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Celebrate The Rock Hall's 25th Anniversary By Watching Conan O'Brien Go Crazy At Its Opening

Things went downhill when the late-night comedian came to Cleveland for the museum’s opening ceremony and wreaked havoc. 

by Sheehan Hannan | Sep. 11, 2020 | 6:30 PM

Late-night star Conan O’Brien, of the fire-engine hair and long-running television show Conan, came to Cleveland in 1995 to mark the opening of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame museum.

O’Brien was then the host of Late Night with Conan O'Brien on NBC, and one would expect him to bring celebrity interviews and Hollywood glitz with him to the Forest City. Instead, America’s favorite redhead learned absolutely nothing, mildly annoyed several bystanders and went bonkers-crazy over the craft-service spread.

Check it out below in honor of the museum’s 25th anniversary this month.

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