Overview
- Kirke was the lone Bad Company member onstage in Los Angeles, performing with Bryan Adams, Nancy Wilson, Joe Perry and Chris Robinson.
- Rodgers had planned to appear but withdrew days before the ceremony for health reasons, selecting Adams as his stand-in while the Hall recruited Robinson.
- In a YouTube video, Rodgers thanked his bandmates, fans and supporters including Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, and he honored the late Mick Ralphs and Boz Burrell.
- Kirke described feeling mixed emotions and said it was hard to hold it together, noting he was grateful Ralphs learned of the induction before his death.
- The induction featured an introduction by Mick Fleetwood, and an ABC highlights special is scheduled to air on January 1.