Twenty One Pilots to cover The White Stripes in tribute at Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2025 ceremony

Twenty One Pilots will perform ‘Seven Nation Army’ to honour the induction of The White Stripes into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

The annual ceremony is taking place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles next Saturday (November 8), and Jack and Meg White will be one of the inductees, alongside OutKast, Soundgarden, Cyndi Lauper, Chubby Checker, Bad Company and Joe Cocker. The show will be streamed live on Disney+.

One performance at the ceremony will be a rendition of The White Stripes’ signature 2003 track ‘Seven Nation Army’ by Twenty One Pilots, another high-profile singer/drummer duo. Bad Company will also play at the show, while the surviving members of Soundgarden will be joined by Brandi Carlile, Taylor Momsen and members of Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam and Heart.

It has not been confirmed whether either Jack or Meg White will perform or appear at the ceremony in person.

In addition to the above inductees, Salt-N-Pepa and Warren Zevon will also be given the Musical Influence Award at the ceremony, Thom Bell, Nicky Hopkins and Carol Kaye will be presented with the Musical Excellence Award and Lenny Waronker will pick up the Ahmed Ertegun Award.

Last year saw Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Kool & The Gang, Peter Frampton, Foreigner and Dave Matthews Band, Mary J Blige and A Tribe Called Quest inducted.

Presenting the #RockHall2025 Inductees…
Bad Company ⭐ Thom Bell ⭐ Chubby Checker ⭐ Joe Cocker ⭐ Nicky Hopkins ⭐ Carol Kaye ⭐ Cyndi Lauper ⭐ Outkast ⭐ Salt-N-Pepa ⭐ Soundgarden ⭐ Lenny Waronker ⭐ The White Stripes ⭐ Warren Zevon pic.twitter.com/rcLtTrgg0Y

— Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (@rockhall) April 28, 2025

This week, Jack White shared a viral cover of ‘Seven Nation Army’ being performed on the streets of Iran, as filmed by journalist Afshin Ismaeli. The busking band can be seen playing the tune in Tehran with a swarm of locals surrounding them.

Recently Jack White also joined IDLES on stage to perform ‘Never Fight A Man With A Perm’ at Riot Fest. The band’s frontman Joe Talbot told the crowd it was “a great honour” to play with White, before White launched into a raucous breakdown.

White also appeared with Ringo Starr to perform The Beatles‘ ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’ at Bourbon & Beyond 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky.

As for Twenty One Pilots, they recently appeared to fans for the safe return of a USB drive that had “significant meaning for the band and its history”.

They are also set to headline Electric Castle 2026 alongside The Cure in Transylvania from July 16 through 19. You can find any remaining tickets here.