Fall Out Boy was to play a pre-inauguration concert for President-elect Joe Biden

Fall Out Boy is scheduled to play We the People, a pre-inauguration concert for President-elect Joe Biden, when his parents met while working for the future president.

After Biden defeated Trump in November, Wentz posted a throwback shot of himself as a child held by Biden next to his mother, Dale Lewis Wentz.

“My parents met in the 1970s for Joe Biden in the Senate,” he said. “To me he’s a beacon of empathy, compassion and kindness.”

The latest: Fall Out Boy is scheduled to play We the People, a pre-inauguration concert for President-elect Joe Biden, when frontman Pete Wentz’s parents met while working for the future president

Wentz and his bandmates backed Biden in his successful bid against Donald Trump, with a poignant statement from the band’s Instagram page on Oct. 27.

“This is the most important election of our lives, and standing on the sidelines is not an option,” the band said. We endorse Joe Biden. So please vote. Lives depend on it. ‘

Pete opened his association with the AP’s aspiring commander in chief amid the 2008 election when Biden was former President Barack Obama’s running mate.

“I wouldn’t be here at all because my parents met while they were working for Biden,” he told the AP in 2008. “They met during the campaign, so they have this special affection for Joe. He came to their wedding. If it wasn’t for Joe Biden, I wouldn’t exist as a human. ‘

Throwback: After Biden defeated Trump in November, Wentz posted a throwback shot of himself as a child held by Biden next to his mother, Dale Lewis Wentz

Fall Out Boy (LR) Patrick Stump, Andy Hurley, Wentz and Joe Trohman were in LA at the 2019 Grammys

At the time, Wentz also took to Tumblr to endorse Biden with his father Pete Wentz Sr.

The rocker wrote: ‘So I think it’s a big day for everyone – somehow, whatever you think. I don’t want to force my opinion on anyone. I’m just a guy in a band that doesn’t spell that much, let alone a degree in anything. ‘

He said, according to The Washington Post, ‘So I turned to my dad (has a few degrees and spells much better, except he’s a hero to me). Well enough of that … This is what he had to say. ‘

His father wrote: ‘I spent the weekend and am now working on the Obama campaign. Mom and I met in Washington when we were both legislative assistants to Senator Biden when he was in his first term.

“I was part of his campaign and your mother was in the Foreign Service. We started as friends and the rest is history. ‘

The January 18 virtual concert, which will close publicly, will also feature performances by James Taylor, Carole King, will.i.am, with Keegan-Michael Key and Debra Messing co-hosting the proceedings, according to People. Lady Gaga sings The Star-Spangled Banner for the show.