Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Green Day to induct Guns N’ Roses into Rock Hall


A lot of unanswered questions remain about Guns N’ Roses and their upcoming Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame appearance.

Former and current band members have been addressing media inquiries about the event since the band was first nominated last fall, and now the history-making evening is only a little more than a week away.

One more piece of the puzzle was filled in Tuesday when it was announced that Green Day will deliver GNR’s induction speech, reports Rolling Stone.

While Slash, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler, Matt Sorum and Dizzy Reed have all indicated they'll be present at the April 14th ceremony in Cleveland, Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin have yet to publicly confirm their attendance. If Rose doesn't show, it's unlikely that the group will perform – and it's unclear whether or not Green Day will play in their place.

Green Day join an all-star group of speakers slated for the ceremony.

Chris Rock is going to induct the Red Hot Chili Peppers alongside Bette Midler for Laura Nyro, Chuck D for the Beastie Boys, ZZ Top for Freddie King, Carole King for Don Kirshner, John Mellencamp for Donovan and Steve Van Zandt for Small Faces/Faces.

Robbie Robertson will also be there to induct Cosimo Matassa, Tom Dowd and Glyn Johns, and Smokey Robinson will induct the Blue Caps, the Comets, the Crickets, the Famous Flames, the Midnighters and the Miracles.

The 27th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Saturday, April 14th in Cleveland and premiere on HBO on Saturday, May 5th (9:00-11:30 p.m. EST/PST).




See also:

Slash: Axl Rose hates my guts
Guns N’ Roses top the hennemusic Hot 10
Guns N’ Roses: Bumblefoot accepts Steven Adler’s apology
Guns N’ Roses: Steven Adler issues apology to Axl Rose and band
Steven Adler: Axl Rose is driving Guns N’ Roses name into the ground
Steven Adler would love to play Rock Hall with Guns N’ Roses
Slash would love to play Rock Hall with Guns N’ Roses
Guns N’ Roses: Thin Lizzy to open UK tour
VIDEO: Guns N’ Roses guitarist thinks band should reunite for Rock Hall
Slash: Guns N’ Roses not playing Rock Hall induction
Guns N’ Roses hit US top 10 after 25 cent digital sales promotion
Guns N’ Roses: Current lineup not welcome at Reading, Leeds festivals
VIDEO: Sebastian Bach rocks Hollywood with Guns N’ Roses
VIDEO: Guns N’ Roses rock Hollywood’s House Of Blues
Duff McKagan wants Guns N’ Roses to play Rock Hall induction
VIDEO: Guns N’ Roses guitarist challenges Hulk Hogan
UPDATE: Guns N’ Roses will not perform at Rock Hall induction
Guns N’ Roses will not perform at Rock Hall induction
Guns N’ Roses: Matt Sorum talks Rock Hall induction
Guns N’ Roses announce L.A. shows
VIDEO: Guns N’ Roses Axl Rose apologizes to Philadelphia for 2002 incident
Guns N’ Roses announce UK tour
Guns N’ Roses: Slash unsure of Rock Hall induction plans
Guns N’ Roses announce 3 more US dates
VIDEO: Guns N’ Roses rock Chicago for charity
RUMOR: Guns N’ Roses to play Israel this summer
VIDEO: Watch full Guns N’ Roses New York Fashion Week concert