The seventeenth class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees was initiated on March 18, 2002 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.

This year’s class included some classic names such as Tom Petty and the Talking Heads both of whom performed under the MAC rig. Green Day, a future Hall inductee hopeful, also performed.

Lighting Designer Tom Kenny used a large MAC rig that included 24 MAC 2000s, 38 MAC 600s, 22 MAC 500s, 42 MAC 300s and 12 MAC 250s all supplied by Paradigm Productions of Florida.

Inductees included Isaac Hayes, Brenda Lee, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Gene Pitney, Ramones, Talking Heads, Chet Atkins and Jim Stewart.

LC: Paradigm
LD: Tom Kenny
Lprg: Laura Frank
Gaffer: Michael Callahan
Staging Supervisor: Gary Lanvy
Production Designer: Tom McPhillips
Design Coordinator: Soren West
Grip: Eugene Meinenhoffer
Grip: Mike Grimes
LC: Nikki Brote
LC: Edy Orta