KENDRICK LAMAR & KID ROCK SET TO PRESENT AT 31st ANNUAL ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY
Event to take place at Barclays Center on Friday, April 8 and set to air on HBO Saturday, April 30
Tickets on sale now
Cleveland, OH (February 22, 2016) - Kendrick Lamar and Kid Rock are confirmed to present speeches at the 31st Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presented by Klipsch Audio. Lamar scheduled to induct N.W.A and Rock to induct Cheap Trick. The 2016 Ceremony will take place on Friday, April 8, 2016 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, which also hosted the event in 2014.
Lamar and Rock join previously announced presenters including The Black Keys, Rob Thomas and Lars Ulrich of Metallica.
The public can purchase tickets by visiting Ticketmaster.com. The ceremony will honor this year's recently announced Inductees: Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, N.W.A and Steve Miller as well as Ahmet Ertegun Award for Lifetime Achievement Inductee Bert Berns. The Induction Ceremony will premiere on HBO Saturday, April 30th.
2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Exhibit Information
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, will also open a special exhibit on the 2016 Inductees in conjunction with the 2016 Induction Ceremony. The Museum is a nonprofit organization that tells the story of rock and roll's cultural influence through its exhibits, public events, educational programs and a world-class Library and Archives. For more information on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, visit www.rockhall.com.
About the Inductions
The 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Performer Inductees were chosen by more than 900 voters of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. Artists are eligible for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of their first recording.
For this year's Inductions, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame again offered fans the opportunity to officially participate in the selection process. The public was able to cast votes online for who they believe to be most deserving of induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The top five artists, as selected by the public, comprised a "fans' ballot" that was tallied along with the other ballots to choose the 2016 Inductees. Three of the top five artists from the fans ballot will be inducted in 2016.
ABOUT THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's mission is to engage, teach and inspire through the power of rock and roll. The institution carries out its mission by giving voice to the stories of the people, artifacts and events that shaped rock and roll - through Museum exhibits, materials in the Museum's Library and Archives, traveling exhibitions, and a wide array of innovative educational programs and activities. The Museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Wednesdays (and Saturdays through Labor Day), the Museum is open until 9 p.m. For more information, please call 216.781.ROCK (7625), visit rockhall.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter (@rock_hall) and Instagram (@rockhall).
ABOUT KLIPSCH AUDIO
In 1946 Paul W. Klipsch, inventor, acoustics pioneer and maverick, founded Klipsch Audio with the sole purpose of bringing the power, detail and emotion of the live music experience into his living room. Through the use of highly efficient speaker designs, handcrafted cabinetry and a thirst for real engineering breakthroughs - Klipsch, the great American loudspeaker company, was born in Hope, AR. Today, our diverse range of quality audio products includes speakers and headphones for almost any consumer and professional application - including cinema, whole-house, wireless, home theater and portable offerings. Honoring our founder's legacy, Klipsch continues to be the legendary high-performance brand of choice for audiophiles and aficionados around the world. We are the Keepers of the Sound(R). Klipsch Group, Inc. is headquartered in Indianapolis and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of VOXX International Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX).
ABOUT HOME BOX OFFICE, INC.
Home Box Office, Inc. is the premium television programming subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. and the world's most successful pay TV service, providing the two television services - HBO(R) and Cinemax(R) - to approximately 131 million subscribers worldwide. The services offer the popular subscription video-on-demand products HBO On Demand(R) and Cinemax On Demand(R), as well as HBO GO(R) and MAX GO(R), HD feeds and multiplex channels. HBO NOW(R), the network's internet-only premium streaming service, provides audiences with instant access to HBO's acclaimed programming in the U.S. Internationally, HBO branded television networks, along with the subscription video-on-demand products HBO On Demand and HBO GO, bring HBO services to over 60 countries. HBO and Cinemax programming is sold into over 150 countries worldwide.
ABOUT BARCLAYS CENTER
Barclays Center opened on September 28, 2012, and is a major sports and entertainment venue in the heart of Brooklyn, New York. One of the most intimate seating configurations ever designed into a modern multi-purpose arena, Barclays Center offers 17,732 seats for basketball, 15,795 for hockey, and up to 19,000 seats for concerts, and has 101 luxury suites, four bars/lounges, four clubs, and 40/40 CLUB & Restaurant by American Express.
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