{"id":2050786,"date":"2026-07-18T16:51:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T13:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2050786"},"modified":"2026-07-18T16:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T13:51:20","slug":"watch-nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-make-surprise-cameo-at-djos-forest-hills-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2050786","title":{"rendered":"Watch NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani make surprise cameo at Djo\u2019s Forest Hills show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Josh_Brasted_AlexiJ_Rosenfeld.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani make surprise cameo at Djo\u2019s Forest Hills show<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>He replaced Charlie Heaton\u2019s usual voicemail during \u2018Charlie\u2019s Garden\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-18T17:51:20+01:00\">18th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Josh_Brasted_AlexiJ_Rosenfeld-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Josh_Brasted_AlexiJ_Rosenfeld\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Djo and Zohran Mamdani. CREDIT: Josh Brasted\/Alexi J. Rosenfeld\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a surprise video cameo during\u00a0Djo\u2019s sold-out Forest Hills Stadium show last night \u2013 watch footage below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1158\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Djo on stripping everything back for third album \u2018The Crux\u2019: \u201cI\u2019m not trying to live in the past\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Djo \u2013 the musical project of\u00a0<i>Stranger Things<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>actor\u00a0Joe Keery \u2013 played the huge headline show in Queens yesterday (July 17), with support coming from Australian psych-rock band Pond.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During a performance of \u2018Charlie\u2019s Garden\u2019, Mamdani unexpectedly appeared in a pre-recorded message on the screens behind the stage.<\/p>\n<p>The song usually features a voicemail-style contribution from Keery\u2019s\u00a0<i>Stranger Things\u00a0<\/i>co-star Charlie Heaton, but the mayor appeared in his place to greet the musician and congratulate him on selling out Forest Hills Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd erupted as Mamdani appeared, making much of the\u00a0remainder\u00a0of his message difficult to hear. Heaton was also reportedly in attendance at the show.<\/p>\n<p>Check out footage from the moment below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Da6zd5hOTbI\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018Charlie\u2019s Garden\u2019 appears on Djo\u2019s third studio album, \u2018The Crux\u2019,\u00a0which was released in April 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Keery has previously clarified that the voicemail heard on the studio recording was not genuine. The song was written as an homage to Heaton and their friendship, after the pair lived in\u00a0neighbouring\u00a0properties while filming the final season of\u00a0<i>Stranger Things\u00a0<\/i>in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>Djo will also be\u00a0supporting\u00a0Tame Impala\u00a0at a string of North American arena dates\u00a0this summer\u00a0and\u00a0will\u00a0return to the UK next month to join Lorde at All Points East in London\u2019s Victoria Park on August 22.\u00a0He\u00a0will also\u00a0support the New Zealand singer at Forwards Presents in Bristol on August 28.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier this year,\u00a0Djo\u2019s 2022 single \u2018End\u00a0Of Beginning\u2019 reached Number One on the UK Singles Chart following renewed attention surrounding the <i>Stranger Things\u00a0<\/i>finale.\u00a0The song initially entered the chart in February 2024 and peaked at Number Four, before finally reaching the summit almost two years later.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>about the song last year, Keery\u00a0reflected on\u00a0its references to the years he spent living in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not trying to live in the past,\u201d he said. \u201cI have new memories that I\u2019m linking to [Chicago]. I\u2019m not 27 anymore. That\u2019s a part of me, maybe, but not the whole part.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani, meanwhile,\u00a0is no stranger to getting involved in music events in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>His\u00a0inauguration\u00a0last November\u00a0featured a performance of \u2018Bread\u00a0And\u00a0Roses\u2019 by Lucy Dacus, whom he had previously joined on stage during the All Things Go festival at Forest Hills Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>He was also spotted in the audience at a PinkPantheress concert\u00a0shortly before the mayoral election and previously appeared on stage during an MJ Lenderman show at Brooklyn Steel.