President-elect Donald Trump is expecting to host celebrities in Washington, D.C., for his second inauguration, despite a last-minute decision to move the swearing-in ceremony inside the U.S. Capitol due to weather.
Trump’s inauguration has seen several changes in the days leading up to Jan. 20. Moving the ceremony indoors will limit who can be inside the Capitol, but there are still a number of celebrities who are slated to attend in some capacity.
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During the inauguration inside the Capitol, Carrie Underwood will perform “America the Beautiful.” Opera singer Christopher Macchio is set to sing the national anthem, and Lee Greenwood will perform the president-elect’s walk-on song throughout his campaign, “God Bless the USA.”
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos were anticipated to attend before the event moved indoors. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was expected to speak at the podium as well. X CEO Linda Yaccarino has already attended events in the nation’s capital as her company collaborated with Uber to hold an event in the name of “the Free Press in D.C.”
Later Monday evening, country group Rascal Flatts is scheduled to perform at the Inaugural Ball. There, Jason Aldean and Parker McCollum will join them. Rapper Nelly and musician Gavin DeGraw will perform at subsequent balls that same night.
Trump recently announced actors Jon Voight, Mel Gibson, and Sylvester Stallone would “serve as Special Envoys to me” to make Hollywood “BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!” There’s a possibility that all will be present for the president’s swearing-in ceremony given their new titles, with Voight confirmed to speak at a rally Sunday, the eve of Trump’s swearing-in ceremony.
Inauguration celebrations will also include a performance by the Village People on Sunday. Trump often danced to the group’s “YMCA” song while on the campaign trail. This event will also serve as Trump’s Victory Rally, hosted at the Capital One Arena. Billy Ray Cyrus will also perform at the rally, and Kid Rock, who spoke at the Republican National Convention and has accompanied Trump at UFC fights, will join them.
Speakers at this rally, besides Voight, include former wrestler Hulk Hogan, UFC President Dana White, talk show host Megyn Kelly, Puerto Rican musicians Anuel AA, and Justin Quiles.
Then, there are celebrities who are expected to attend some of these events without performing or giving an address. Boxer Mike Tyson, UFC fighters Jorge Masvidal and Jon Jones, football player Antonio Brown, and hockey player Evander Kane are slated to be in attendance, per NBC News. Rappers Rod Wave, Kodak Black, and Fivio Foreign are also anticipated.
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World leaders are also among the anticipated attendees. Chinese Vice President Han Zheng will be there in place of President Xi Jinping. Eight members from a Taiwanese delegation including parliament speaker Han Kuo-yu also announced their plans to be there. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she planned to attend. Argentinian President Javier Milei, U.K. parliament member Priti Patel, and former U.K. Prime Ministers Liz Truss and Nigel Farrage arrived in Washington D.C., already.
Friday evening saw the first crypto inauguration ball, featuring a collaboration between Crypto.com, Kraken, and Exodus. At this rally, rappers Snoop Dog, Soulja Boy, and Rick Ross performed. This event wasn’t an official inaugural event but happened in D.C.’s Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium. Trump himself was not in attendance.
