Foghat Receive Plaque For 25 Million Plays On Apple Music

Foghat, who recently released a 50th Anniversary Edition of Fool For The City, reached a new landmark in their career with an astonishing 25 million plays of “Slow Ride,” their signature song, on Apple Music. 

They were surprised on stage during their show October 3rd at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester, MA, where they were presented with a commemorative plaque marking the milestone.

A video of the presentation can be seen below.

They made sure that credit went where it was due. Plaques are also being sent to the song’s original creators: Lonesome Dave Peverett, Rod Price, and Nick Jameson, with Peverett’s and Price’s families receiving theirs in tribute, and one traveling all the way to Jameson’s home in Reykjavik, Iceland.

In November, Foghat will play shows in the U.K. for the first time since the early 70s. Once “blackballed” after leaving Savoy Brown, they went on to do very well in the U.S. but playing the U.K. again has always been on their wish list.

They will perform November 15 at the HRH Prog Festival in Great Yarmouth and November 16 at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London (both with Asia featuring John Payne), before closing out at Manchester’s Band on the Wall on November 18.

Founding drummer Roger Earl: “I love playing with this band! We’re still having the time of our lives out here. And I can’t wait for our friends and family in the U.K. to finally get to see the band LIVE!”

Foghat's most recent studio album, Sonic Mojo, featuring Earl, Bryan Bassett (lead/slied guitar), Scott Holt (lead vocals/guitar), and Rodney O'Quinn (bass), dropped in November 2023 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard “Blues Album” chart, holding steady in the Top 10 for an incredible 34 weeks. 

The band heads back into the studio this month to start recording their next studio album--due out in 2026. Their current “SLOW RIDE 50TH Anniversary” tour continues through 2025 with their 2026 "TWANG & BANG” Tour getting ready to roll. Many shows have already been booked into the new year, which includes stops in Hawaii, Finland, Sweden, as well as another round of nationwide U.S. tour dates.

For tour dates and tickets, visit Foghat 's official website.