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Bruce Springsteen<\/a>, Eddie Vedder<\/a> and U2<\/a>‘s Bono<\/a> and the Edge<\/a> are among the\u00a0music stars who will perform on Thursday at the grand opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center\u00a0in Chicago, where the former president spent years working as a community organizer\u00a0and politician.<\/p>\n “We are bringing together some of today’s most prominent voices and global icons for the Obama Presidential Center Grand Opening Ceremony,” the Obama Foundation announced in a Wednesday social media post, which you can see below. “The festivities will livestream globally at 11 a.m. CT, Thursday, June 18 \u2014 don\u2019t miss it!”<\/p>\n Other performers\u00a0helping to open the library, museum and educational center include Stevie Wonder<\/a>, Christina Aguilera, Common, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Marc Anthony and the Roots. The ceremony will also\u00a0feature\u00a0remarks and special appearances by actor Marsai Martin, Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett and board chair Marty Nesbitt, as well as an invocation led by\u00a0Pastor Joel Hunter and spiritual leader Joshua DuBois.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Bruce Springsteen’s 10 Strongest Political Songs<\/a><\/p>\n You can tune into the livestream on Thursday at obama.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n The rockers tapped to perform at the\u00a0Barack Obama Presidential Center’s grand opening have plenty of history with the former president. In 2021, Springsteen and Obama published\u00a0Renegades: Born in the USA<\/a><\/em>, a book comprising “candid, intimate and entertaining conversations\u201d inspired by the duo’s\u00a0Renegades<\/em> podcast series.<\/p>\n Obama is also a noted fan of U2, having frequently used their “City of Blinding Lights” as walk-on music throughout his presidential campaign and two terms in office. And\u00a0Vedder, who was born in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, performed ahead of the president’s farewell address in 2017.<\/p>\n See our gallery of rockers with presidents below:<\/em><\/p>\n A number of these pairings run along straight political lines but at least one act proved to be an equal-opportunity shutterbug.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Nick DeRiso<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThese Rockers Have Long-Running Ties to Obama<\/h3>\n
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