"Sunglasses at Night" could have served as the theme song for the world premiere of U's "Blues Brothers 2000" Saturday night at the Universal Amphitheater.
Pic's stars
Dan Aykroyd and
John Goodman arrived via motorcycle brigade for the event, broadcast live on VH1. They met up with director
John Landis and co-stars
Nia Peeples,
Joe Morton and
J. Evan Bonifant.
Also celebrating the crooners' legacy were "Saturday Night Live's"
Cheri Oteri, Dodger slugger
Mike Piazza, Blues Traveler's
John Popper,
Frankie Valli and two incarnations of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer,"
Kristy Swanson, from the 1992 pic, and
Sarah Michelle Gellar, from the current WB series.
Post-screening blues festival took place under a massive bigtop overlooking Universal City. Popper, Goodman and Aykroyd all belted out their favorite R&B tunes while fans feasted on southern barbecue.
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