Bad Company will finally be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2025 and the surviving members Paul Rodgers (Vocals) and Simon Kirke (Drums) revealed that they will perform at the ceremony which will happen next November 8 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Kirk talked about the performance in an interview with Lyndsanity! Simon Kirk talks about performing with Paul Rodgers at Bad Company's Rock Hall induction "I think the secret is out that we will perform. I don't know — I might get into trouble, but I saw some Google news that Bad Company will perform at the Hall Of Fame. So I will cautiously say yes. I'm not at liberty to say which songs. I mean, quite honestly, I don't give a shit. We're gonna play, and whatever Paul chooses is fine by me. And just to play with him again is gonna be a real thrill for me, 'cause I missed him. I missed playing with the band. I miss playing particularly with Paul, 'cause he's such a wonderful singer." "We did our last show over five years ago, in Las Vegas, of all places where Bad Company and Lynyrd Skynyrd were flip-flopping a headline tour. And it was one of the best gigs we ever played on. So thank God we finished on a good gig and not a shitty one. I haven't heard him sing since (we last played together), quite honestly. I know he has sung, and we are gonna do a couple of rehearsals for the cameras and so on and so forth. But when you have a voice that naturally good, it's gonna take a hell of a lot for it to fray or devalue or whatever. So I think he's gonna be fine for the two songs that we've chosen," Simon Kirke said. Paul Rodgers revealed in 2023 that he suffered 11 minor strokes and two major strokes which nearly ended his career. Last June the band's original guitarist Mick Ralphs passed away at the age of 81 due to complications from a stroke he suffered in 2016. The original bassist Boz Burrell died in 2006, victim of a heart attack at the age of 60. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4eacLvmzww&list=RDz4eacLvmzww&start_radio=1&pp=ygULYmFkIGNvbXBhbnmgBwE%3DThe post Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirk will play at Bad Company’s Rock Hall induction appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Bon Jovi is back on the road and they announced their first 2026 tour dates, which are scheduled for July, August and September. So far the band revealed shows in New York City, Edinburgh, Dublin and London. It will be their first tour after Jon Bon Jovi's vocal surgery and recovery, which was shown in the documentary "Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story". "There's a lot of joy in this announcement. Joy that we can share these nights together again - I'm grateful to the fans and to the band for giving me the time to get healthy. I'm ready and excited," Jon Bon Jovi said. Besides Jon, the band is currently formed by David Bryan (Keyboards - Since 1983), Tico Torres (Drums - Since 1983), Hugh McDonald (Bass - Since 1994), Phil X (Guitar - Since 2013), Everett Bradley (Percussion - Since 2016) and John Sharks (Rhythm guitar - Since 2016). Bon Jovi 2026 tour dates July 7 - New York, Madison Square Garden 9 - New York, Madison Square Garden 12 - New York, Madison Square Garden 14 - New York, Madison Square Garden 16 - New York, Madison Square Garden 19 - New York, Madison Square Garden August 28 - Edinburgh, UK, Murrayfield Stadium 30 - Dublin, Ireland, Croke Park September 4 - London, UK, Wembley Stadium The band recently released “Forever (Legendary Edition) which is a new all-star version of the album they released in 2024. Some special guests on the album are Bruce Springsteen, Joe Elliott, Jelly Roll, James Bay, Robbie Williams, Jason Isbell, Ryan Tedder, The War and Treaty, Lainey Wilson, Avril Lavigne and Marcus King. “Forever (Legendary Edition)” tracklist Red, White & Jersey Legendary (feat. James Bay) We Made It Look Easy (feat. Robbie Williams) Living Proof (feat. Jelly Roll) Waves (feat. Jason Isbell) Seeds (feat. Ryan Tedder)  Kiss The Bride (feat. Billy Falcon) The People’s House (feat. The War & Treaty) Walls Of Jericho (feat. Joe Elliott) I Wrote You A Song (feat. Lainey Wilson) Living In Paradise (feat. Avril Lavigne) My First Guitar (feat. Marcus King) Hollow Man (feat. Bruce Springsteen) We Made It Look Easy / Hicimos Que Pareciera Fácil (feat. Carin León) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6PelOdoKvk&list=RD-6PelOdoKvk&start_radio=1&pp=ygUSYm9uIGpvdmkgbGVnZW5yZGF5oAcBThe post Bon Jovi announces new 2026 tour dates appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Faith No More’s most recent concert took place in 2016, but the