HBO has confirmed that the exclusive special 2019 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony will debut April 27 at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT). This year’s inductees include The Cure, Def Leppard, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Radiohead, Roxy Music and The Zombies.
Confirmed special guests and presenters include:
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, presenting for The Cure
Brian May of Queen, presenting for Def Leppard
Janelle Monae, presenting for Janet Jackson
Harry Styles, presenting for Stevie Nicks
David Byrne, presenting for Radiohead
John Taylor and Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran, presenting for Roxy Music
Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles, presenting for The Zombies
The special will also be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand and partners’ streaming platforms.
Watch Stevie Nicks perform “Edge of Seventeen”
The pre-ceremony red carpet live stream show will return with Carrie Keagan set to host the official show, sponsored by Citi and Hilton Hotels. The event begins before the induction ceremony and will be live-streamed on rockhall.com, as well as the Rock Hall’s major social channels. Visit RockHall.com for additional streaming details.
A special exhibit dedicated to this year’s inductees will open at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland on March 22.
SiriusXM will also carry a radio broadcast of the ceremony in April and special broadcasts throughout the year devoted to the Rock Hall’s Inductees—past and present— on Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Radio (Ch. 310) and VOLUME (Ch. 106).
The 2019 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony is produced by Playtone and Line By Line Productions; executive producers, Jann Wenner, Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Joel Peresman; co-executive producer, Frank Garritano; supervising producer, Barbra Dannov; Alex Coletti produces and directs.
Watch Def Leppard perform “Pour Some Sugar on me”
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