Toby Keith. Photo: Richard McLaren
Toby Keith, 3 Doors Down and Lee Greenwood are set to headline a concert for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to his inaugural committee.
The concert, titled The Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration, will take place Jan. 19 at the Lincoln Memorial. Additional musicians performing include Jennifer Holliday, The Frontmen of Country, and The Piano Guys. Actor Jon Voight will also appear.
“President-elect Trump has made it clear that this inaugural is of, by, and for the American people. The 58th Inaugural will celebrate American history and heritage, while setting the course to a brighter and bolder future for all Americans,” Tom Barrack, the chairman of the Presidential Inaugural Committee, said in a press release. “Above all, it will serve as tribute to one of our greatest attributes, the peaceful transition of partisan power.”
Rascal Flatts’ Gary LeVox, along with songwriters Wendell Mobley and Neil Thrasher, will pay tribute to 42 Medal of Honor recipients as well as to newly-sworn in President Donald Trump on Jan. 20, during the American Legion and the Veterans Inaugural Committee-hosted Veterans Inaugural Ball. The event will be held at the Renaissance Washington D.C. downtown Hotel.
According to Rolling Stone, country duo Big & Rich and rapper Cowboy Troy have been announced as part of the Great America Alliance Inaugural Gala, set for Jan. 19 in Washington, D.C.
Other artists confirmed to perform at activities surrounding the inauguration include Darryl Worley at the Great American Inaugural Ball, to be held Jan. 20 at MGM National Harbor Hotel in Washington D.C., beginning at 9 p.m.
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, Larry Stewart of Restless Heart, Tim Rushlow, Lonestar’s Richie McDonald, Bonnie Bishop and Kevin Fowler will perform at the Black Tie & Boots 2017 Inaugural Ball, to be held Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington D.C. The event is expected to draw more than 15,000 guests.
Aaron & Amanda Crabb and comedian Chonda Pierce will head to Washington, D.C., to perform at Family Research Council’s Faith Freedom & Future Inaugural Ball, a black-tie gala set for Jan. 20.
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