Could STEVE PERRY Join JOURNEY For Rock Hall Induction? “I’m Hoping He Will Get Up And Do Something With Us,” Says NEAL SCHON
December 20, 2016, 8 years ago
Journey, as well as Electric Light Orchestra, YES, and Pearl Jam, are among the act to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in a ceremony that will take place on Friday, April 7th at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Journey guitarist Neal Schon spoke with Rolling Stone about the induction, and reveals that he has hopes that the band’s legendary frontman, Steve Perry, will join them for the occasion.
“I'm hoping that Steve Perry will get up and do something with us,” say Schon. “We'll have to see.”
Asked if he really thinks that’s going to happen, Neal replies, “I don't know because nobody has contact with him. We'll just have to wait and see what happens. I suppose we'll hear something about it a day before or the day of. Who knows?”
Read more at RollingStone.com.
Ticket on-sale dates for the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony will be announced in January. The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2017 Induction Ceremony will again have its television premiere on HBO, and a radio broadcast on SiriusXM. Broadcast details will be announced in early 2017.
A limited number of pre-sale tickets will be available for Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame members in advance of the public sale date. To be eligible for the member pre-sale, you must be an active Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame member by December 31st. Additional public ticket details and pre-sale offers will be announced in the future.
The special exhibition on the 2017 Inductees will open at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland on March 30th.
Artists are eligible for inclusion in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first recording. The 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Performer Inductees were chosen by more than 900 voters of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Foundation, as well as the aggregate results of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame’s online fan vote. The top five artists from the fan vote comprised the fans’ ballot that was tallied along with the other ballots to determine the 2017 Inductees. Four of the groups from fans’ ballot (Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, and YES) will be inducted as performers in 2017.