Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Beyoncé, Bono, Boss Headline Inaugural Show

Pop stars will share stage with jazz, opera legends at Lincoln Memorial

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 13, 2009 6:00 AM CST
Email

(Newser) – Two days before Barack Obama becomes president, 19 musicians will kick off the inaugural festivities with a free public concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Bruce Springsteen, Bono, and Beyoncé will perform alongside jazz legend Herbie Hancock and opera superstar Renée Fleming, Billboard reports. The concert, called We Are One, will be broadcast live on HBO on Jan. 18.

The Lincoln Memorial concert is only the first of several musical performances scheduled during the inauguration. On Jan. 19 Sheryl Crow and the Beastie Boys will play at a Washington club, while Bela Fleck and Wynton Marsalis will take the stage at the Kennedy Center. Jay-Z will also travel to the capital for the Obamathon—he's headlining a show at the Warner Theater on the eve of the inauguration.

British musician Bono speaks onstage at the 2008 European MTV Awards in Liverpool, England, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008.
British musician Bono speaks onstage at the 2008 European MTV Awards in Liverpool, England, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008.   (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
Soprano Renee Fleming performs with the Russian National Orchestra during the Festival of the Arts Boca concert in Boca Raton, Fla., Sunday, March 16, 2008.
Soprano Renee Fleming performs with the Russian National Orchestra during the Festival of the Arts Boca concert in Boca Raton, Fla., Sunday, March 16, 2008.   (AP Photo/Festival of the Arts Boca, Rhona Wise)
In this Nov. 5, 2008 file photo, Bruce Springsteen plays his guitar up for auction at the 2nd annual Stand Up For Heroes: A Benefit for the Bob Woodruff Foundation in New York.
In this Nov. 5, 2008 file photo, Bruce Springsteen plays his guitar up for auction at the 2nd annual Stand Up For Heroes: A Benefit for the Bob Woodruff Foundation in New York.   (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)
Beyonce performs at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008.
Beyonce performs at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Beyonce performs before receiving the award for outstanding contribution to the arts during the World Music Awards ceremony in Monaco, Sunday Nov. 9, 2008.
Beyonce performs before receiving the award for outstanding contribution to the arts during the World Music Awards ceremony in Monaco, Sunday Nov. 9, 2008.   (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
Beyonce performs on the NBC Today television program in New York's Rockefeller Center, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008.
Beyonce performs on the NBC "Today" television program in New York's Rockefeller Center, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
To report an error on this story, notify our editors.
A snapshot of the day's best news stories.
 
COMMENTS
Showing 2 of 2 comments
Shannonals
Jan 16, 2009 10:36 PM CST
Bono at an Inaugural Show?
atris999
Jan 13, 2009 2:08 AM CST
Does anyone remember Tipper Gore's campaign against offensive music (the Parents Resource Music Center)? This is just too ironical.

A blend of Hollywood and history
Variety

 
Barack Obama • Bono • concert • Bruce Springsteen • Beyonce • Herbie Hancock • inauguration • Renee Fleming

More Newser Stories

Crowds Thrill to 'Obamastock'

Concert Earnings Defy Recession

Michelle, Daughters Take in Beyoncé Concert

Etta 'Just Kidding' About Beyoncé Diss

Etta James Disses Beyonce, Obama
NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Other Sites We Like:   24/7 Wall St.   |   Betty Confidential   |   BuzzFeed   |   Cracked   |   Fark   |   Timelines   |   The Frisky   |   Geek Sugar   |   NewsOne