Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2019: Def Leppard, Radiohead, The Cure & more are in

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame have announced the names of the artists who will be inducted next year.

And it’s Def Leppard, The Cure, Stevie Nicks, Radiohead, Roxy Music, The Zombies and Janet Jackson who have been given the nod this year – and they’ll be enshrined at the official ceremony at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on March 29.

Def Leppard topped the fan vote earlier this week and their inclusion means that every artist who has come top of the fan poll since it was introduced in 2013 have gone on to be inducted into the Rock Hall.

It was the first time that the Sheffield heroes have appeared on the shortlist, as it was for Roxy Music and Nicks, although Nicks was previously enshrined with her Fleetwood Mac bandmates in 1998.

The current Def Leppard lineup of Joe Elliott, Rick Allen, Vivian Campbell, Phil Collen and Rick Savage will be inducted, along with late guitarist Steve Clark and the band’s original guitarist Pete Willis.

Def Lep frontman Joe Elliott previously said that should they get the nod, it could give them the chance to reconnect with Willis.

He told Billboard: “I really couldn't tell you how that's going to pan out. Would we welcome his company? Well, why not? If he's nominated, he's rightly nominated. He does deserve to be on the list.”

Roxy Music’s lineup of Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno, John Gustafson, Eddie Jobson, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera, Graham Simpson and Paul Thompson make it in, while The Cure’s current lineup of Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Jason Cooper and Roger O’Donnell are confirmed, along with Lol Tolhurst, Porl Thompson, Perry Bamonte, Michael Dempsey and Boris Williams.

Scott Munro
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Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving into e-commerce in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more for Louder. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, The Tragically Hip, Marillion and Rush.

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