Induction 2009
Induction Week Schedule of Events
Artists that performed include: Jack Bruce, Jerry Butler, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Reggie Calloway, Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone, Tommy James & the Shondells, Dave Mason of Traffic, J. Moss, Little Richard, the O’Jays, the Raspberries, Richard Smallwood, Musiq SoulChild, Three Dog Night and more.
Thursday, March 26
Induction Week Kick Off Party: Downtown Soulville presents There’s a Riot Going On, a vinyl tribute to Bobby Womack (Beachland Ballroom)
Plus live at 10 p.m. Eli “Paperboy” Reed & The True Loves
Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 day of show. Call 216-383-1124 or go to www.ticketweb.com for tickets.
Friday, March 27
B.B. King (House of Blues)
This show has sold out.
Saturday, March 28
Majic 105.7 Moondog Coronation Ball presented by your Northeast Ohio Chrysler & Jeep Dealers and Ameriprise Financial at Quicken Loans Arena
Doors- 5:30 p.m. Show- 7 p.m.
Catch Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Little Richard along with Three Dog Night, Tommy James & the Shondells, Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone and Jerry Butler perform live at the 2009 Moondog Coronation Ball. This event is hosted by WMJI 105.7 FM.
Tickets are $62, $47 and $32 and on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 216-241-5555 in Cleveland or 330-945-9400 in Akron/Canton. Tickets will also be available at the Quicken Loans Arena box office during regular operating hours and the night of the show.
Sunday, March 29
Rock My Soul: A Gospel Music Celebration Honoring Pastor Shirley Caesar presented by the Cleveland Foundation (Allen Theater at PlayhouseSquare)
Doors- 6:30 p.m. Show- 7:30 p.m.
***Tickets for this show are currently gone, but additional tickets may be released. Sign up for the Rock Hall’s e-newsletter and be among the first to know about ticketing information for this event.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will honor Pastor Shirley Caesar in a tribute to rock’s gospel roots. Pastor Caesar will perform and various artists, including Musiq SoulChild, J. Moss, Richard Smallwood and Vision, will honor her through music. Caesar has recorded over 40 albums and is a multi-award winner with 11 Grammy, 13 Stellar and 18 Dove awards. She was inducted in the Gospel Hall of Fame in 1982, and is Pastor of the Mount Calvary Word of Faith Church in Raleigh, NC. Other performers include “THE WORD” Church Praise Team, Tyniece Wingfield, Stormy Cleveland and Helen Turner-Thompson and the Antioch Baptist Church Flame Team Choir. This event will be hosted by WEWS Newschannel 5’s Leon Bibb and presented with the support of WEWS and Praise 1300 AM WJMO. Two pairs of upper-level Induction Ceremony tickets will be given away at the event in a special drawing.
Monday, March 30
Students Rock!
1 p.m. On The Road, “Rock Hall Inductee Spotlight: The Class of 2009”
The Education Department of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will partner with Cleveland’s WVIZ/PBS ideastream® to kick off Induction 2009 by connecting with students around the world via the award-winning distance learning program On the Road. Interested educators should contact John Ramicone at (216) 916-6360 or email at by March 25, 2009. Space for IVC connection is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Real-time streaming content via the internet will be available at http://www.wviz.org/distance and will require a login.
Case Western Reserve SAGES Program University Seminar “Writing Rock and Roll,” at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
3-6 p.m.
Rock Hall educators Lauren Onkey and Jason Hanley discuss the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions with Case Western Reserve University students.
“Elite Populism or a Populist Elite? The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions” at Case Western Reserve University Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, Clark 206
7 p.m.
Lauren Onkey, vice president of education at the Rock Hall, explores the role that the Inductions play in shaping the landscape of rock and roll history, as well as debates over the value of artists and even musical styles that the inductions generate.
Tuesday, March 31
Teachers Rock! at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
This special edition of Teachers Rock invites educators to participate in a dynamic presentation about Cleveland’s role in the history of rock and roll and how it can be incorporated into the theme-based curriculum classroom. K-12 educators who attend will have a chance to win one pair of upper-bowl tickets to the inductions in a special drawing.
