In fine form the Original Bad Company hit the stage running for two nights at Clearwater, Florida's, Ruth Eckerd Hall on May 15th & 16th. Playing in front of 4,400 enthusiastic fans, what a great way to start off the Original Anthology Summer 1999 Tour. The crowd didn't want to sit down from the opening notes of "Moving On" to the last notes of the recently penned "Hey Hey" and two other newly crafted songs from ANTHOLOGY . For over an hour and a half Paul Rodgers and company belted hit after hit and bringing back many, many memories galore.
Boz Burrell on bass w/
Lead Guitarist Mick Ralphs
Drummer Simon Kirke
The Original Voice of Bad Co
Paul Rodgers
Paul Rodgers
With songs like "Moving On," "Bad Company," "Seagull," "Shooting Star," "Rock and Roll Fantasy," "Can't Get Enough," "Feel Like Making Love," and "Run With The Pack" to name a few. This show was short but sweet. An hour and a half wasn't near enough. Fans clammered for more when it was over. Granted the Bad Co guys could have played longer or had more special effects, but Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Boz Burrell, and Mick Ralphs let the music speak for its self. No one seemed to mind they didn't play anything from the middle years when they had that other singer, because it seemed that in the minds of everyone in attendance those three nights knew only one thing and that is "PAUL ROGERS IS THE VOICE OF THE ORIGINAL BAD COMPANY."
Myself and a few others I talked to that second night said they would definately spend forty dollars to relive a part of Rock and Roll History and early 20's and late teens memories. A word of advice from many experienced Rock and Roll fans and critics, please don't start off like a speeding locamotive and end like a dying flower. You opened the gated with a bang and ended with a couple of songs that no one knew.
Overall this was three incredible nights of solid in your face classic rock and roll. After all Rock and Roll is hear to stay, just look at what the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac did only 2-3 years ago. Every classic rock act that can still get up there in front of their many fans seems to be giving it a whirl. Rumor even has it that Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young will be on the road sometime this Summer. Don't forget to look out for the "BOSS" Bruce Springsteen. Rumor has it that he has recently sold out 14 shows at New Jersy's Continental Airlines Arena (o.k. so it's still the Medowlands to most of you.) Be sure to look for highlights from World Wide Live's Assistant Editor Greg Manes' full report on THE BOSS from Earls Court Arena in London.
Check em' out when Bad Company comes to a city near you. You won't be dissapointed!!!
Date City State Venue
05/21/99
Orlando
FL
Hard Rock Live
06/23/99
Winston-Salem
NC
Lawrence Joel Complex
06/24/99
Washington
DC
MCI Center
06/26/99
State College
PA
Bryce Jordan Center
06/27/99
Atlantic City
NJ
Trump Marina
06/30/99
Mansfield
MA
Tweeter Center For The Perf. Arts
07/01/99
Bethlehem
PA
Stabler Arena
07/03/99
Philadelphia
PA
Mann Music Center
07/04/99
Darien Center
NY
Darien Lake P.A.C.
07/06/99
Scranton
PA
Montage Mountain
07/08/99
Tinley Park
IL
New World Music Theatre
07/09/99
Detroit
MI
Joe Louis Arena
07/10/99
East Troy
WI
Alpine Valley Music Th.
07/13/99
St. Louis
MO
Kiel Center
07/14/99
Indianapolis
IN
Market Square Arena
07/15/99
Greenville
SC
Bi-Lo Center
07/17/99
Dallas
TX
Reunion Arena
07/18/99
Toledo
OH
River Park
07/20/99
Englewood
CO
Fiddler's Green Amph.
07/22/99
Missoula
MT
Caras Park Pavilion
07/24/99
Spokane
WA
Spokane Arena
07/25/99
Boise
ID
Pavilion At Boise State
07/28/99
Portland
OR
Rose Garden Arena
07/30/99
Reno
NV
Lawlor Events Center
07/31/99
Las Vegas
NV
Hard Rock Hotel - The Joint
08/01/99
San Diego
CA
SDSU Open Air Theatre
08/03/99
San Jose
CA
San Jose Arena
08/04/99
Sacramento
CA
ARCO Arena
08/06/99
Salt Lake City
UT
Delta Center
08/07/99
Phoenix
AZ
Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion
08/08/99
Los Angeles
CA
Greek Theatre
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Bryan Lambert
World Wide Live - Editor
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