Salmonella Dub allegedly turned down the opportunity to be the 2017 Legacy Award winner and Hall of Fame inductee at the 2017 New Zealand Music Awards . The band requested that Wellington post-punk band Beat Rhythm Fashion perform as part of the induction ceremony , however , it was claimed that the award organisers turned down the request , saying that Beat Rhythm Fashion was " too obscure " for the broad television audience of the music awards . Salmonella Dub then turned down the Hall of Fame entry . However , there was no confirmation of this from the Hall of Fame organisers nor independent sources
2017 New Zealand Music Awards
2017 New Zealand Music Awards
New Zealand Music Hall of Fame