BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The legacy version of an English rock supergroup that had more than a dozen Top 20 hits will play Musikfest Cafe at ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, it was announced.
So will a country music singer who had a 2021platinum hit and now has been cast on the spinoff of a popular western TV series.
Bad Company Legacy, which includes two members of the group that from 1974-92 sold 20 million copies of hits such as “Can’t Get Enough,” “Feel Like Making Love” and “Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy,” will perform at 7 p.m. Nov. 1.
And Morgan Wade, whose hit "Wilder Days" helped get her nominated for the Academy of Country Music's New Female Artist of the Year in 2023, will perform at 8 p.m. Aug. 28.
Tickets, at $40-$50 for Bad Company Legacy and $25-$40 for Wade, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, June 5, at the ArtsQuest website or the ArtsQuest Center box office at 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem.
Bad Company Legacy contains guitarist Dave "Bucket" Colwell, who was Bad Company's touring guitarist 1991-94, then regular guitarist 1994-98 and 2001–02.
Also, Robert Hart, who was Bad Company's lead vocalist 1994-98 while its best-known vocalist, Paul Rodgers, was not in the band.
Bad Company
Bad Company, formed in 1973 by former members of Free and Mott The Hoople, had its first three albums hit the Top 5.
Its self-titled 1974 debut hit No. 1 and sold five times platinum. Its sophomore disc, 1975’s “Straight Shooter,” hit No. 3, and 1976’s “Run With the Pack” hit No. 5. Both sold triple-platinum.
Two other discs, 1979’s “Desolation Angels,” which hit No. 3, and the 1985 compilation “10 from 6,” both went double platinum.
Thoe group initially disbanded in 1982, but reunited on many occasions to record and tour until 2019. In 2023, the band said it would not continue because of Rodgers’ health issues.
The band in 2025 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
It played Sands Bethlehem Event Center, now Wind Creek Event Center, in 2013.
Hart also was lead singer of Manfred Mann’s Earthband. Colwell was a member of Humble Pie for several years.
Morgan Wade
Wade released her debut album, "Reckless," in 2021. It hit No. 2 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart and No. 8 on the Folk chart, and included "Wilder Days," which peaked at No. 29 on the Country Airplay chart.
Her sophomore album, "Psychopath," peaked at No. 6 on the Heatseekers chart and No. 45 on the Country chart. Her third disc, 2024's "Obsessed," peaked at No. 10 on the Heatseekers chart.
Her newest disc, "The Party Is Over (recovered)," was released in August.
On May 15, she made her debut on the Paramont+ TV show "Dutton Ranch," a spinoff of the popular series "Yellowstone," which starred Kevin Costner.
