BLACK KEYS, THOMAS, ULRICH TO JOIN ROCK HALL CEREMONY

The Black Keys, Rob Thomas and Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich will participate in this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on 4/8 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Tickets for the 31^st Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will go on sale 2/5 with a special pre-sale window for Citi cardmembers starting 2/1. Details about performances and presenters will be announced at a later date. The Induction Ceremony will premiere on HBO in April.

In addition to the previously announced inductees—Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, N.W.A and Steve Miller— Bert Burns will receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award for Lifetime Achievement. Berns, who died in 1967 at the age of 38, was a songwriter and producer behind hits such as “Piece Of My Heart,” “Twist and Shout,” “Here Comes the Night” and “Brown Eyed Girl.”