Lou Reed and Ringo Starr were among those celebrated at Saturday night’s Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony. Like last year’s event, which saw Nirvana “reform”, fronted by St Vincent and other stars in lieu of Kurt Cobain, it was pretty star-studded. Stevie Wonder, Beck, Green Day, Paul McCartney and more all made appearances, while David Bowie sent a message in honouring former Velvet Undergrounder Reed. Here’s the best pics from the night…
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Patti Smith inducting Lou Reed into the hall of fame. Reed’s wife Laurie Anderson accepted the award on his behalf.
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O, who performed a tribute to Lou Reed, and Patti Smith.
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Karen O on stage. She and bandmate Nick Zinner performed ‘Vicious’ from Reed’s 1972 album ‘Transformer’.
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Peace and love, peace and love. Ringo Starr was inducted into the hall of fame, the last of the four Beatles to be inducted as a solo artist.
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Ringo Starr while performing ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’ at the ceremony, with Paul McCartney on bass.
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Billie-Joe Armstrong, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney.
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Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney.
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Paul McCartney and Billie Joe Armstrong.
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Joan Jett performing after being inducted to the hall of fame. Her set included ‘Bad Reputation’, ‘Crimson And Clover’ and ‘Cherry Bomb’, with guests including Dave Grohl, and Tommy James of Tommy James and The Shondells.
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Joan Jett, Tommy James and Miley Cyrus performing at the ceremony.
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Miley Cyrus, Dave Grohl and Joan Jett.