File this under “holy crap, I would’ve given a limb to be at this:” Prince and Stevie Wonder performed a secret concert at the White House for the Obamas and, well, a roster of Very Important And/Or Famous People.
Consequence of Sound reports that, while Prince was in town for two sold out shows at the Warner Theater (at least one of which proved why Prince “is the best person who has ever done this whole music thing” in the eyes of the Post’s pop music critic Chris Richards), he also performed a super secret concert at the White House on Saturday night, where, in addition to the Obamas, Russell Wilson, Ciara, Jon Bon Jovi, James Taylor, Tyler Perry, Stevie Wonder, and others were in attendance. Wonder, according to reports, joined Prince for a performance of “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours.”
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest did not confirm to reporters if Prince performed a secret show, except for saying there was an event and “that the Obamas paid for the entire event themselves,” CoS reports. It seems Wilson didn’t get the whole “keep it on the down low” memo:
