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March 31st - Reported by AllRightNow.com

BAD COMPANY ANNOUNCES 10 EXCLUSIVE SUMMER TOUR DATES

Press Release:   Los Angeles, CA – March 30, 2009 – The original members of Bad Company have announced they will reunite for a series of 10 exclusive concerts in the U.S. this summer. The opening show will take place at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, FL on June 17 with select dates on the tour featuring The Doobie Brothers. Previously, founding members Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke (original member Boz Burrell passed away in 2006) performed a one-off concert at the very same venue on August 8, 2008, recording a live concert DVD before a sold-out crowd. The DVD, titled “Bad Company – Hard Rock Live” will be available exclusively at shows during the concert run and is tentatively set for official release this summer, August 8, via Image Entertainment. Prior to their one performance in 2008, the band had not performed together in nearly a decade

 “It's great to be back 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 getting back out there this summer.” Ralphs has announced plans to participate in five reunion shows with 70s rock band Mott the Hoople at the Hammersmith Apollo in London this October.

Bad Company’s multi-platinum hits such as “Can’t Get Enough,” “Feel Like Makin Love,” “Rock Steady,” “Movin’ On,” “Shooting Star,” “Rock & Roll Fantasy” and “Bad Company” helped propel them to the forefront of the 70s arena rock movement. Rodgers’ concept to write a song titled the same as the bands’ name and album was a first. To this day, the multi-platinum Bad Co. album arguably remains one of the most accomplished debuts in rock history. Throughout the 70s Rodgers’ and Ralphs’ songwriting continued to yield hit after hit including “Seagull,” “Run with the Pack,” and “Burnin’ Sky,” making Bad Company one of the biggest concert attractions of the decade. The group’s multi-platinum award-winning greatest hits set 10 from 6 has become a record collection staple.

Bad Company 2009 Summer Tour Dates:

                             Date                   City/State                           Venue

                      June 17             Hollywood, FL              Hard Rock Live

                      June 19             Atlanta, GA                   Chastain Park Amphitheatre

                      June 20             Charlotte, NC                Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

                      June 23             Raleigh, NC                   Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek

                      June 24             Virginia Beach, FL         Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

                      June 27             Bethel, NY                     Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

                      June 28             Wantagh, NY                 Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre

                      July 1                Clarkston, MI                  DTE Energy Music Theatre

                      July 2                Canandaigua, NY           CMAC

                      July 4                Atlantic City, NJ               Resorts Atlantic City

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Jan 13th - Sorry to report, some of our photos, video and audio have been lost - inluding our photo gallary!  Why you ask - dont know!  Crazy web world!   Working to restore.   Hope to have all back up an running soon.  

Jan 12th - Reported from Players Magazine 01/05/09

RODGERS VOTED #3 ROCK'S GREATEST VOICES

Robert Plant beat legends Mick Jagger and David Bowie to top a poll of the greatest voices in rock.  The Led Zeppelin front man led a host of Brit talents in the vote by digital radio station Planet.  And the Rolling Stones lead singer came an amazing ninth with Bowie coming in at 11.

Queen’s Freddie Mercury and PAUL RODGERS of Free came second and third and The Who frontman Roger Daltrey came fifth.

“It’s great to see Britain has produced the top three greatest rock vocalists of all time,” said Planet Rock Programming Director Trevor White.

The Top 40 Greatest Voices in Rock

1. Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
2. Freddie Mercury (Queen)
3. Paul Rodgers (Free/ Bad Company)
4. Ian Gillan (Deep Purple)
5. Roger Daltrey (The Who)
6. David Coverdale (Whitesnake)
7. Axl Rose (Guns ‘N’ Roses)
8. Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
9. Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones)

Paul Rodgers was chosen as the #2 best vocalist in Player magazine's readers poll in Japan.