British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will not attend their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame this year, citing a conflict with their scheduled tour dates.

The ceremony is set to take place on November 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, but IRON MAIDEN will be on an Australian tour around that time.

According to an email from IRON MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood to Billboard, "As the most observant have already noticed, the band will be on tour in Australia around the November date of the induction ceremony for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in Los Angeles.

In accepting, IRON MAIDEN made it very clear to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame that the fans always come first and that the shows will, of course, go on." The band's Australasian tour kicks off on November 7 with two shows at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, followed by dates in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.

Support on the trek comes from MEGADETH.

IRON MAIDEN is among the artists being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame class of 2026 Performer category alongside Phil Collins, Billy Idol, JOY DIVISION/NEW ORDER, OASIS, Sade, Luther Vandross, and WU-TANG CLAN.

Other honorees include Celia Cruz, Fela Kuti, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Gram Parsons, Linda Creed, Arif Mardin, Jimmy Miller, Rick Rubin, and Ed Sullivan.

The induction ceremony will air on ABC and Disney+ in December.

IRON MAIDEN has been eligible for induction since 2005, but they have never made a big deal about it.

In fact, the band's bassist Steve Harris said seven years ago that he didn't care if they were inducted or not.

"I don't mind that we're not in things like that," he told Rolling Stone.

"I don't think about things like that.

It's very nice if people give you awards or accolades, but we didn't get into the business for that sort of thing." IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson has also been vocal about his disdain for the Rock Hall.

In 2018, he called it "an utter and complete load of bollocks" during a spoken-word gig in Australia.

"Rock and roll music does not belong in a mausoleum in Cleveland," he added.

"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.