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Lady Gaga, Lenny Kravitz to perform at DNC bash in Camden

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The artists will perform just hours before Hillary Clinton is expected to take the stage to accept her party's nomination for president.

On the day Hillary Clinton is expected to accept her party's nomination for president in Philadelphia, the former secretary of state will have several high-profile opening acts warming up Democrats on the other side of the Delaware River.

Lady Gaga, Lenny Kravitz and DJ Jazzy Jeff will be performing at a bash at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden on July 28. The concert -- dubbed "Camden Rising" -- will be open to delegates attending the Democratic National Convention and invited guests.

The details of the event were announced this week by George E. Norcross III, an insurance executive and powerful New Jersey Democrat who is hosting the event along with Susan McCue, president of General Majority PAC, and Philly Voice, a news website managed by Norcross' daughter, Lexie. 

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The concert is set to begin in the early afternoon, with Philadelphia native DJ Jazzy Jeff spinning before the show begins and during intermission.  

Norcross said in statement that "we wanted to say thank you to the hard working women and men who have made the Democratic Party truly representative of America."

Also, he said: "With the Philadelphia skyline in the background, it is a perfect time to bring Camden out of the shadows for the country to see what can be done to rebuild even the most troubled of our cities."  

The Democratic National Convention is being held from July 25 to July 28 at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia and is expected to draw roughly 50,000 attendees. Norcross and his brother, U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross, are both superdelegates who plan to cast their votes for Clinton at the convention. 

The concert, according to the release from Norcross, is being funded by Convention 2016, an account of General Majority PAC, which is a national group dedicated to helping Democrats win state offices. 

Tickets for the show will be made available to all convention delegates and thousands of invited guests, including Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, the release said.

Erin O'Neill may be reached at eoneill@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @LedgerErin. Find NJ.com on Facebook.


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