THIS is the moment Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine got emotional as he made his late manager’s dream come true at BST Hyde Park.
The pop rock band headlined the London festival on Friday night in front of 75,000 people and dedicated a performance of Memories to Jordan Feldstein, who died suddenly in 2017.
Adam told the crowd at BST Hyde Park, which is sponsored by Vodafone: “This band playing Hyde Park was one of his dreams for us. And we’re making it true now and it’s un-f***ing-believable.
“It’s bittersweet because he’s not here tonight. So, this of course goes out to Jordan, our friend. My friend since I was born.
“I think that some of these songs mean something different to every single person that appreciates them.
“I know that you’re all thinking of someone and all that energy, it kind of comes together, especially on a beautiful night.
“Take a look around you guys, it’s unbelievable. Look at all this, it’s crazy.”
Jordan guided the band since its launch in 1994 until his sudden death from a pulmonary thromboembolism, a blood clot in the lungs, almost nine years ago.
Memories, which was released in 2019, includes the lyrics, “here’s to the ones that we got, cheers to the wish you were here, but you’re not” and “toast to the ones here today, toast to the ones that we lost on the way”.
Speaking previously about his childhood friend and long-time manager, Adam said: “It was a tragedy foisted upon us and far and away one of the saddest moments of our lives, and personally of mine.
“This is a kid I’ve known since we were in diapers. He was one of the most important people in my life from a very early age.”
He closed out the rendition of Memories by pointing to the sky in honour of Jordan.
Adam’s emotional speech on behalf of the six-piece band was met with cheers.
It was a fitting moment during the nostalgic evening, which saw Maroon 5 perform their greatest old-time hits including Sunday Morning and She Will Be Loved.
One Republic, Jess Glynne and Ella Eyre had earlier performed throughout the day.