Paul Bergen\/Redferns, Getty Images<\/span><\/p> Oasis became Hall eligible in 2024. They appeared as a nominee that year, and 2025 as well, before earning induction on this their third time on the ballot.<\/p>\n Liam<\/a> and Noel Gallagher<\/a> have never been bashful about their opinions, and the famously temperamental brothers started offering sharp assessments of the Hall well before they were first nominated.<\/p>\n In a 2019 conversation, Noel admitted he had been approached by a Hall of Fame representative who suggested the band had a good chance of earning induction one day. \u201cI said, \u2018Let me f\u2014ing stop you there,\u201d the rocker recalled. \u201cI know what it is, I know where it entails. It won’t be f\u2014ing happening, ok?\u201d<\/p>\n Noel went on to reveal he\u2019d visited the Hall of Fame and checked out their museum.<\/p>\n \u201cThey showed me all these exhibits of Oasis stuff and it was, you know, it’s a great place and all that but I won’t be doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Oasis Albums Ranked Worst to Best<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Liam has been even more harsh than his brother. In a variety of social media posts he\u2019s insisted the Hall of Fame is “a load of bollox\u201d and “full of wankers.\u201d Liam has also seemingly bristled with the non-rock members who have been nominated for the Hall. \u201cAs much as I love Mariah Carey and all that, I want to say: do me a favour and f\u2014 off,\u201d he told The Sunday Times<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s like putting me in the rap hall of fame, and I don\u2019t want to be part of anything that mentally disturbed. Besides, I\u2019ve done more for rock n\u2019 roll than half of them clowns on that board.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite all of these comments, Liam surprisingly admitted he\u2019d attend if Oasis ever got in, telling a fan on Twitter he\u2019d \u201cObv go collect it and tell the panel of judges how lovely they all look thank all the fans that voted for us and wreck the gaff.\u201d<\/p>\n Paul Natkin, Getty Images<\/span><\/p> While Oasis has only had a short wait for induction, Iron Maiden have been eligible since 2005. The metal giants have long been regarded as one of the Hall of Fame\u2019s most egregious omissions \u2013 a situation that hasn\u2019t been ignored by the band or its fans.<\/p>\n “Rock and roll music does not belong in a mausoleum in Cleveland,” Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson declared in 2018. “It’s a living, breathing thing, and if you put it in a museum, then it’s dead. It’s worse than horrible, it’s vulgar.”<\/p>\n At the time, Dickinson insisted: “If we’re ever inducted, I will refuse – they won’t bloody be having my corpse in there.” Four years later, his opinion hadn\u2019t changed.<\/p>\n \u201cI actually think the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is an utter, complete load of bollocks to be honest with you,\u201d Dickinson remarked in 2022. “It\u2019s run by a bunch of sanctimonious bloody Americans who wouldn\u2019t know rock\u2019n\u2019roll if it hit them in the face.”<\/p>\n READ MORE: Iron Maiden Albums Ranked Worst to Best<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n While Dickinson has been pointed in his dismissal of the Hall, Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris<\/a> has been more tempered in his remarks.<\/p>\n “I\u2019ve never been worried about [induction into the Hall],” he noted in 2023. “I\u2019m not one way or the other. I\u2019m not really against it or anything like that, but, you know, if people get recognized there that\u2019s fine.<\/p>\n “But I\u2019ve never been bothered with it,” he continued. “We\u2019ve never done music to be in some Hall of Fame or whatever. And also, if it was a thing that was voted by fans, that\u2019d be ok, but the way it works, it doesn\u2019t matter how many fans vote, it only counts as one vote. So it doesn\u2019t really represent anything.\u201d<\/p>\n While neither of these artists can be considered predictable, reading the tea leaves we can make an educated guess on both.<\/p>\n For Oasis, there is some precedent: The band infamously had a complicated relationship with the BRIT Awards, simultaneously mocking the U.K.\u2019s biggest awards show while also dominating many of the categories. At various points, the Gallaghers used their acceptance speeches as a way to get it snide comments, take swipes at their rivals and even throw the trophy they\u2019d just won to fans in the crowd.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> 25 Rock Stars Who’ve Criticized the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n While we don\u2019t foresee anything quite to that degree, it\u2019s easy to imagine Liam and Noel basking in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame spotlight in a sort of told-you-so middle finger to their naysayers. Plus, for as much as the brothers mock stuffy awards presentations, they also love any chance to bask in their own greatness.<\/p>\n When Oasis was announced as part of the 2026 Hall of Fame class, Liam took to social media and expressed his (possibly exaggerated) excitement<\/a>. We predict he and his brother will be there, and their acceptance speech may be the biggest must-see moment of the 2026 ceremony.<\/p>\n On the other side, Iron Maiden\u2019s situation is more convoluted. By all accounts, Dickinson is a man of pride and purpose \u2013 one who doesn\u2019t seem likely to change his views on the Hall of Fame. We don\u2019t think he\u2019ll attend, but we predict several other of the band\u2019s members will. Among them, Harris, drummer Nicko McBrain<\/a> (he\u2019s called the Hall of Fame \u201ca great accolade\u201d in the past) and guitarist Adrian Smith<\/a>. Without Dickinson, the band may choose to skip the performance section of the night \u2013 or perhaps we\u2019ll see a few famous admirers of Iron Maiden take the mic in the frontman\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n HOF execs have been labeled “faceless tuxedo-wearing morons” and “spineless weasels.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Matthew Wilkening<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nOasis\u2019 Messy Hall of Fame History<\/h3>\n
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