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| Donald Trump arrives at inauguration concert ahead of Friday ceremony – live | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 10.24pm GMT | |
| 22:24 | |
| Another song from 3 Doors Down? | |
| The crowd does not seem to be feeling this as much as the country songs from earlier. | |
| Wait, this is Kryptonite. What song were they playing earlier? Are they just playing the same song again? These songs sound the same. | |
| Updated | |
| at 10.24pm GMT | |
| 10.19pm GMT | |
| 22:19 | |
| The crowd really feeling it as 3 Doors Down plays pic.twitter.com/yscyEHNTNE | |
| 10.19pm GMT | |
| 22:19 | |
| Now this is the closest Trump’s inauguration concert is going to get to a mainstream hit being performed live by the performer who wrote it: 3 Doors Down plays its hit from 2000, Kryptonite: | |
| Trump bops away in his seat to the song. | |
| 10.15pm GMT | |
| 22:15 | |
| The band kicks off with their 2016 song The Broken: | |
| This is the call to the broken. | |
| To all the ones who’ve been thrown away. | |
| This is the call to the broken. | |
| Stand up and take back your world today. | |
| 10.13pm GMT | |
| 22:13 | |
| Trump gets up from his seat to thank the performers. | |
| Now, 1990s nobodies 3 Doors Down begin. | |
| 10.12pm GMT | |
| 22:12 | |
| David Smith | |
| From David Smith, who is reporting from the Lincoln Memorial: | |
| The Make America Great Again! welcome celebration has just started with a military band playing on the Lincoln Memorial. | |
| Trump will speak: quite a juxtaposition with the statue of Abraham Lincoln and the spot where Martin Luther King gave the ‘I have a dream’ speech. | |
| There are thousands of people here but space for many, many more – it’s not a huge turnout. | |
| A lot are wearing ‘Make America great again’ baseball caps and other regalia like at the rallies. | |
| 10.10pm GMT | |
| 22:10 | |
| Trump, who is known for being a Rolling Stones and Andrea Bocelli fan, seems to be enjoying the concert as he bops in his seat, but doesn’t seem to know the songs. | |
| Then, Lee Greenwood appears to sing his hit I’m Proud to Be An American. | |
| Trump joins in to sing the words “god bless the USA”. | |
| 10.06pm GMT | |
| 22:06 | |
| “Let’s take things up a notch here”, one of the musicians yells, as he breaks into God Blessed Texas: | |
| I’ve seen a lot of places | |
| I’ve been around the world | |
| I’ve been seen pretty faces | |
| Been with some beautiful girls | |
| After all I’ve witnessed | |
| One thing still amazes me | |
| Just like a miracle, you have to see to believe | |
| 10.02pm GMT | |
| 22:02 | |
| Trump is awkwardly bopping in his chair, while the country band Frontmen of Country play cover tunes such as Walking in Memphis and Amy’s Back in Austin. | |
| 9.59pm GMT | |
| 21:59 | |
| Pres-elect Trump salutes Abraham Lincoln, then walks down the steps of the Memorial with Melania. pic.twitter.com/dErwlbySgY | |
| 9.57pm GMT | |
| 21:57 | |
| Trump and wife Melania arrive at Lincoln Memorial | |
| Donald Trump and Melania announced to the crowd, coming out to the soundtrack of Rolling Stone’s Heart of Stone. | |
| He and Melania walk down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. | |
| They wave to the crowd, as everyone takes photos and claps. | |
| The image of Trump and Melania in front of the Lincoln memorial was a very powerful one, just in case anyone was still in disbelief that this is happening. Will post as soon as available. | |
| Trump stands next to his family, pumping his fist at the crowd. | |
| 9.49pm GMT | 9.49pm GMT |
| 21:49 | 21:49 |
| Army Old Guard band played classic Americana marching bands songs. | Army Old Guard band played classic Americana marching bands songs. |
| Now we’re waiting for Donald Trump to appear, with Rolling Stones’ Let’s Send the Night Together playing (just a recording, obviously, the band. Apparently they were Trump’s top pick to play, but they refused). | Now we’re waiting for Donald Trump to appear, with Rolling Stones’ Let’s Send the Night Together playing (just a recording, obviously, the band. Apparently they were Trump’s top pick to play, but they refused). |
| Now Trump rally regular, The Stones’ Can’t Always Get What You Want is playing, which seems particularly poignant today. | Now Trump rally regular, The Stones’ Can’t Always Get What You Want is playing, which seems particularly poignant today. |
| 9.39pm GMT | 9.39pm GMT |
| 21:39 | 21:39 |
| That was a pretty great version of America the Beautiful. | That was a pretty great version of America the Beautiful. |
| Now it’s a military band, US Army Old Guard Fife and and Drum Corps, in revolutionary era outfits. | Now it’s a military band, US Army Old Guard Fife and and Drum Corps, in revolutionary era outfits. |
| Very “traditionally American”. | Very “traditionally American”. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.40pm GMT | at 9.40pm GMT |
| 9.35pm GMT | 9.35pm GMT |
| 21:35 | 21:35 |
| Now Jon Voight, actor and father of Angelina Jolie, appears. | Now Jon Voight, actor and father of Angelina Jolie, appears. |
| “This is some day,” he begins. | “This is some day,” he begins. |
| “He certainly didn’t need this job. And yes, God answered all our prayers,” he says, speaking of Trump. | “He certainly didn’t need this job. And yes, God answered all our prayers,” he says, speaking of Trump. |
| “And president Lincoln who sits here with us is smiling knowing we will be lead by a honest and good man, who will work for all their people no matter their creed or color”,” says Voight. | “And president Lincoln who sits here with us is smiling knowing we will be lead by a honest and good man, who will work for all their people no matter their creed or color”,” says Voight. |
| He introduces soul singer Sam Moore to sing America the Beautiful. | He introduces soul singer Sam Moore to sing America the Beautiful. |
| (so far all the performers, minus Voight, have been people of color, I stand corrected). | (so far all the performers, minus Voight, have been people of color, I stand corrected). |
| 9.30pm GMT | 9.30pm GMT |
| 21:30 | 21:30 |
| Now it’s time for the “rhythmic beats” of DJ Ravidrums, a party DJ and former musical director of the 2009 NBC series Howie Do It. | Now it’s time for the “rhythmic beats” of DJ Ravidrums, a party DJ and former musical director of the 2009 NBC series Howie Do It. |
| His soaring drumming is accompanied by screens showing the stars and stripes and names of the states. | His soaring drumming is accompanied by screens showing the stars and stripes and names of the states. |
| Vermont! | Vermont! |
| Virginia! | Virginia! |
| 9.27pm GMT | 9.27pm GMT |
| 21:27 | 21:27 |
| A very chipper version of the national anthem just sung by an Asian man in military marching band uniform, one of the few performers of color we’ll see today. | A very chipper version of the national anthem just sung by an Asian man in military marching band uniform, one of the few performers of color we’ll see today. |
| 9.25pm GMT | 9.25pm GMT |
| 21:25 | 21:25 |
| After some warm-up numbers by a military band, it’s now time to rise for the presentation of colors and the national anthem. | After some warm-up numbers by a military band, it’s now time to rise for the presentation of colors and the national anthem. |
| 9.17pm GMT | 9.17pm GMT |
| 21:17 | 21:17 |
| The Trump family - Eric, Donald Jr, Ivanka and Tiffany, plus spouses and the older grandkids - have taken their seats for the inauguration concert. | The Trump family - Eric, Donald Jr, Ivanka and Tiffany, plus spouses and the older grandkids - have taken their seats for the inauguration concert. |