support for AFJ. Fez for just being there. so glad you didnt miss it buddy!.Everybody who gave us such an incredible response in the crowd and who came up and said they had really enjoyed the show, hopefully we have made some new friends in Sutton-in-Ashfield.

So it's all systems go now for 2009. From all the band have a great Christmas and a Rocking AFJ New Year.

Matt, Paul, Ian, John & Craig

Welcome to the new AFJ website, we just wanted to say we can't wait to get out on the road and play these amazing songs to you all. We are currently rehearsing like crazy for our first official show on Sat 10th Jan 09 at Birdwell, Barnsley, judging from the ticket sales so far there are plenty of Foreigner and Journey fans out there thankfully.

We would like to thank all our family and friends for their support with this new tribute show and hope to see you all very soon, we shall be playing just about everywhere in 2009 so keep checking out our gig dates page.

Best Wishes

Matt, Paul, John, Craig & Ian