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Pharrell and The Jonas Brothers Will Perform at The World Series in Toronto

The music multi-hypenate and sibling trio will hit the field at game one and two, respectively, as the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers play the 2025 World Series at Rogers Centre on Oct. 24 and 25.

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Pharrell Williams and the Jonas Brothers are playing on one of the biggest stages of the year.

The music multi-hypenate and sibling trio will hit the field at game one and game two, respectively, of the 2025 World Series at Rogers Centre on Oct. 24 and 25, as the Toronto Blue Jays take on the Los Angeles Dodgers for the championship.


Williams will take the pre-stage with gospel choir Voices of Fire. The 13-time Grammy winner recently released a collaborative album with the spiritual group called Ophanim, and will perform two songs off the tracklist: “Are You Ready?” and “The One," highlighting themes of "unity and togetherness" in their performance.

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Voices of Fire will also perform both the U.S. National Anthem and the Canadian National Anthem at Friday's game. To keep the homegrown spirit alive, an ensemble comprised of a local Toronto orchestra and additional performers will accompany Voices of Fire during their rendition of the Canadian National Anthem.

On Saturday, the Jonas Brothers will take their turn on the Toronto field. The brothers are this year's Mastercard Stand Up To Cancer ambassadors, which has a partnership with the MLB. This weekend, they’ll perform their standalone 2025 single "I Can't Lose," the official song of the charity’s campaign, before the game begins.

“As lifelong baseball fans, it’s special to be part of a moment where music and purpose come together," say the Jonas Brothers.

With their performance, the trio will visit the Rogers Centre for a second time this year. In August, the brothers sang to a massive crowd at the stadium, bringing out homegrown stars Alessia Cara and JP Saxe. Following their concert, their 2023 compilation album, The Family Business, re-entered the Billboard Canadian Albums chart.

It seems the brothers have an affinity for big Canadian sports events. Last year, the New Jersey-bred siblings performed at Vancouver’s Grey Cup halftime show, performing a selection of their greatest hits like "Sucker" and "Burnin Up."

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In their home country, the Jo-Bros showed up at a Dodgers game in June, and two years ago, middle brother Joe threw out the first pitch at a Detroit Tigers-Texas Rangers game in Arlington, Texas.

The best-of-seven World Series is a major moment for Canadian baseball fans, as it marks the Blue Jays’ first time in the championship series since 1993. After the Jays' win earlier this week, many homegrown artists took to social media to share their excitement, including Drake, Arkells, members of The Beaches and more.

The first two take place at Toronto’s Rogers Centre on Oct. 24 and Oct. 25, before they head to Los Angeles for games three through five (if necessary) at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 27. Games six and seven, if necessary, will take place in Toronto on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.

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