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Barclays Center Hosts Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony Friday
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Barclays Center will honor New York's Tupac Shakur and Joan Baez, among others.
FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN — Barclays Center will celebrate the music of Tupac Shakur, Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra, Pearl Jam and Yes on Friday with a ceremony to celebrate the artists’ induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the venue has announced.
The 32nd Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is scheduled to begin at the Downtown Brooklyn arena at 7 p.m. Tickets have been sold out but the Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will live-tweet the event and HBO will air a broadcast on April 29, according to event organizers.
Snoop Dogg will induct his late friend Tupac, George Harrison’s son Dhani will induct Electric Light Orchestra, Pat Monahan will induct Journey, and Pharrell Williams will present Nile Rodgers with an Award for Musical Excellence.
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Musician Neil Young was originally scheduled to introduce Pearl Jam but cancelled — because of an illness — and has been replaced by former Late Show host David Letterman, the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame announced on Twitter.
Due to illness, Neil Young is sadly unable to induct @PearlJam @ this year's ceremony. We're thrilled David Letterman has agreed to step in. pic.twitter.com/7k463ajhV3
— Rock Hall (@rockhall) April 5, 2017
The program will also feature a special memorial tribute to Prince, almost one year after his death, performed by Lenny Kravitz, according to organizers.
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Getting ready to honor my friend Prince at the @rockhall ceremony. This is very personal for me and I so wish it wasn’t for this reason. pic.twitter.com/5t4bgbogEz
— Lenny Kravitz (@LennyKravitz) March 29, 2017
Alicia Keys, Mary Chapin Carpenter and the Indigo Girls are also scheduled to perform are also on the Barclays Center program.
Preparations for the celebrations — announced in December — were well underway Thursday afternoon.
Setting the stage (literally) before the next sound check. Who do you think is up next? #RockHall2017 pic.twitter.com/FnQ2OF82AQ
— Rock Hall (@rockhall) April 6, 2017
Image via Wikimedia Commons.
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