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| Donald Trump arrives at inauguration concert ahead of Friday ceremony – live | Donald Trump arrives at inauguration concert ahead of Friday ceremony – live |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 10.58pm GMT | |
| 22:58 | |
| 10.53pm GMT | |
| 22:53 | |
| He kicks off the with the song American Solider. | |
| Trump bops along in his seat. | |
| I’m an American soldier, an American, | |
| Beside my brothers and my sisters | |
| I will proudly take a stand, | |
| When liberty’s in jeopardy | |
| I will always do what’s right, | |
| I’m out here on the front lines, | |
| So you can sleep in peace tonight. | |
| American soldier, I’m an American. | |
| 10.51pm GMT | |
| 22:51 | |
| US Army band play a few marching band hits and then Toby Keith is introduced as “one of the most popular artists in history”. | |
| 10.45pm GMT | |
| 22:45 | |
| “It’s time to put all our differences aside,” said The Piano Guys. | |
| He has the whole crowd singing along to the song “It’s going to be OKAY” (the lyrics reflect the title). | |
| 10.34pm GMT | |
| 22:34 | |
| Review: first half of the Inauguration concert | |
| Jim Farber | |
| Stalwart patriotism, showy entertainment, and flagrant nostalgia rule the day at the Make American Great Again! Welcome Celebration inaugural concert in Washington on Thursday. | |
| The performers aptly mirrored the sensibility Trump so deeply tapped into. CBS-TV news correspondent Chris Van Cleef described the audience in the ticketed seats for the event as “not particularly diverse.” | |
| The free show, which proceeded at a glacial pace, began with the U.S. Army Band pumping out traditional instrumental marching music, followed by “The Star Spangled Banner.” More historic music came from The United Old Guard Fife and Drum Corp, who performed a medley of songs from the 18th and 19th century, while decked out in period military pomp. | |
| The first pop performer to take part - DJ RaviDrums (ne Ravi Jakhotia) - stressed the athletic side of percussion rather than the soul or groove of it. The Vegas-friendly star, who has served as a personal DJ for Hugh Hefner, bashed a drum set sprawling enough to entirely entrap him, while multiple screens flashed the names of every US state. | |
| A brief segment in his one-song set interpolated “America The Beautiful” as if it were being performed at a rave. | |
| Classic soul singer Sam Moore, of Sam & Dave legend, echoed Jakhotia’s song choice. He performed the anthem in a gospel-soul arrangement, recalling Ray Charles’ famous take on the song. Moore, best known for boomer touchstones like “Hang On, I’m Coming,” sang the song gamely, first with a lone piano accompaniment, then with a fine gospel choir backing him. | |
| A cobbled-together group (“The Frontmen of Country”) appeared, sifting together members of three second tier Nashville acts - Little Texas, Restless Heart and Lonestar. | |
| They offered a medley of songs saluting great American places - three of them set in Texas, all of them honoring the South. The songs including “The Bluest Skies of Texas,” “Amy’s Back In Austin,” “God Bless Texas,” and “Walking In Memphis,” a cover of the old Marc Cohn hit. The Frontmen’s set melded into a performance by 74 year old Lee Geenwood of his touchstone “God Bless The U.S.A.,” which brought the crowd to its feet. The song implicitly presents patriotism as something disfavored and, so, in need of defense against unmentioned foes. | |
| The sole rock act to appear qualifies for that genre to the same flimsy degree that Nickelback does. The band’s opening song called for people to “stand up and take back your world today” - a clear rebuke to the earlier administration. | |
| During a long lag between the performers, the sound system pumped out recordings by The Rolling Stones, including (bizarrely) “Let’s Spend The Night Together” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” (which Trump had used during his campaign stops). | |
| Early in the event, a speech broke up the musical entertainment. Actor Jon Voight presented Mr. Trump as a victim of a “grueling year,” fueled by a “barrage of propaganda” and all the “negative lies” fired his way. For an event meant to unite, Voight couldn’t have leaned harder into America’s wide divides. | |
| 10.27pm GMT | |
| 22:27 | |
| A fourth song! Here Without You. | |
| Weirdly I seem to know the lyrics of these songs. | |
| This is their slower, more melancholic hit. Trump sways from side to side. | |
| People may laugh at 3 Doors Down now, but they won't be laughing when 3 Doors Down becomes president in four years | |
| #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/9cKYv0Vfd1 | |
| 10.24pm GMT | 10.24pm GMT |
| 22:24 | 22:24 |
| Another song from 3 Doors Down? | Another song from 3 Doors Down? |
| The crowd does not seem to be feeling this as much as the country songs from earlier. | 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. | Wait, this is Kryptonite. What song were they playing earlier? Are they just playing the same song again? These songs sound the same. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.24pm GMT | at 10.24pm GMT |
| 10.19pm GMT | 10.19pm GMT |
| 22:19 | 22:19 |
| The crowd really feeling it as 3 Doors Down plays pic.twitter.com/yscyEHNTNE | The crowd really feeling it as 3 Doors Down plays pic.twitter.com/yscyEHNTNE |
| 10.19pm GMT | 10.19pm GMT |
| 22:19 | 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: | 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. | Trump bops away in his seat to the song. |
| 10.15pm GMT | 10.15pm GMT |
| 22:15 | 22:15 |
| The band kicks off with their 2016 song The Broken: | The band kicks off with their 2016 song The Broken: |
| This is the call to the broken. | This is the call to the broken. |
| To all the ones who’ve been thrown away. | To all the ones who’ve been thrown away. |
| This is the call to the broken. | This is the call to the broken. |
| Stand up and take back your world today. | Stand up and take back your world today. |
| 10.13pm GMT | 10.13pm GMT |
| 22:13 | 22:13 |
| Trump gets up from his seat to thank the performers. | Trump gets up from his seat to thank the performers. |
| Now, 1990s nobodies 3 Doors Down begin. | Now, 1990s nobodies 3 Doors Down begin. |
| 10.12pm GMT | 10.12pm GMT |
| 22:12 | 22:12 |
| David Smith | David Smith |
| From David Smith, who is reporting from the Lincoln Memorial: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | A lot are wearing ‘Make America great again’ baseball caps and other regalia like at the rallies. |
| 10.10pm GMT | 10.10pm GMT |
| 22:10 | 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. | 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. | 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”. | Trump joins in to sing the words “god bless the USA”. |
| 10.06pm GMT | 10.06pm GMT |
| 22:06 | 22:06 |
| “Let’s take things up a notch here”, one of the musicians yells, as he breaks into God Blessed Texas: | “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 seen a lot of places |
| I’ve been around the world | I’ve been around the world |
| I’ve been seen pretty faces | I’ve been seen pretty faces |
| Been with some beautiful girls | Been with some beautiful girls |
| After all I’ve witnessed | After all I’ve witnessed |
| One thing still amazes me | One thing still amazes me |
| Just like a miracle, you have to see to believe | Just like a miracle, you have to see to believe |