The Who were honored at the 2008 ceremony from the Pauley Pavilion at UCLA instead of the usual Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center. The concert consisted of an hour-long performance by the band as well as tributes by Incubus, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Flaming Lips, Adam Sandler and Tenacious D.
| Production | Lee Rolontz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rick Krim | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Flattery | Producer |
| Production | Patrizia Dimaria | Producer |
| Directing | David Mallet | Director |
| Production | Kelly Brock | Co-Producer |
| Production | David Wild | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Paul Flattery | Writer |
| Writing | David Wild | Writer |
| Production | Mike Saffran | Line Producer |
| Production | Kelly S. Cook | Coordinating Producer |
| Art | Keith Ian Raywood | Production Design |
| Lighting | Tom Kenny | Lighting Design |
| Art | Star Theodos Kahn | Art Direction |
| Production | Amy Leigh Johnson | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Brett Ostro | Production Manager |
| Production | Karen Scarminach | Production Manager |
| Production | Chris Vasquez | Production Manager |
| Crew | Victor Lam | Technical Supervisor |
| Directing | Garry Hood | Stage Director |
| Directing | Denny Barry | Stage Director |
| Directing | Rita Cosette | Stage Director |
| Directing | John Esposito | Stage Director |
| Directing | Roxanne Lozano | Stage Director |
| Directing | Vince Poxon | Stage Director |
| Directing | Tammy Raab | Stage Director |
| Directing | Eric Rhoden | Stage Director |
| Directing | Rob Sellers | Stage Director |
| Directing | Jackie Stathis | Stage Director |
| Production | Lara Fried | Associate Producer |
| Production | Lauren Quinn | Post Producer |
| Directing | Tom Bramlett | Stage Director |
| Directing | Michael E. Peter | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Randy Convertito | Clearances Consultant |
| Crew | Mike Grimes | Clearances Consultant |
| Crew | Jeanann Heise | Clearances Consultant |
| Crew | Abigail Kende | Clearances Consultant |
| Editing | Guy Harding | Editor |
| Editing | Gerrad A. Holtz | Editor |
| Editing | Hector Lopez | Editor |
| Editing | Nick Morris | Editor |
| Editing | Mark Stepp | Editor |
| Editing | Joey Castro | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Matthew Sakimoto | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Brian Riordan | Audio Post Coordinator |
| Production | Joe Fontao | Location Manager |
| Production | Meachun Clark | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Brittany Frattini-Cox | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Robert Magno | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Billie Sturtevant | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Nicole Gauthier | Script Coordinator |
| Production | Gregory Sills | Executive Producer |