Elton John said Friday that he'd played in some beautiful venues, but the stage in front of the White House, beneath a massive tent on a perfect autumn night, was 'probably the icing on the cake.'
U.S. President Joe Biden presents Elton John with the National Humanities Medal after a concert on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sept. 23, 2022, as first lady Jill Biden watches. Elton John said Friday that he'd played in some beautiful venues, but the stage in front of the White House, beneath a massive tent on a perfect autumn night, was "probably the icing on the cake."U.S.
The night, in fact, was called "A Night When Hope and History Rhyme," a reference to the poem Biden quoted by Ireland's Heaney. It's not clear whether the show will be broadcast. John has worked with A+E in the past on his global HIV/AIDS charity, the Elton John Foundation, which has raised more than US$525 million to combat the virus around the world.
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