BAD COMPANY ANNOUNCE 8 EXCLUSIVE 2010 ....UK.... DATES
FIRST TIME THAT THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF BAD COMPANY WILL PERFORM
TOGETHER IN THE ....UK.... IN OVER THREE DECADES
ALL DATES WITH VERY SPECIAL GUESTS – JOE PERRY PROJECT
NEW LIVE CD/DVD (IMAGE/UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP)
SET FOR RELEASE FEBRUARY 9, 2010
..London.. 17th November 2009 – The original members of Bad Company, Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke have announced that they will reunite for a series of eight ....UK.... shows in April 2010. This marks the first time the original members have performed in the ....UK.... together in over three decades. The opening show will take place at the Birmingham LG Arena on 1st April and the final show will take place 11th April at Wembley Arena. All dates will feature very special guests, the Joe Perry Project. Tickets go on sale beginning 10am Friday 20th November. Additionally, a new Bad Company live CD/DVD set is set for release prior to the tour on 9th February 2010 (Image/Universal Music Group).
Rodgers, celebrating over four decades as a writing and recording artist (Free, Bad Company, The Firm, Queen + Paul Rodgers), was recently presented with the “Classic Songwriter ” award by Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck at the annual Classic Rock Magazine Roll of Honour 2009. Rolling Stone recently named Rodgers one of the “Top 100 Singers of All Time,” Classic Rock ..UK.. placed him at #2 on their “50 Greatest Singers in Rock” list and ....England....’s Planet Rock Radio fan poll placed him at #3 on their “Greatest Voices of Rock” list. His debut solo DVD “Live in Glasgow” is certified Gold and charted at #1 in Canada, #2 in Japan, #3 in the US and #4 in the UK .
“These dates are to thank the fans for keeping the music alive,” said Rodgers. “It's great to be with Paul and Simon,” said Ralphs. “We made great music together and had the time of our lives doing it. I'm really looking forward to us bringing Bad Company back to the ....UK.....” Ralphs recently regrouped with 70s rock band Mott the Hoople for five sold-out reunion shows at the Hammersmith Apollo in London Autumn 2009.
After the break up of Free (known internationally for their smash hit “All Right Now” co-written by Rodgers) Paul connected with ex-Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs. Free drummer Simon Kirke would later join that year and the trio would begin rehearsing. Ex-King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell came aboard a few months later and the supergroup Bad Company was solidified. In 1974 they signed to Swan Song Records (owned by Led Zeppelin and distributed via Atlantic Records) to release their highly anticipated debut album, titled Bad Co. Rodgers’ concept to write a song titled the same as the band’s name was a first. Propelled by the hit single “Can’t Get Enough”, the album would quickly hit #1 on the charts and remain in the Top 40 for four straight months. Bad Company were at the forefront of the 70’s arena rock movement. To this day, the multi-platinum Bad Co. album arguably remains one of the most accomplished debuts in rock history, reading as a virtual greatest hits set in itself.
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Straight Shooter, Run with the Pack, Burnin’ Sky and Desolation Angels would all follow within a five year run throughout the ‘70s with the writing team of Rodgers and Ralphs yielding more multi-platinum awards with hit after hit, “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” “Seagull,” “Run with the Pack,” “Burnin’ Sky,” “Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy,” making Bad Company one of the biggest concert attractions of the decade. In 1982, the band released their final recording Rough Diamonds and the single “Electricland” would be their last before disbanding. The group’s multi-platinum award-winning greatest hits set 10 from 6 has become a music collectors staple.
BAD COMPANY CONFIRMED ....UK.... TOUR DATES:
April 2010
Thursday 1 ..Birmingham.. LG Arena
Friday 2 ....Manchester.... Evening News Arena
Sunday 4 ..Sheffield.. ..City Hall..
Monday 5 ....Cardiff.... CIA
Wednesday 7 ..Newcastle.. Metro Arena
Thursday 8 ..Glasgow.. ..Clyde..
Saturday 10 Brighton Centre
Sunday 11 Wembley Arena
Tickets go on sale at 10am Friday 20th November priced 38.50 ....London.... / 34.50 Regional (subject to booking fee) and are available from www.livenation.co.uk
For more information, please visit: www.badcompany.com www.paulrodgers.com
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