Vice President Kamala Harris closed out the last literal minutes before Election Day 2024 with a star-studded rally on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (you know, the ones made famous in “Rocky” (1976)) that included appearances by Ricky Martin. , Oprah Winfrey, hometown hero (and hip hop legend) Jazzy Jeff and many more.

Lady Gaga was also among the celebrities present. Earlier in the event she performed “God Bless America,” and after Harris gave her moving get-out-the-vote speech, she returned to the stage for a surprise performance of her classic, “The Edge of Glory.”

The song, performed solely by Lady Gaga on piano and guitar accompaniment, not only closed the event, but served as a transition to the main event itself. The performance ended just 30 seconds before midnight on the East Coast, and as the clock counted down, the campaign brought back the good vibes of the Democratic National Committee in August as DJ Cassidy (remember the DNC roll call National Democratic)? — announced the official start of election day.

You can watch Lady Gaga’s performance below. (You can actually watch the entire rally, but we’ve set the timestamp to the beginning of Gaga’s performance.)

At the beginning of the rally, Oprah gave a hugely energetic tribute to first-time voters and then introduced Black Eyed Peas star Will.i.am, who performed his new song “Yes She Can,” a song obviously reminiscent of his hit Barack Obama’s first presidential bid, “Yes, We Can.” Read more about that here.