After a few years of followers believing Iron Maiden have been entitled to a spot, the British metallic icons are lastly set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame later this yr. 

It seems that Maiden gained’t be attending the ceremony in November, however not for the explanations you may instantly suppose.

Prior to now, Bruce Dickinson – in addition to bassist and bandleader Steve Harris – has spoken repeatedly about his disinterest in becoming a member of the Rock Corridor, even calling the establishment an “utter and full load of bollocks” throughout a spoken phrase tour in 2018. He even stated he’d “refuse” an induction if supplied, in accordance with the Jerusalem Publish.

However their snub of the 2026 ceremony has nothing to do with their earlier distaste for the establishment, however reasonably as a consequence of scheduling conflicts, because the band will probably be in Australia on their Run For Your Lives tour.

“As probably the most observant have already seen, the band will probably be on tour in Australia across the November date of the Induction ceremony for the Rock And Roll Corridor of Fame in Los Angeles,” Maiden supervisor Rod Smallwood tells Billboard [via Louder]. 

“In accepting, Iron Maiden made it very clear to the R&R HoF that the followers all the time come first and that the reveals will in fact go on.”

“We want to guarantee all our followers in Australasia that the Australian and New Zealand dates will stay unaffected, and we sit up for bringing the Run For Your Lives Tour to them on the penultimate cease of our fiftieth anniversary celebrations.”

Smallwood thanked the Rock Corridor for Iron Maiden’s induction final week, saying: “Iron Maiden have all the time been about our relationship with our followers above the rest, together with awards and business accolades. Nonetheless, having stated that, it’s all the time good to be recognised and honoured for any achievements inside the music business too!”

Additionally among the many checklist of 2026 Rock Corridor inductees are Oasis, Billy Idol, Wu-Tang Clan, Pleasure Division/New Order and Phil Collins.

Like Iron Maiden, Oasis have shared related less-than-positive takes on the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame prior to now, with Liam Gallagher writing on X after the announcement of Oasis’s induction final week, considerably sarcastically:

“I wanna thank all of the individuals who voted for us. It’s an actual honour ever since I used to be just a little child and singing within the bathe I’d dream about at some point being within the RnR corridor of fame. It’s true what they are saying, something is feasible you probably have a dream.”

I wanna thank all of the individuals who voted for us it’s an actual honour ever since I used to be just a little child and singing within the bathe I’d dream about 1 day being within the RnR corridor of fame it’s true what they are saying something is feasible you probably have a dream LG x

— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) April 14, 2026

This yr’s Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame induction ceremony will probably be held on the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on 14 November.

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