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ARIA Hall of Fame

Since 1988 the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has inducted artists into its annual ARIA Hall of Fame. While most have been recognised at the annual ARIA Music Awards, in 2005 ARIA sought to create a separate standalone ceremony ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame event as only one or two acts could be inducted under the old format due to time restrictions.[1] Since 2005 VH1 obtained the rights to broadcast the show live on Foxtel, Austar and Optus networks;[2] and each year five or six acts were inducted into the Hall of Fame with an additional act inducted at the following ARIA Music Awards.[1]

ARIA Hall of Fame

To honour the growing number of legendary performers, producers, songwriters and others who have influenced music culture in Australia.

Australia

1988

At 1 July 2008 Hall of Fame ceremony, held at the Melbourne Town Hall, ARIA stated that the Hall of Fame ceremony would be completely separate from the ARIA Music Awards – there would be no additional inductees at the latter ceremony.[3] ARIA had opened the Hall of Fame ceremony to the general public for the first time,[3] and ARIA president Ed St John announced that a new annual exhibition, at the Arts Centre Melbourne from November, would showcase memorabilia honouring the Hall of Fame inductees.[4] In 2011, the ceremony returned to the general ARIA Music Awards with two new inductees.[5] In late 2017 ARIA partnered with Arts Centre Melbourne and the Australian music industry to establish the Australian Music Vault at Arts Centre Melbourne, which includes an honour board for all the inductees since 1988.[6]

as a solo artist in 1991, as a member of Little River Band in 2004.

Glenn Shorrock

and George Young of Vanda & Young as songwriters and producers in 1988, as members of The Easybeats in 2005.

Harry Vanda

as a member of Cold Chisel in 1993, as a solo artist in 2005.

Jimmy Barnes

as a solo artist and producer in 1989, as a member of Daddy Cool in 2006.

Ross Wilson

as a member of Divinyls in 2006, as a member of Hoodoo Gurus in 2007.

Richard Grossman

as a member of Daddy Cool in 2006, as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons in 2007.

Gary Young

Tim Finn and Paul Hester as members of both Split Enz in 2005 and Crowded House in 2016.

Neil Finn

as a member of Sherbet in 1990, as a solo artist in 2017.

Daryl Braithwaite

ARIA

ARIA Music Awards

VH1 Australia

List of music museums

Hall of Fame inductees (alphabetical category)

ARIA Hall of Fame website

Official ARIA Awards website

ARIA site explaining ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame concept

2008 ARIA Hall of Fame Inductees' biographies

Learn more about the ARIA Hall of Fame inductees in Music Australia