Bad Company will indeed take the stage to perform at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, drummer Simon Kirke confirmed in a recent interview. The band have been chosen for induction this year, and Kirke revealed that he and Paul Rodgers “are set to play two songs together” during the event.
The ceremony takes place on November 8, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Among the hotly anticipated performances and speeches, Bad Company’s appearance stands out, not just for the brand but for the moment it presents. The celebrated lineup—including Rodgers and Kirke—brings a bittersweet weight. Founding guitarist Mick Ralphs remains incapacitated after a stroke in 2016, and bassist Boz Burrell passed away in 2006. Kirke told Ultimate Classic Rock that the decision to perform required reflection and potential modification, given Rodgers’s own health concerns.
“If we do decide to play, we will need to let them know probably a couple of weeks in advance… because the band will need to learn what we’re going to play.”
For fans, this induction is long-overdue—Bad Company has been eligible since 1999, yet only now receive this recognition. The groundswell of endorsements from fellow music legends underlined the importance: in March 2025, both Alice Cooper and Robert Plant publicly praised the band, accelerating their candidacy.
As for the performance details? They remain partially under wraps. Kirke did not disclose the two songs they plan to play, but noted that picking from their deep catalogue is a challenge when only three or four chords work anyway. What he emphasized most was the emotional weight of the moment. Rodgers and Kirke standing together on the Hall stage—where legends gather and stories are sealed—is a poignant nod to the band’s endurance.
“Justice has been done,” Kirke said of the induction nod, revealing both relief and humility.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on Disney+ and available on Hulu afterward, bringing this milestone not just to those in attendance, but to rock fans worldwide. Among the luminaries gathering that night, Bad Company may quietly claim its place not for a hit single or one epoch-defining riff—but for four decades of staying true to the song, the fans, and the grit of rock ’n’ roll.
