The VH1 Rock Honors were an annual ceremony that pays homage to bands who influenced the sound of rock music. This began in 2006, and the final event took place in 2008. The general format of each show is for modern bands to "pay tribute" to classic greats of the rock/metal world (by covering a song of theirs), after which time the artist being paid tribute to plays multiple songs. The 2006 and 2007 featured numerous inductees, whereas the 2008 s...
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The VH1 Rock Honors were an annual ceremony that pays homage to bands who influenced the sound of rock music. This began in 2006, and the final event took place in 2008. The general format of each show is for modern bands to "pay tribute" to classic greats of the rock/metal world (by covering a song of theirs), after which time the artist being paid tribute to plays multiple songs. The 2006 and 2007 featured numerous inductees, whereas the 2008 show only featured one (The Who), albeit with multiple bands paying tribute. Currently, VH1 has no plans of a CD or DVD release of any show.
The ceremony was held at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on May 25, 2006. The first ever Rock Honors aired May 31, 2006, honoring rock icons Queen, Judas Priest, Def Leppard, and Kiss. The show was hosted by Jaime Pressly. In Latin America it aired on June 7.
The ceremony opened with the Foo Fighters performing the Queen classic "Tie Your Mother Down." They were soon joined...
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