Interested K-12 educators can email
Wednesday, April 1
From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, floors 5 and 6)
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will unveil the world’s first major artifact-driven exhibit about Springsteen’s legendary career. It will be a comprehensive look at his music, from such early bands as Child, the Castiles and Steel Mill through his work with the E Street Band and as a solo artist. The exhibit will include several of Springsteen’s guitars, including the Fender Telecaster that is on the cover of Born to Run. It will also include the outfit he wore on the cover of Born in the U.S.A., as well as numerous handwritten lyric manuscripts, posters and handbills from all phases of his career, and various awards and honors. In addition, the exhibit will include Springsteen’s 1960 Chevrolet Corvette, which he purchased after the success of Born to Run. The exhibit will run through the spring of 2010.
Thursday, April 2
Rock Hall Induction Week Concert for Cleveland presented by the Cleveland Foundation (Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center)
Doors- 6:30 p.m. Show- 7:30 p.m.
***Tickets for this show are currently gone, but additional tickets may be released. Sign up for the Rock Hall’s e-newsletter and be among the first to know about ticketing information for this event.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame presents a free Induction Week Concert for Cleveland with a once-in-a-lifetime lineup showcasing music’s unique ability to bridge generation and cultural gaps. Come together to celebrate the return of the Induction Ceremony to Cleveland with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees the O’Jays and Dave Mason of Traffic, along with hip-hop legends Whodini and Rob Base. This event is presented by the Cleveland Foundation, 93.1 FM WZAK and WEWS Newschannel 5.
An evening with Wanda Jackson (Agora)
Tickets are $17.50 and available through www.ticketmaster.com or call Agora box office at 216-881-6700.
Friday, April 3
A special engagement with Little Anthony and the Imperials (Agora)
Reserved house tickets are $21.50 to $29.50. Available through www.ticketmaster.com or call Agora box office at 216-881-6700.
Kim Simmonds live performance (Winchester Music Hall)
9 p.m.
Legendary guitarist and founder of Savoy Brown.
Saturday, April 4
Free Day at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum presented by Medical Mutual
The public will be admitted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum for FREE all day.
Live performances on the main stage:
1 – 1:45 p.m. / Pale Hollow / Rock Your Way To Cleveland YouTube contest winner
2 – 2:45 p.m. / Decade / Plain Dealer Cleveland Rocks 09 winner
3 – 3:45 p.m. / Consumer Republic / 2008 Fortune Battle of the Bands winner
Bobby Womack CD signing
11 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Bobby Womack, 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, will sign copies of his album, The Poet I & II, in the Museum’s Fourth Floor Theater. CDs will be available for sale on site by F.Y.E.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Simulcast presented by Jim Beam (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum)
Doors- 7 p.m. Show- 8 p.m.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will host a live broadcast of the 24th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Rock Hall. Two lucky guests of the Induction Simulcast will be selected to receive tickets to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Hall. Those guests will be whisked away to the event in rock star style by Thomas Limousine. The names of the winners will be drawn promptly at 7:30 p.m. They will be immediately taken to the event. Winners must be present to win. The ticket give-away will be presented by Cleveland Magazine.
Tickets to the Induction Simulcast are $5 on sale now on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets, via phone at 1-800-745-3000, online at www.ticketmaster.com and at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Box Office.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will simulcast the 3+ hour ceremony, including the performances and presentations, which will be broadcast on a giant 12 foot screen on the Museum’s Main Stage and several large screens throughout the Museum.
The 24th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Cleveland’s Public Hall)
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
The Induction Ceremony will be broadcast live on FUSE Television Network. Show starts promptly at 8:00 p.m. Guests arriving after 8:00 p.m. will not be seated until the next break.
The Kings: A Tribute to Run-D.M.C. and Old School Hip Hop presented by Word of Mouth Promotions (Touch Supper Club)
10 p.m. – 2:30 a.m.
Music by D.J. Step Floss, D.J. K-Nyce & D.J. Majette. Admission is free until midnight; $10 after midnight.
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