As previously reported, Iron Maiden will be inducted into the 2026 class of the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame. However, the band will reportedly not be attending the ceremony.
The band’s manager Rod Smallwood told Billboard in an e-mail, “As the most observant have already noticed, the band will be on tour in Australia around the November date of the induction ceremony for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in Los Angeles. In accepting, Iron Maiden made it very clear to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame that the fans always come first and that the shows will, of course, go on.
“We would like to assure all our fans in Australasia that the Australian and New Zealand dates will remain unaffected,” Smallwood added, “and we look forward to bringing the Run For Your Lives tour to them on the penultimate stop of our 50th-anniversary celebrations.”
The 2026 Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame ceremony will take place on November 14th at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. It will air on ABC and Disney+ the following month. It should be noted that on November 14th.
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It’s great that Maiden will be out touring, and spending time, with their REAL FANS, as opposed to attending the ceremony of this joke of a ROCK hall.
Iron Maiden is comprised of a great bunch of blokes who genuinely love their fans.
It would’ve been nice to see Iron Maiden (past and present members) get up on stage to accept their induction, and to see them perform live. I guess they didn’t base their touring itinerary on the possibility that they might actually be inducted.
As for the RRHoF itself, they would probably have a bit more credibility if they just called themselves the Music Hall of Fame because, obviously, Rock & Roll is somewhat of an afterthought for their Board.
Nevertheless, I’m thrilled that both Iron Maiden and Oasis will have the preface “Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees” attached to their names forever.