Fall Out Boy is due to do a pre-inauguration show for President-elect Joe Biden after his parents met to work for the future president
- We the People is a pre-opening concert for President-elect Joe Biden
- After Biden won, Wentz posted a photo of himself as a child being held by Biden
- He called Prez-elected ‘a beacon of empathy, compassion and kindness’
- Keegan-Michael Key and Debra Messing will co-host the show
- Lady Gaga will sing The Star-Spangled Banner
Fall Out Boy is scheduled to play We the People, a pre-opening concert for President-elect Joe Biden, when his parents met to work for the future president.
After Biden defeated Trump in November, Wentz posted a photo of himself as a child being held by Biden alongside his mother, Dale Lewis Wentz.
“My parents met when working for Joe Biden in the Senate in the 1970s,” he said. ‘To me, he is a beacon of empathy, compassion and kindness.’
The most recent: Fall Out Boy is scheduled to play We the People, a pre-inauguration concert for President-elect Joe Biden, when Pete Wentz’s parents met while working for the future president
Wentz and his bandmates endorsed Biden in his winning bid against Donald Trump, with a poignant statement from the band’s Instagram page on October 27.
“This is the most important election of our life, and staying out is not an option,” said the band. “We support Joe Biden. So, please go vote. Lives depend on it. ‘
Pete opened his mouth about his association with the new AP commander in chief in the midst of the 2008 elections, when Biden was a running mate with former President Barack Obama.
‘I wouldn’t be here at all, actually, because my parents met while working for Biden,’ he told the AP in 2008. ‘They met on the campaign, so they have this special affection for Joe. He went to their wedding. If it weren’t for Joe Biden, I wouldn’t exist as a human being. ‘
Setback: After Biden beat Trump in November, Wentz posted a photo of himself as a child being held by Biden alongside his mother, Dale Lewis Wentz
Fall Out Boy (LR) Patrick Stump, Andy Hurley, Wentz and Joe Trohman were photographed in LA at the 2019 Grammy
At the time, Wentz also used Tumblr to endorse Biden with his father Pete Wentz Sr.
The rocker wrote: ‘So, I think it’s a great day for everyone – one way or the other, no matter what you’re thinking. I don’t want to force anyone on my point of view. I’m just a guy in a band that doesn’t spell very well, much less have a degree in anything. ‘
He said, according to The Washington Post, ‘so I turned to my dad (he has some much better degrees and spelling, and he’s a hero to me). Blech is done with this … Here’s what he had to say.
His father wrote: ‘I spent the weekend and now I am working on the Obama campaign. My mother and I met in Washington when we were Senator Biden’s legislative assistants when he was in his first term.
– I worked on his campaign and his mother worked in the Foreign Affairs Service. We started out as friends and the rest is history. ‘
The January 18 virtual show, which will be publicly closed, will also include appearances by James Taylor, Carole King, will.i.am, with Keegan-Michael Key and Debra Messing co-presenting the proceedings, according to People. Lady Gaga will sing The Star-Spangled Banner for the show.