Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bad Company Announce Co-Headlining 2013 Tour

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Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bad Company are both celebrating 40 years in 2013, and they’ve teamed up to take a co-headling tour across America. The 40 Tour will begin on June 20 in Auburn, Wash. and travel east before wrapping up on July 27 in Bethel, N.Y.

There are 12 dates in total, including stops in Houston, Charlotte, N.C. and Cincinnati Lynyrd Skynyrd released their debut album on Aug. 13, 1973, while Bad Company formed the same year. They’ve never toured together, although Paul Rodgers has toured with Lynyrd Skynyrd.

“The Skynyrds and I go back to the 70′s and the days and nights at the Hyatt House on Sunset in L.A. aka the Riot House,” Rodgers shares in a press release. ”In the 90′s the band introduced me to my wife Cynthia, and that’s why I am so damned happy and healthy these years.”

Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd expressed similar admiration for Bad Company, adding that Rodgers is one of his favorite rock singers. Both bands have additional dates planned for spring and summer.

Black Stone Cherry will open 11 of the 12 shows. Ticket details were not included in the press release, and don’t appear on either band’s website.

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bad Company the 40 Tour dates:

6/20 – Auburn, Wash.
6/21 – Ridgefield, Wash.
6/23 – Mountain View, Calif.
7/11 – Houston, Texas
7/13 – Charlotte, N.C.
7/14 – Bristow, Va.
7/17 – Camden, N.J.
7/19 – Burgettstown, Pa.
7/20 – Noblesville, Ind.
7/23 – Clarkston, Mich.
7/24 – Cincinnati, Ohio
7/27 – Bethel, N.Y.
 

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Can't Johnny Van Zant and Gary Rossington let Lynyrd Skynyrd die?

If they are happy and people want to see them then I understand why musicians keep on playing. What else are they going to do?

They aren't coming anywhere near where I live so it's academic for me. Is Mick Ralphs still part of Bad Company...:think:
 

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If they are happy and people want to see them then I understand why musicians keep on playing. What else are they going to do?

They aren't coming anywhere near where I live so it's academic for me. Is Mick Ralphs still part of Bad Company...:think:

Current Members include
Paul Rodgers
Simon Kirke
Mick Ralphs

More info here
Bad Company - Rock and Roll at It's Best!

I have seen them on a couple of videos recently and they sound as good as they ever did especially on the Hard Rock Live show. Haven't seen the Wembley show yet.
 

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^^Thanks for the update GG.:hab:
 

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Why should Skynyrd retire? I saw them twice in the past few years, and probably seen them 5 or 6 times in total, and they are still one of the best live bands that I have ever seen in my lifetime, they can teach most other bands a thing or two about how to connect with an audience. Plus they are still making brilliant records...both God and Guns and Last of a Dyin' Breed are superb records that I play a lot. There's no more reason for them to retire than any other band, so on what basis should they retire? I am 100% going to try and get tickets for the show in Camden, NJ in June. They have been cursed as a band, and the fact they keep on rockin and never give up and nothing seems to be able to finish them off despite all the tragedy is a tribute to their dedication to their audience and to their never-say-die spirit. Hey, maybe old 65 year old men with long beards should retire?? :D
 
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Howard Leese was also in Bad Company the last time I saw them

Skynyrd still rocks and their concerts are very good
 

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Bad Company have still got it. Class act, go see them if you can.
 

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