The Who,The Kinks andJoy Division/New Order will be inducted into theUK Music Hall of Fame next month.
The bands will be honoured alongsidePink Floyd,Bob Dylan andJimi Hendrix at this year’s ceremony.
The bash, atLondon‘sAlexandra Palace on 16 November, will feature performances byAlanis Morissette andThe Pretenders, reports theBBC.
A panel of 60 broadcasters, artists, journalists, and industry executives have selected the bands.
Artists can be of any nationality as long as they have had success in the UK.
Last year’s induction ceremony sawThe Beatles,Michael Jackson,Madonna,Bob Marley,Elvis Presley,Queen,Cliff Richard & The Shadows,The Rolling Stones,U2 andRobbie Williams become the inaugural members of theUK Music Hall of Fame.
This year’s ceremony will be broadcast onChannel 4 on 17 November, and will also featureNew Order, who received theNME Godlike Genius Award earlier this year, performing theJoy Division classic‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’.
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Joy Division becameNew Order after the suicide of singerIan Curtis at the age of 23 in 1980.
FormerGuns N’ Roses guitarist Slash will also lead a supergroup in a performance to honour legendary guitaristHendrix.
The late DJJohn Peel will receive 2005’s Honorary Membership in acknowledgement of his exceptional contribution to UK music.
DJ and TV presenterDermot O’Leary will present the induction ceremony onChannel 4.
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