band announced their return to the road in 2019, with many shows scheduled for 2020. However, the Covid-19 pandemic forced them to postpone all the dates. When they were finally set to return in 2021, the shows were canceled again. The following year, vocalist Mike Patton revealed that the reason was his mental health. He had been diagnosed with agoraphobia, a condition characterized by the fear of crowded places or leaving home. In the years that followed, Patton returned to the stage with Mr. Bungle, another band he is part of. Recently, drummer Mike Bordin said it seemed like Patton no longer wanted to play with Faith No More. Now, in an interview with Alternative Nation, keyboardist Roddy Bottum said that the band probably won’t reunite again. Roddy Bottum says Faith No More reunion probably won't happen "I don't think so. No. It's not just me. I don't think anyone's sort of up for it at this point. We had a bunch of shows that we were gonna play, and they got canceled, just for various reasons. But I don't think the course that we were on has fixed itself. I just don't see it happening again, honestly." "I think we did a really good job. We played a bunch of reunion tours, and I think we did what we kind of set out to do. So I don't think anyone's upset about it or anything. But I mean, for sure, getting back together would mean a big paycheck, but I think all of us are pretty good with what we did, sort of just, like, artistically with the band and committing to ourselves and playing with each other. I think we're all pretty good with the decisions that we've made up to now, and I don't see what could really happen more getting back together and doing more shows," Roddy Bottum said. One of the most influential bands from the last decades, Faith No More sold an estimated amount of more than 20 million records worldwide and were always known for their incredible live performances. The band was first active from 1979 to 1998 and then reunited in 2009. Since then the band toured until 2012, released the album “Sol Invictus” in 2015 and toured to promote that record. Besides the singer, the band’s current line-up has: Mike Bordin (Drums), Billy Gould (Bass), Roddy Bottum (Keyboards) and Jon Hudson (Guitar). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbzMK8UmJhk&t=1s The post Roddy Bottum says Faith No More reunion probably won’t happen appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

Geddy Lee grew up as a big fan of Progressive Rock, but Hard Rock also holds a special place in his heart, something that can be heard in Rush’s music. Although the band has a unique sound, their songs often blend elements of both genres. When Rush released their debut album in 1974, they were even compared to Led Zeppelin. However, on the following records, their Progressive Rock influences became more evident. Over the decades, the band’s bassist, keyboardist, and singer has often talked about heavier music and revealed his 3 favorite Hard Rock bands. The 3 Hard Rock bands Geddy Lee listed as his favorite ones Humble Pie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJPVLywFd9I&list=RDUJPVLywFd9I&start_radio=1&pp=ygUy4oCcSSBEb27igJl0IE5lZWQgTm8gRG9jdG9y4oCdIGh1bWJsZSBwaWUgZmlsbG1vcmWgBwE%3D Geddy Lee has always been a huge fan of the late singer and guitarist Steve Marriott, since he was a member of The Small Faces and when he formed Humble Pie, it became one of his favorite heavier bands. "I used to like Humble Pie when I was younger. Steve Marriott was a big influence on me when I was starting up," he told That Metal Show in 2015, referring to his first favorite Hard Rock band. Released in 1971, their live album "Performance: Rockin' The Fillmore", was the one which inspired Geddy the most. "I was a fan of guys with a higher range like Steve Marriott in the Small Faces and Humble Pie. (Humble Pie’s Performance: Rockin’ the Fillmore would be a hugely influential record to me and most of my peers. You can hear the influence of “I Don’t Need No Doctor” on my early singing.)" "We weren’t so much a product of American blues, as American blues that had been shipped to England, amplified, rock-a-fied and sent back across the water to me sitting in Toronto waiting for my life to begin. I would often later be compared to Robert Plant, and while he certainly pushed me into the higher registers. I do think a comparison with Marriott would be more accurate. He had a soulful voice with a strong vibrato but he rocked," Geddy Lee said in his autobiography "My Effin' Life". Formed in 1969, Humble Pie was originally formed by Steve Marriott (Guitar and Vocals), Peter Frampton (Guitar), Greg Ridley (Bass) and