Kid Rock, Jason Aldean to perform during Trump's Inauguration weekend
A host of big-name performers including Kid Rock and country singer Jason Aldean will be making their way to Washington, D.C.
Politics
Kid Rock, a longtime Trump supporter, and Billy Ray Cyrus will join Lee Greenwood and The Village People at the Make America Great Again Rally.
President-elect Donald Trump poses for a photo with Dana White, Kid Rock and Elon Musk at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden, Nov. 16, 2024, in New York. AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File
By The Associated Press, Associated Press
January 16, 2025 | 8:50 AM
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A host of big-name performers including Kid Rock and country singer Jason Aldean will be making their way to Washington, D.C., to perform at various presidential inauguration events over the weekend. The Trump Vance Inaugural Committee unveiled most of the lineup Wednesday.
Kid Rock, a longtime Trump supporter, and Billy Ray Cyrus will join Lee Greenwood and The Village People at the Make America Great Again Rally at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington on Sunday, along with a choir from Liberty University.
âThe pageantry is wonderful. Iâm excited about all of that,â Greenwood told The Associated Press Wednesday morning. âIâm excited to sing yet again for President of the United States and particularly my friend Donald J. Trump.â
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Aldean, a five-time Grammy nominee behind the controversial song âTry That in a Small Town,â is set to perform at The Liberty Ball on Monday night, alongside The Village People and a âsurprise musical guest.â
The swearing-in ceremony Monday will feature previously announced performers Carrie Underwood, who is singing âAmerica the Beautiful,â opera tenor Christopher Maccio performing the National Anthem and Greenwood. Following are three inaugural balls.
âI love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event,â Underwood said in a statement Monday.
Country group Rascal Flatts will be at the Commander-in-Chief Ball, focused on military service members, with Texas-based singer-songwriter Parker McCollum.
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Rascal Flatts frontman Gary LeVox wrote on Instagram that he was âhappy and humbled and grateful for the opportunity.â LeVox played at Trumpâs first inauguration and promised that it will be a ânight to remember,â thanking South Dakota governor Kristi Noem in his post.
The Starlight Ball, focused on high-dollar donors, will feature a performance from Gavin DeGraw, a singer-songwriter best known for the song âI Donât Want to Be,â which was used as the theme song for the CW show âOne Tree Hill.â
Trumpâs first inauguration in 2017 featured performances from the Rockettes, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and 16-year-old âAmericaâs Got Talentâ singer Jackie Evancho.
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