Bad Co Nation – Bad Company Music Live at the Tuscany!

Bad Co Nation played the Tuscany Hotel and Casino’s Copa Room venue on Friday, November 28, 2025.

In the 1970s, Bad Company was the first band signed to Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song Records label. Uniting Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Boz Burrell, and Mick Ralphs, the original lineup of the band recorded six classic records, spawning a ton of hits that remain classic rock radio staples to this day. Recently the band was finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, though sadly not until after the deaths of Burrell and Ralphs despite a quarter century’s eligibility.

Bad Co Nation is a Bad Company/Paul Rodgers tribute band primarily focusing on those classic six albums from the band’s original 1974-1982 heyday, uniting some of the best musicians in Sin City. With the closure of Count’s Vamp’d last June, the Tuscany’s Copa Room (not to be confused with the similarly named venue at the Bootlegger restaurant) has been picking up much of the void left by that venue’s closure. Bad Co Nation was one of the last bands I saw at Vamp’d before the venue closed, and this longtime Bad Company fan was excited to see the group doing their thing again.

One thing I love about Bad Co Nation is that, even though the original Bad Company was a four-man band, Bad Co Nation is a five-man band. This allows for an extra band member to play rhythm guitar, do additional backing vocals, and to play piano parts; the latter is especially important for the atmosphere that many of these songs must deliver. These musicians have great chemistry, and certainly had more than a few moments to show off their skills. Are these men capable of bringing the music of Bad Company to life and unleashing it on the live stage? The answer is yes.

The setlist was one of the biggest and best surprises of the evening. Needless to say, most of the obligatory hits from the band’s classic tenure were played, including the song “Bad Company,” “Ready for Love,” “Movin’ On,” “Burnin’ Sky,” “Silver, Blue and Gold. “and “Rock and Roll Fantasy,” all of which were delivered exceptionally well. But the group wasn’t afraid to dig deeper, giving us cuts that included the Boz Burrell-penned “Gone, Gone, Gone” form 1979’s DESOLATION ANGELS record, and even “Electricland,” one of the better songs from 1982’s much-maligned ROUGH DIAMONDS record.

The band even performed the classic “All Right Now” from Free, Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke’s pre-Bad Company band, and “Radioactive,” the hit single from the Firm, Rodgers’ short-lived supergroup with Jimmy Page. This was an incredible setlist, and probably the only thing I would’ve like to hear that I didn’t was a cut from the Brian Howe era of the band. Songs like “Holy Water” or “No Smoke Without a Fire,” though lacking Rodgers, would be a fine addition to the setlist. The band performed a surprise encore of “Immigrant Song” by Led Zeppelin, calling it “a sign of things to come.” Does it mean these guys will also be doing a Zeppelin tribute? Only time will tell.

Bad Co Nation resurrects the music of Bad Company and puts it back where it belongs – on the live stage. This was a fantastic evening of hits and deep cuts alike, and I’m certainly looking forward to their next performance. If you’re a fan of Bad Company or classic rock in general, you owe it to yourself to see these guys.