Bon Jovi make surprise performance at US graduation ceremony

(16 May 2017)
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East Rutherford, New Jersey, 15 May 2017
1. Bon Jovi walking onto stage onto stage, UPSOUND (English) "Hello, congratulations. It's good to be here. Before we start I just like to say, first and foremost, congratulations to the class of 2017!"
2. Medium of Bon Jovi perfoming "Reunion"
3 . SOUNDBITE (English) Jon Bon Jovi, lead singer of Bon Jovi:
"OK, so here we are backstage in Met Life Stadium, a venue I know very well, a locker room I know very well, to perform a surprise Bon Jovi song at the graduation of Fairleigh Dickinson University. We had a nationwide contest where kids would tweet their college memories in order to win the band surprising someone somewhere and performing the song that I wrote for another commencement, and since then it's become a record and, anyhow, the song is called "Reunion". So here we are at Met Life stadium to surprise the kids from Fairleigh Dickinson."
4 . Medium of Bon Jovi perfoming "Reunion"
5 . SOUNDBITE (English) Jon Bon Jovi, lead singer of Bon Jovi:
"No, no, it was just, you know, like, our team talking and this song I was very proud of because I wanted something different than the usual commencement speech, so I wrote an original song about the idea of a graduation and what happens on life's journey, and it all came together and we included it on the new album."
6. Medium of Bon Jovi perfoming "Reunion"
7 . SOUNDBITE (English) Jon Bon Jovi, lead singer of Bon Jovi:
"In short, I would tell them one thing: whatever your vision and version of your life is going to be going forward, do it in pencil because the great thing is the journey is about to happen and you may take some twists and turns along the way that lead you to somewhere you never even dreamed of going and the beautiful thing is, take pictures of everything that you've seen to get you to your destination. It's a great journey out there, enjoy the book that you're writing."
8. Medium of Bon Jovi perfoming "Reunion", UPSOUND (English): "Thank you, good luck class of 2017. We'll see you."
STORYLINE:
BON JOVI MAKE SURPRISE PERFORMANCE AT UNIVERSITY GRADUATION CEREMONY
The rock band Bon Jovi surprised graduates and guests at Fairleigh Dickinson University's commencement exercises Tuesday (16 MAY 2017) by putting on an impromptu performance.
Fairleigh Dickinson won a nationwide contest to bring the New Jersey-based band to play their graduation by generating the most interest on social media.
Jon Bon Jovi, who was born and raised in Sayreville, New Jersey, spoke to the graduates before the band performed "Reunion," a song about a class gathering years later to share memories of their lives.
"Today marks the end of one chapter in your life and the start of another," he said from a stage at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, where the band has played to sold-out crowds many times. "Enjoy the book; you're the one writing it.
"Don't take anything personally. Accept both praise and criticism equally, but take neither to heart. There are many surprises awaiting you on the journey."
The contest was run by MTVU, and asked students across the country to tweet their best college moments with the hashtag #JBJReunionContest.
"Reunion" was first performed by Bon Jovi in 2015 at the commencement exercises for Rutgers University, and appears on the band's current album "This House Is Not For Sale."
Most of the students did not know Bon Jovi would be appearing until they were already inside the stadium, home field for the NFL's Jets and Giants.

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