The gala event was held at The Avalon in Hollywood, Los Angeles, hosted by Sammy Hagar, with assistance from Billy Gibbons, Scott Ian, Henry Rollins and Monty Python icon Eric Idle.

Presentations took place after live performances by Scott Weiland and the WIldabouts and Rival Sons, with California Breed playing at the interval and supergroup Kings Of Chaos - including Hagar, Gibbons, Joe Elliott and Glenn Hughes - closing the evening.