Starting in 2018 the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceromonies will be in Cleveland every other year
Previously, the ceremony was held in Cleveland every three years with a rotation of Cleveland, L.A. and New York..
In an interview with “Den of Geek,” Joel Peresman CEO of the Rock Hall said the ceremony will be in Brooklyn again next year before shifting back to Cleveland.
“Part of it is historical, the foundation started well before there was a museum in Cleveland. They started doing these shows at the Waldorf Astoria, 31 years ago, before there was an idea of where a museum should be.
Part of it has to do with raising money. One of the things we do, like most foundations, especially ones connected to a cultural institution like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is to raise money. To raise money in New York, as Willie Sutton said when people asked him why he robbed banks, that’s where the money is. In the early days, all the record companies were very supportive of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and they were the ones who were buying tickets and buying tables to raise money that goes into the foundation that we, in turn, use to fund projects at the museum, whether it’s educational programs or exhibits.
We’re just about to begin a major redesign of the museum to upgrade the visitor experience over the next two or three years. We’re funding that to the tune of millions of dollars that we’ve raised.
One of the other things, in Cleveland, they really just came around in the past few years to being able to afford to do the fundraising they need to do for an event of this size. We’ve done it in Cleveland a few times. We’ll be back in Brooklyn next year. After that, we’ll flip every other year between New York and Cleveland.”
Greg Harris, President and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, issued the following statement Friday afternoon:
“The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductions will be in Cleveland every other year, beginning in 2018. This is a direct result of the momentum of the Rock Hall, the success of the ceremonies here and the support from the greater Cleveland community. Induction Week in Cleveland is a proven winner. The 2009 Inductions were the first time the event was open to the public, 2012 was the first time it was broadcast on HBO and 2015 brought Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder, Green Day, Joan Jett and Miley Cyrus to the same stage. That has a direct impact on the Community in terms of economic impact for the region and growth of the Museum. Our mission to engage, teach and inspire fans and artists through the power of rock and roll has generated hard, tangible results and those results and confidence of the community has led to our commitment to bring the Inductions to Cleveland every other year. We’ll share more information as 2018 draws closer.”
