Bad Company Tickets
Formed in 1973, the hard-rock band “Bad Company” is the result of Paul Rodgers’s dream of reinventing his old, bygone band, “Free”. This talented songwriter managed to start anew, although choosing the right name for the recently released group was somehow problematic. The rest of the team (including Led Zeppelin's manager, Peter Grant) thought “Bad Company” might not be such an inspired pseudonym. It proved to be more than inspired, though, since the English band formed in Westminster enjoyed a great success right from the beginning.
About Bad Company
A good company after all
Paul Rodgers gathered one former members of “Free” – drummer Simon Kirke, guitarist Mick Ralphs and bassist Boz Burrell and started recording for Bad Company with great enthusiasm. Thanks to Grant, brought by Rodgers to manage the team, the band started the first album in November 1973. Every new single instantly became a hit, especially since the band’s muses were The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, as Rodgers said in an interview. The influences were obvious, especially on the first album. Recorded underneath a fall moon in one night, “Bad Company” track was a huge success, together with other rock anthems such as “Can’t Get Enough” or “Movin’ On”. The album itself, with rock, blues and country influences, was thriving, reaching number one on the Billboard 200 in the U.S. only.The hiatus that didn’t break the team
The following year, “Bad Company” released “Straight Shooter”, another successful album; “Run With the Pack” came after, following more or less the same flourishing formula as its predecessors. Before replacing Rodgers with vocalist Brian Howe, the band pushed the pause button for almost three years. They got glued back together in 1986, with Howe’s pop-rock sound bringing fresh air to the team, recording up to a total of 12 albums. Rodgers returned several years later, and the band continued touring and launching extended versions.Bad Company tour dates
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