Machine Gun Kelly's bond with his hometown of Cleveland is stronger than ever. The rapper-rocker hosted MGK Day on Sunday along with a number of other charity events celebrating The Land throughout the weekend.
Kelly reportedly busted out a 25-track headlining set Sunday night on the streets of Cleveland, but he saved a few tricks up his sleeve when he surprised his die-hard fans with appearances from Travis Barker and Blink-182's Jelly Roll at the block party.
Barker, who produced the Billboard 200-topping My Downfall tickets, he played drums on hits like “My Ex's Best Friend” as well as Jelly Roll and MGK's new collaboration “Lonely Road”. The John Denver-sampling track debuted at No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Today is about my brother right,” Jelly Roll told the hometown hero crowd standing by. “This is his day, this is his week, this is his city. And right now I want you to be the strongest you've been all night for MGK!”
Detroit's Tee Grizzley also made the trip to take the stage with Machine Gun Kelly, where he performed the “First Day Out” banger as well as his “The Sopranos” collaboration with MGK.
After the block party festivities, MGK took a moment to X to get emotional about his love letter to Cleveland and the fan journey he's been on since the late 2000s.
“My eyes are too dry to cry, but damn Cleveland that was legendary tonight. WE DID IT” he wrote
The 34-year-old thanked Barker and Jelly Roll for coming out and making the night special. “I can't believe you pulled. I love you so much my friend” he wrote on JR, before focusing on Travis Barker, who made quite the commute to get to MGK Day.
“Man you actually got off a plane and drove 3 hours to show up today @travisbarker I can't thank you enough for being a big brother to me.” Kelly said. “Playing Lonely Road with you and being jealous in front of my hometown after all those studio nights working on it meant more than you know.”
It was a non-stop busy weekend for Machine Gun Kelly, who also hosted a Skate & BMXing Expo, a nightclub party with Nelly performing “Air Force Ones,” and a charity softball game.
Find more of the highlights from MGK Day below.
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