<\/p>\n<p>More recently,\u00a0Mamdani revealed his five\u00a0favourite\u00a0rappers of all time, choosing New York icons\u00a0The Notorious B.I.G.,\u00a0Jay-Z\u00a0and\u00a0Nas\u00a0alongside Chicago artists\u00a0Lupe Fiasco and Common.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner 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class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a surprise video cameo during\u00a0Djo\u2019s sold-out Forest Hills Stadium show last night \u2013 watch footage below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1158\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Djo on stripping everything back for third album \u2018The Crux\u2019: \u201cI\u2019m not trying to live in the past\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Djo \u2013 the musical project of\u00a0<i>Stranger Things<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>actor\u00a0Joe Keery \u2013 played the huge headline show in Queens yesterday (July 17), with support coming from Australian psych-rock band Pond.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During a performance of \u2018Charlie\u2019s Garden\u2019, Mamdani unexpectedly appeared in a pre-recorded message on the screens behind the stage.<\/p>\n<p>The song usually features a voicemail-style contribution from Keery\u2019s\u00a0<i>Stranger Things\u00a0<\/i>co-star Charlie Heaton, but the mayor appeared in his place to greet the musician and congratulate him on selling out Forest Hills Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd erupted as Mamdani appeared, making much of the\u00a0remainder\u00a0of his message difficult to hear. Heaton was also reportedly in attendance at the show.<\/p>\n<p>Check out footage from the moment below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Da6zd5hOTbI\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018Charlie\u2019s Garden\u2019 appears on Djo\u2019s third studio album, \u2018The Crux\u2019,\u00a0which was released in April 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Keery has previously clarified that the voicemail heard on the studio recording was not genuine. The song was written as an homage to Heaton and their friendship, after the pair lived in\u00a0neighbouring\u00a0properties while filming the final season of\u00a0<i>Stranger Things\u00a0<\/i>in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>Djo will also be\u00a0supporting\u00a0Tame Impala\u00a0at a string of North American arena dates\u00a0this summer\u00a0and\u00a0will\u00a0return to the UK next month to join Lorde at All Points East in London\u2019s Victoria Park on August 22.\u00a0He\u00a0will also\u00a0support the New Zealand singer at Forwards Presents in Bristol on August 28.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier this year,\u00a0Djo\u2019s 2022 single \u2018End\u00a0Of Beginning\u2019 reached Number One on the UK Singles Chart following renewed attention surrounding the <i>Stranger Things\u00a0<\/i>finale.\u00a0The song initially entered the chart in February 2024 and peaked at Number Four, before finally reaching the summit almost two years later.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>about the song last year, Keery\u00a0reflected on\u00a0its references to the years he spent living in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not trying to live in the past,\u201d he said. \u201cI have new memories that I\u2019m linking to [Chicago]. I\u2019m not 27 anymore. That\u2019s a part of me, maybe, but not the whole part.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani, meanwhile,\u00a0is no stranger to getting involved in music events in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>His\u00a0inauguration\u00a0last November\u00a0featured a performance of \u2018Bread\u00a0And\u00a0Roses\u2019 by Lucy Dacus, whom he had previously joined on stage during the All Things Go festival at Forest Hills Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>He was also spotted in the audience at a PinkPantheress concert\u00a0shortly before the mayoral election and previously appeared on stage during an MJ Lenderman show at Brooklyn Steel.<\/p>\n<p>More recently,\u00a0Mamdani revealed his five\u00a0favourite\u00a0rappers of all time, choosing New York icons\u00a0The Notorious B.I.G.,\u00a0Jay-Z\u00a0and\u00a0Nas\u00a0alongside Chicago artists\u00a0Lupe Fiasco and Common.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-make-surprise-cameo-at-djos-forest-hills-show-3957747&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Josh_Brasted_AlexiJ_Rosenfeld.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani make surprise cameo at Djo\u2019s Forest Hills show He replaced Charlie Heaton\u2019s usual voicemail during \u2018Charlie\u2019s Garden\u2019 By Max Pilley 18th July 2026 Djo and Zohran Mamdani. 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