Jerry Shirley (Drums). They recorded the band’s first four studio albums: “As Safe as Yesterday Is” (1969), “Town and Country” (1969), “Humble Pie” (1970), “Rock On” (1971) and the live record “Performance Rockin’ the Fillmore” (1971). Led Zeppelin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqF3J8DpEb4&list=RDKqF3J8DpEb4&start_radio=1&pp=ygUkbGVkIHplcHBlbGluIGNvbW11bmljYXRpb24gYnJlYWtkb3duoAcB The second band Geddy mentioned was Led Zeppelin, a group fronted by Robert Plant, to whom Geddy was often compared after the release of Rush’s first album. A few years before, in 1969, the Rush frontman had a life-changing experience going with Alex Lifeson and John Rutsey to a Zeppelin show in Canada. "(Watching Led Zeppelin) had a tremendous impact, you know, musician's talk about life-changing moments. I mean, a lot of people talk about life-changing moments and it's hard to take that expression seriously. But I can say in all honesty that for me, Alex Lifeson, my BFF and partner in crime for a million years, and also for John Rutsey, who was our drummer at the time, it was a life-changing experience. We sat there in the second row and Jimmy Page didn't walk on stage, he floated on stage. I'm sure there was a cloud under his feet." Geddy Lee continued: "It was such a profoundly intense Rock experience and the (place) was shaking, plaster was literally falling off the ceiling. They really brought the house down. It was a kind of Rock music that we had never really heard or felt in that way. We went back at home as three aspiring young goofs trying to be musicians (laughs), and we wanted to be like them. So it changed our whole attitude on how we looked at Rock music. It really was profound," Geddy Lee told CBC in 2024 (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage). Many decades later, Geddy was lucky enough to meet the surviving members of the band. He first met Robert Plant by chance while they were both on vacation in Morocco. They were coincidentally staying at the same hotel, in rooms across from each other. Later, when the Page & Plant project performed in Canada, he and Lifeson went to see the show and hung out backstage, where they met Jimmy Page. While writing his “Big Beautiful Book of Bass,” Lee arranged an interview with John Paul Jones, whom he considers the “unsung hero” of the band. He loved talking with him and said that Jones was an even better person than he had imagined. The Who https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKoItfmA90w&pp=ygUPcnVzaCB0aGUgc2Vla2Vy Another band that Geddy Lee was lucky enough to see in their prime, when he was still an aspiring musician in Canada, was The Who, which he listed as one of his favorite Hard Rock bands. Two members of the British band that he admires and mentioned were Pete Townshend and John Entwistle, especially. In 2013 he told Sirius XM's Classic Vinyl Influences show that Townshend is his favorite Rock songwriter of all time. “I think most Rock bands today wouldn’t sound the way they sound without The Who. I think they are one of the most important bands to ever come out of England. Certainly in my career the most influential in terms of songwriting.” Geddy Lee continued: “Pete Townshend still is my absolute favorite Rock songwriter . (Also the) most influential in terms of what a great Rock song should be. I’ve got the chance to see them a couple of times when I was younger. Roger Daltrey aside, that’s a three-piece band really, bass, drums, guitar and vocals. Love that band,” Geddy Lee said (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage). But of course, as a bass player, he was also deeply influenced by the late John Entwistle. Geddy even said he was one of the first Gods of Rock to him. “He was one of the first gods to me. Gods of rock. (Laughs) Ever since I first heard ‘My Generation,’ it’s like, ‘Who is that?’ That was a name you needed to know. And I still rank him as the greatest rock bassist of all time, in one sense. First of all, he was ferocious. He had a sound that dared to encroach upon the domain of the guitar player. So he had a very loud, very aggressive tone.” “And to hear that on pop radio. I mean, ‘My Generation’ didn’t get as much play over here as it did in the U.K. But it was a pop hit with a bass solo in it, no less. So I was drawn to, first of all, his tone, secondly, his audacity and thirdly, his dexterity. I mean, he had incredible dexterity. Just moved across the strings in such a fluid manner with such ease, and yet, sounded so tremendously ferocious at the same time," he said in an interview with Rolling Stone in 2020. 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