Singer Elton John will perform at the White House on Friday|Jorunn|CC BY-SA 2.0

British music legend Elton John will perform at an event titled “A Night When Hope and History Rhyme,” due Friday evening at the White House.

The event will highlight music’s “healing and unifying power” and is being held to honor John, the openly gay and flamboyant musical genius.

Among the audience will be teachers, nurses, mental health advocates, students, LGBTQs, and other frontline workers, officials said.