Foghat adds nine 2026 shows, expands Nazareth co-headlining run

Foghat adding nine more 2026 shows to its Nazareth co-headlining run is the kind of move that still feels bigger than a routine routing change, especially with Roger Earl driving the story from the drum throne. The expanded schedule now starts April 30 at DECC Symphony Hall in Duluth, Minnesota, after a lone April 25 Las Vegas date, and it gives veteran classic-rock fans an 11-date stretch that looks built to travel.

The shared run moves through Saint Charles, Missouri, on May 2; Akron, Ohio, on May 6; Welch, Minnesota, on May 8; Rockford, Illinois, on May 9; St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 14; Mount Dora, Florida, on May 15; Immokalee, Florida, on May 16; Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, on May 20; Cincinnati, Ohio, on May 22; and Gary, Indiana, on May 23. After that, Foghat heads into additional European dates and later U.S. festival stops, which makes this stretch part of a larger 2026 road campaign rather than a one-off nostalgia package.

That is where the drummer angle comes into focus. Foghat is still led by founding drummer Roger Earl, with Scott Holt on vocals and guitar, Bryan Bassett on guitar, and Rodney O'Quinn on bass. Nazareth brings its own long-running core, with founding bassist Pete Agnew joined by Jimmy Murrison, drummer Lee Agnew, and vocalist Gianni Pontillo. This is not just two legacy logos on the same poster. It is two rhythm-section-driven bands still carrying the pulse, swing, and bite of their original catalog into the present tense.

Earl's connection to Nazareth runs deep. He knew original Nazareth drummer Darrell Sweet from the 1970s, when both were tied to Ludwig Drums and crossed paths in Chicago. Foghat and Nazareth had already shared a stage the year before this expansion, and that history helps explain why the pairing lands as more than a booking convenience.

Foghat's own recent momentum backs that up. Sonic Mojo arrived in November 2023, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Blues Chart, and stayed in the Top 10 for 34 weeks. The 2025 expanded Fool for the City release marked the album's 50th anniversary, and Foghat's history still reaches back to its 1971 formation after the split from Savoy Brown. Nazareth dates to 1968 in Dunfermline, Scotland. Put together, the added 2026 shows signal something simple and useful for drumming fans: when recognizable legacy names still have real rhythm-section identity, a tour extension can feel like an event, not just another line on a calendar.