Overview
- Paul Rodgers announced he will not attend or perform at Bad Company's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony to prioritize his health.
- He said singing is not the issue, citing the “stress of everything else” as the reason for stepping away.
- Drummer Simon Kirke will lead an all-star group performing Bad Company material at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on Nov. 8.
- The ceremony streams live on Disney+ with an ABC highlights special on Jan. 1 and Hulu on-demand afterward.
- The update overturns earlier expectations of a brief reunion, set against Rodgers’ previously reported history of strokes.