Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Postpones Induction Ceremony

Depeche Mode at Isle Of Wight Festival 2018. Photo by Dan Reid/Shutterstock (9725371hf)

This year’s 35th annual induction ceremony and concert have been postponed. 

The musical institution announced that the 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony scheduled to take place May 2 has been postponed to an unknown date later this year. 

“The health and safety of our fans and visitors is our highest priority,” the organization told CNN in a statement. “Given recent news regarding coronavirus and the urging by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine regarding large public gatherings, we have made the decision to postpone the 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Induction Week festivities until later this year.”

Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, The Notorious B.I.G. and T-Rex were going to be inducted, with Jon Landau and Irving Azoff were set to be the recipients of the Ahmet Ertegun Award for industry professionals.