Scheduled for Thursday, April 18, 2013, the 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.
Special guests at the 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction are set to include John Mayer and Gary Clark Jr., who will perform for King, with Mayer giving the induction speech; 1998 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Don Henley, who will induct Newman; Jennifer Hudson, who will perform in honor of Summer; Kelly Rowland, Tom Petty, and Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters, who will induct Rush. The star-studded event will also feature appearances by Tom Morello, Usher, who will perform for Quincy Jones; Pearl Jam's Mike McCready and Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains, who will perform with Heart; Spike Lee and Harry Belafonte, who will pay tribute to Public Enemy; Carole King, who will perform for Lou Adler; Chris Cornell, who will induct Heart; comedy legends Cheech & Chong, who will present Adler with his award; and Jackson Browne and John Fogerty, who will perform with Randy Newman.
The 2013 inductees into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame include:
Performer Category:
Rush
Heart
Albert King
Randy Newman
Public Enemy
Donna Summer
Ahmet Ertegun (non performer) Award:
Lou Adler
Quincy Jones