Bon Jovi performs on South Florida pier as part of virtual inauguration celebration
With the ocean as a backdrop, rocker Jon Bon Jovi sang the Beatles’ song “Here Comes the Sun” on a South Florida pier as part of President Joe Biden’s virtual inauguration celebration. Although the pier wasn’t identified on the program, many on social media recognized it as the one in Dania Beach, in southern Broward County.
The prime-time show, dubbed Celebrating America, aired live beginning at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday on networks including ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, MSNBC, and PBS.
Hosted by actor Tom Hanks from Washington D.C., the show also featured performances from different states Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake and Demi Lovato. James Beard Award-winning chef José Andrés, who founded the organization World Central Kitchen, spoke about tackling food insecurity during the pandemic. Andrés, who owns restaurants in the Miami area as well as in other cities, spoke from Washington, D.C., where he had fed thousands of security personnel protecting Wednesday’s inauguration.
Bon Jovi’s lip-synced performance was introduced by Anthony Gaskin, an essential worker who delivers for UPS in Virginia.
“And now, I have a special delivery for you, from Miami Jon Bon Jovi,” he said.
A map then pinpoints to Miami before showing Bon Jovi and his band on an empty pier.
Here comes the sun do, do, do
Here comes the sun
And I say it’s all right
This story was originally published January 20, 2021 at 10:14 PM.
