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 slew of other charity events celebrating The Land throughout the weekend.
Kelly reportedly ripped through a 25-track headlining set Sunday evening in the streets of Cleveland, but saved a few tricks up his sleeve when surprising his die-hard hometown fans with appearances from Blink-182’s Travis Barker and Jelly Roll at the block party.
Barker, who produced the Billboard 200-topping Tickets to My Downfall, played the drums on hits such as “My Ex’s Best Friend” as well as Jelly Roll and MGK’s new collab “Lonely Road.” The John Denver-sampling track debuted at No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Today is all about my brother right her,” Jelly Roll told the crowd of the hometown hero standing next to him. “This is his day, this is his week, this is his city. And right now I want you to be the loudest you’ve been all f—ing night for MGK!”
Detroit’s Tee Grizzley also made the trip to hit the stage with Machine Gun Kelly, where he performed his “First Day Out” banger as well as his “The Sopranos” collaboration with MGK.
Following the block party’s festivities, MGK took a moment on X to get emotional about his love letter to Cleveland and his journey with the fans that has been running high since the late 2000s.
“My eyes too dry to cry but damn cleveland that was legendary tonight wtf. WE DID THAT,” he wrote.
The 34-year-old thanked Barker and Jelly Roll for coming out and making the night special. “Can’t believe you pulled up. love you so much dude,” he wrote to JR, before focusing on Travis Barker, who made quite the commute to get to MGK Day.
“Dude you really hopped off a plane and drove 3 hours to show up for me today @travisbarker i can’t thank you enough for being a big brother to me,” Kelly said. “Playing Lonely Road with you and jelly in front of my city after all those studio nights working on it meant more than you know.”
It was a nonstop busy weekend for Machine Gun Kelly, who also hosted a Skate & BMXing showcase, a nightclub party featuring Nelly performing “Air Force Ones,” as well as a charity softball game.
Find more of the highlights from MGK Day below.
