The Rock Hall Class of 2025 will be held on November 8, 2025, and now the list of guests and performers for the ceremony has been revealed. The announced names include: Elton John, David Letterman, Iggy Pop, Olivia Rodrigo, Questlove, Brandi Carlile, Flea, and Beck. The inductees, announced on April 27, during a live broadcast of ABC TV’s American Idol, were led by Bad Company, Joe Cocker and Warren Zevon, each of whom had been overlooked for years, and finally chosen decades after they first became eligible.
The ceremony will once again stream live on Disney+ beginning at 8 p.m. ET. and will be available to stream following the ceremony. ABC will also air a primetime special with performance highlights and standout moments on Jan. 1, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET, available next day on Hulu. Tickets for the 40th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, to be held in Los Angeles at the Peacock Theater, are available for purchase on AXS.com.
Other performers selected for the Class of 2025 were Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden and the White Stripes. The late keyboardist Nicky Hopkins, Wrecking Crew bassist Carol Kaye and producer Thom Bell were named in the Musical Excellence category. Salt-N-Pepa were chosen for Musical Influence. Longtime Warner Bros. Records in-house producer and senior executive, Lenny Waronker, was the recipient of the Ahmet Ertegun Award, named after the co-founder of Atlantic Records who was also the primary architect of the creation of the Hall of Fame.
