Last night (November 14), the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2026 induction ceremony took place at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, where Joy Division and New Order were simultaneously honored, with Trent Reznor handling their induction speech. Given the band members’ decades-long feud, only Hook showed up to the event. He was joined by Deftones to perform Joy Division’s eternal hit “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” with Chino Moreno handling lead vocals, and then Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry took over on the mic for New Order’s “Bizarre Love Triangle.” Watch footage of their performance below.
“I’m on my own, but I’m not alone,” Hook said during his acceptance speech on behalf of both bands. “For me, it’s been a wild 50 years. I’ve been happy, I’ve been mad, I’ve been heartbroken in equal measures, but I’m still fucking here. Music is eternal, fans are eternal, and we are eternally grateful.” Hook did not mention his former bandmates by name at any point or thank them, apart from Joy Division’s late singer, Ian Curtis.
Joy Division and New Order are, of course, two different bands, but they were nominated as a package deal twice in the past, in 2023 and 2025, before earning the official selection in 2026. Their bundling makes sense considering Joy Division’s surviving members formed New Order after Curtis died in 1980. Hook’s beef with New Order is infamous. He left the band in 2007 and then spent years in a legal battle over royalties with his former bandmates. He previously said he wouldn’t appear at the induction ceremony’s podium with the group unless they apologized to him, and that he would be willing to perform together again if they did. Looks like the reunion bets are off.
This year, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony was not live streamed. Instead, fans can tune in to watch a broadcast of the event on ABC and Disney+ on December 8. This other 2026 inductees were Oasis, Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Wu-Tang Clan, Sade, Billy Idol, and Luther Vandross. The Early Influence Award was handed out to Fela Kuti, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, and Gram Parsons this year. Meanwhile, the Musical Excellence Awards went to Linda Creed and Rick Rubin, among others, while the late Ed Sullivan honored with the 2026 Ahmet Ertegun Award for non-artists.
