Jon Bon Jovi Makes Surprise Appearance at EDM Festival
Jon Bon Jovi made a surprise appearance at an EDM festival during a set from DJ Armin van Buuren.
Ultra Music Festival Miami took place March 22-24, with van Buuren’s set falling on the final night of the festival.
The famed DJ introduced JBJ by telling the crowd, “I remember being a little kid and buying this guy’s album. Please welcome to the stage, the legend, Mr. Jon Bon Jovi!”
At this point during his set, van Buuren was playing his remix of the Bon Jovi classic “Keep the Faith.” The singer then tried to sing to the track, but there were clearly so cue issues. Regardless, it appears everyone still had a good time.
Later on Instagram, van Buuren shared videos from his set and photos with the Bon Jovi frontman. He captioned the post, “Can’t actually believe this happened! Thank you so much @jonbonjovi from @bonjovi for coming on stage with me to play my remix of ‘Keep The Faith.’ I’ll forever remember this moment!”
Armin van Buuren Clearly Digs Classic Rock
The appearance by Jon Bon Jovi isn’t the first time van Buuren has been joined by a classic rock icon at Ultra Music Festival.
Back in 2019, David Lee Roth joined the DJ during his set, which featured a remix of the Van Halen hit “Jump.” Diamond Dave seemed more at home at the EDM festival compared to JBJ. The van Buuren remix of “Jump” was eventually given a proper studio version release in May 2019.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, van Buuren said of the remix, “I’m sure that a lot of the kids I’m gonna play for are probably not even familiar with the original and how big of a track it was when it was released … Plus, it was an easy one to pick because I ask my crowd to jump, and the song has a deeper meaning, and I hope the kids get it when they hear the song, when they start to invest some time in the history of the song.”
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