HT faves Rush were just one of the acts inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night, but thanks to a raucous crowd filled with fans of the Canadian trio the event came to a head when they finally received the well-deserved accolade. Other acts inducted into the Rock Hall included Heart, Public Enemy, Randy Newman and Albert King.
Members of the Foo Fighters took the stage at the Nokia Theatre in L.A. dressed as the members of Rush in the late ’70s and performed a killer version of the 2112 Overture before Geddy Lee, Neil Peart and Alex Lifeson joined in for the rest of the song. Check out the Foo’s performance…
Also, video of Dave Grohl’s incredible induction speech has surfaced…
And here’s the members of Rush accepting their induction…
Heart were joined by Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains, Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam for a riveting version of Barracuda…
Check out this full rundown of the performances from last night…
Randy Newman
“I Love LA” – Newman, Tom Petty, John Fogerty, Jackson Browne
“I Think It;s Going to Rain Today” – Newman
“I’m Dead (But I Don’t Know It)” – Newman, Don Henley
Lou Adler
“So Far Away” – Carole King
Albert King
“Oh Pretty Woman” – Gary Clark Jr.
“Born Under a Bad Sign, Clark, John Mayer, Booker T.
Donna Summer
“Bad Girls”/”Last Dance” – Jennifer Hudson
Quincy Jones
“Rock With You” – Usher
Public Enemy
“Bring the Noise”
Freestyle jam with other nominees’ records
“Fight the Power”
Heart
“Crazy on You”
“Dreamboat Annie”
“Barracuda” – Heart with Jerry Cantrell, Chris Cornell
Rush
“2112” – with Foo Fighters
“Tom Sawyer”
“Spirit of the Radio”
Finale
“Crossroads” – Chuck D, Hank Shocklee, Rush, Ann and Nancy Wilson, Clark, Grohl, Hawkins, Fogerty, Tom Morello
[via Billboard]
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Billboard has yet to correct their setlist despite being told about it many hours ago, but Rush doesn’t have a song called “Permanent Wave”. They performed “The Spirit of Radio”.
2112 absolute fuckin greatness!