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The Northern California rockers of AFI will be their special guests at that show and several others.

Aside from fronting his namesake band Dio from 1982 through 2010, the diminutive singer was known for his piercing vocals and being among the first rockers to flash the famed devil horns hand gesture.

Forty years and two months ago, Duff McKagan first arrived in Los Angeles as a fresh-faced punk rocker with ambitions of taking over the world.

Obama was preceded by actor Samuel L Jackson, director Spike Lee, and producer and actor Tyler Perry, as well as Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock and rocker Bruce Springsteen.

The "Born in the USA" rocker has ramped up his support for the vice president in recent weeks, sharing his endorsement earlier this month in a video posted to social media.