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Rock Hall induction ceremony update from RollingStone.com

Tue, Mar 26, 2013@9:47AM | comments removed/disabled

UPDATE - 3/26@1:11PM: The Rock Hall has updated the induction's event page and now confirm that Chris Cornell will induct Heart, and they also add that Pearl Jam's Mike McCready and Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains will perform with them.

The Rolling Stone magazine website posted an article this morning with some updates on the upcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony next month where Rush will be inducted.

... The 2013 induction ceremony has made waves with Rush fans, who have been loudly petitioning for the Canadian rockers' inclusion for many years. It's unclear what material Rush will perform at the ceremony, but it's quite possible they will perform with Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl. "Dave and Taylor were one of the first people we thought about to induct Rush," says Peresman. "They said 'yes' in about two seconds. I'm hopeful [they'll play together]. More than a few times in the past, people have got caught in the moment and decide to perform. ... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction event typically concludes with an all-star jam, though it's a bit hard to picture one within this year's diverse lineup. "I can see Chuck D rapping something and Flavor Flav doing something with the guys from Rush onstage," says Peresman. "You have Dave Grohl around, Don Henley there . . . Who knows what will happen? We have some very interesting people." ...

The induction ceremony will take place at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday, April 18th and then be broadcast on HBO on May 18th. In addition to Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters inducting Rush, John Mayer and Gary Clark Jr. will perform for inductee Albert King, with Mayer giving the induction speech; Don Henley will induct Randy Newman, who will perform with Jackson Browne and John Fogerty; and Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson will perform in honor of the late Donna Summer. Although it still has not officially been announced yet, Heart revealed via their Facebook page that Chris Cornell of Soundgarden will be doing the honors for them. Also, Usher will perform a tribute to Quincy Jones and Cheech and Chong will induct producer Lou Adler in honor of both artists' Lifetime Achievement Awards. The latest issue of Rolling Stone magaazine (Issue 1179 - March 28, 2013) also has a feature titled Rush's School of Rock where Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are played one song from each of their 5 fellow inductees and asked to comment on them. In typical Canadian fashion, they have mostly nice things to say about all the inductees. They played them Heart's Barracuda, Donna Summer's Last Dance, Randy Newman's You've Got a Friend in Me, Crosscut Saw by Albert King and Public Enemy's Fight the Power. You can read what they had to say by checking out this screenshot of the article. Last week the Rock Hall released a number of reduced-price tickets for the induction ceremony in both the Orchestra and Loge levels. Tickets in these sections had originally been priced between $350-750 but were offered for just $100. Since those tickets were released the show quickly sold out, although tickets are still available on a number of broker websites, and VIP ticket packages are available (see rockhall.com for details). The Rock Hall is also running a contest through Facebook where the winner will get a trip for 2 to LA for the ceremony.