LAS VEGAS - MAY 25: Bassist Rick Savage of Def Leppard performs with Brian May of Queen during the VH1 Rock Honors at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on May 25, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Last night at the VH1 Honors, QUEEN guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor opened the show with the FOO FIGHTERS, who were paying tribute to QUEEN at the event.
Brian May, Roger Taylor and Paul Rodgers went on to storm through Under Press, The Show Must Go On, We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions.
Brian also joined Def Leppard in their set- "20th Century Boy".
"VH1 Rock Honors" setlist – May 25, 2006 at Mandalay Bay Events Center - Las Vegas, NV:
FOO FIGHTERS w/ Brian May and Roger Taylor:
Tie Your Mother Down
QUEEN: w/ Paul Rodgers
Under Pressure
The Show Must Go On
We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions - WITH 3 DRUMMERS !!!!
GODSMACK:
Medley: The Hellion / Electric Eye / Victim Of Changes / Hell Bent For Leather
JUDAS PRIEST:
Breakin' The Law
You've Got Another Thing Comin'
The Green Manalishi (with the Two Pronged Crown)
THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS:
Photograph
DEF LEPPARD: - with Brian May
Rock Of Ages
Rocket
20th Century Boy (from their new cover album Yeah! with NOTE: WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION WHETHER BRIAN ON ALL 3 LEPP SONGS. HE CERTAINLY REHEARSED 20TH CENTURY BOY - AT WHAT POINT HE JOINED THEM ON STAGE. Ed.)
ALL-STAR BAND:
Band featuring Rob Zombie, Ace Frehley, Slash, Gilby Clarke, Scott Ian, Tommy Lee:
God Of Thunder
KISS:
Detroit Rock City
Deuce
Love Gun
Makin' Love
VH1 HONORS PRESS RELEASE: VH1 ROCKED SIN CITY AT ITS FIRST ANNUAL 'VH1 ROCK HONORS'
PRESS RELEASE: VH1 Rocked Sin City at Its First Annual 'VH1 Rock Honors' Paying Homage to the Music and Influence of KISS, QUEEN, Def Leppard and Judas Preist
Friday May 26, 8:00 am ET
JAIME PRESSLY HOSTED WITH TRIBUTE PERFORMANCCES BY FOO FIGHETERS, GODSMACK, THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECETS, PAUL RODGERS, TOMMY LEE, SLASH, SCOTT IAN, GILBY CARKE, ROB ZOMBIE AND SURPRISE GUEST ACE FREHLEY
Speclal Appearances by Kiefer Sutherland, Gina Gershon, Jaime Kennedy, Natasha Henstridge, Brittany Snow, Jim Breuer and Penn Jillette
'VH1 Rock Honors' Premieres May 31 at 9PM*
LAS VEGAS, May 26 - VH1 rocked sin city HARD! Tonight [25 May] rock royalty received the ultimate form of flattery as some of today's hottest rock acts honored legendary bands KISS, Queen, Def Leppard and Judas Priest at VH1's first annual "VH1 Rock Honors."
Taped at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, "VH1 Rock Honors," which premieres Wednesday, May 31 at 9PM*, saluted the ground-breaking bands of rock, the once in a lifetime events and the influential people who made a lasting mark on the history of hard rock.
The night opened with rock royalty as the Foo Fighters joined Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor for an explosive performance of "Tie Your Mother Down." Queen and Paul Rodgers proved why they are the champions of rock as they performed a medley of Queen's hit songs "Under Pressure," "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions."
Godsmack delivered the ultimate rock smack-down with their rendition of Judas Priest's "Hell Bent For Leather," "Metal Gods," The Hellion," "Electric Eye" and "Victim Of Changes." As Judas Priest took the stage, the crowd chanted their name and head-banged their way through the outlaw classic "Breaking The Law." They went wild when front man Rob Halford, on a motorcycle, showed the crowd why "You've Got Another Thing Coming."
The All-American Rejects fired up the stage with their rendition of the Def Leppard hit "Photograph." Def Leppard had the crowd roaring with "Rock of Ages" and "Rocket."
The final performance of the night featured an All Star band tribute to KISS with surprise guest Ace Frehley, Tommy Lee, Slash, Scott Ian, Gilby Clarke and Rob Zombie performing KISS' "God Of Thunder." KISS ended the night by taking the stage in full make-up with a no holds barred performance of their ferocious hit "Detroit Rock City" and " Love Gun"
The show also included appearances by Kiefer Sutherland, Gina Gershon, Jaime Kennedy, Jim Breuer, Natasha Henstridge, Brittany Snow and Penn Jillette.
MHD: Music High-Definition channel, MTV Networks new High Definition Television channel will air "VH1 Rock Honors" on Wednesday, May 31 at 9 PM*, during its first-ever simulcast. VH1 Classic will also air "VH1 Rock Honors" beginning the week of June 5.
Beginning Tuesday, May 30, VSPOT, VH1's broadband channel will offer exclusive performances from "VH1 Rock Honors" honorees and tribute bands that will not be seen during the show's television broadcast. Additional VSPOT content will include exclusive interviews with "VH1 Rock Honors" honorees, presenters and performers and "Air to the Throne" air guitar performances from the red carpet. Check it all out on VSPOT at
http://vspot.vh1.com.
For more information go to
http://www.vh1.com and check out interactive honoree profiles, exclusive programming, show information and more.
On Memorial Day weekend, The VH1 Radio Network will present a "VH1 Rock Honors Special: Queen, Judas Priest, Def Leppard and KISS Get Honors. Hosted by VH1 Classic personality Eddie Trunk, the one-hour radio special will feature music and exclusive interviews from the bands being saluted at VH1 Rock Honors and from musicians the honorees have inspired to rock!
The VH1 Radio Network will present a live simulcast of VH1 Rock Honors on Wednesday, May 31st at 9 PM
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