The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced next year’s inductees: Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur, Journey, YES, Electric Light Orchestra and Joan Baez will all join the class of 2017. Chic’s Nile Rodgers will be given the Award For Musical Excellence. Although Pearl Jam was expected to get in its first time around, this has to be a surprising victory for Journey, YES and Electric Light Orchestra who weren’t considered shoo-inns this time around. Of those nominees that didn’t make the cut, they include: The Cars, Kraftwerk, MC5, Depeche Mode, Jane’s Addiction, Bad Brains, Steppenwolf and Janet Jackson.
The induction ceremony will be held at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on April 7th, 2017. An edited version will later air on HBO and there will be a radio broadcast on SiriusXM. Ticket details will be announced in January.
