The Weeknd And Jimmy Fallon Make Fordham Students Groove To Blinding Lights
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The crowd broke into loud cheers as The Weeknd started to perform Blinding Lights with Jimmy Fallon.
Grammy Award-winning singer The Weeknd and Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon gave the seniors at Fordham University a graduation bash they will remember for the rest of their lives. The students were surprised to see Jimmy Fallon appearing at their graduation celebration to perform as a DJ. The Tonight Show took to their official Instagram page to share glimpses of the moment when Fallon and The Weeknd teamed up to throw the most unexpected graduation bash of the year.
In the reel, Fallon was seen hyping up the crowd with, 'Yo, what's up! Congratulations, class of 2025!" which was met with loud cheers and applause. He got the crowd warmed up to the intro of The Weeknd's Blinding Lights. The joyous sea of students started to groove to the beats of this track when they got interrupted by The Weeknd himself as the singer waltzed through the doors, leaving the students starstruck. The crowd broke into a loud cheer as The Weeknd started to perform Blinding Lights with Jimmy Fallon, crashing their graduation party at the Lincoln Center campus in New York City.
During the chorus, Fallon was seen jumping up to the front and grabbing a microphone to join the singer. Both Fallon and The Weeknd were seen dancing with Fordham's mascot, Ramses, in turn. The singer then shifted to another song, I Can't Feel My Face, and the crowd was captured singing word-to-word. At the end of their performance, Fallon and The Weeknd shared a hug and shouted to the crowd, 'That's how you do it! Goodbye, everyone!" And with that, the duo wrapped up their set.
Later on Thursday night, the singer appeared on The Tonight Show hosted by Fallon, where both of the stars were seen raving about each other's performances. Discussing the experience with Fordham seniors, the singer revealed he didn't expect the response to be that crazy.
According to Fordham University, the idea of inviting Fallon and The Weeknd to crash the graduation celebration came from a senior at the college named Nina Polaris, who is majoring in theater and is currently working as an intern at the Tonight Show.
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