Rock Hall Inducts 2026 Class, But Several Stars Will Be Absent

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has set its 2026 induction ceremony for Saturday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, ABC News reported. Several inductees will not be in the room, and a few will not play.

The class includes Billy Idol, Phil Collins, Sade, Queen Latifah, New Order, Luther Vandross and Iron Maiden. Idol is being inducted with guitarist Steve Stevens.

Not everyone will attend. Oasis will not come to the ceremony. Iron Maiden will be on tour in Australia at the time. Sade is opting to sit out the event.

Health reasons keep some inductees away. Key members of New Order, who are being inducted together with Joy Division, will miss the ceremony for health reasons. Phil Collins is likely to appear, but he will not perform his songs, also for health reasons.

Others are expected to be there. Wu-Tang Clan, Queen Latifah and MC Lyte are all expected to appear.

Five people are entering through the Early Influence Award, which honors artists who shaped the music that came after them. They are Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Gram Parsons, Fela Kuti and Celia Cruz. Kuti will be the first African-born artist in the Hall of Fame. Cruz will be the first member who sang primarily in Spanish.

Four people will be recognized with the Musical Excellence Award: Rick Rubin, Linda Creed, Arif Mardin and Jimmy Miller. Ed Sullivan, the television host who introduced many rock and pop acts to American living rooms, will be inducted with the Ahmet Ertegun Award, which goes to people who are not musicians.

Viewers who cannot make it to Los Angeles will get a shorter version. An edited broadcast of the ceremony will air on ABC and stream on Disney+ on Dec. 9.

For fans, the mix of honorees is the story. A rock band, a new wave singer, a soul balladeer, a Nigerian bandleader and a Cuban salsa star all share one stage this year. The ceremony will show how far the Hall's definition of rock and roll has stretched.