Posted on 12/22/2016 2:08:52 PM PST by drewh
Donald Trump’s team has struggled to line up prime talent to perform at his inauguration, and he’s reportedly livid as a result.
Mark Burnett, who created and produced The Apprentice, is overseeing the inauguration festivities, and even he seems to be grasping at straws. So, he brought in talent recruiter Suzanne Bender, who is a former booker on Dancing With the Stars and American Idol, to help. Her arrival is seen as a “hail mary” shakeup to satisfy the “unhappy” Trump mere weeks before the inauguration.
A number of top-list performers, including Garth Brooks, Elton John, and Andrea Bocelli, were asked to take part in the Inauguration festivities but declined. Bocelli seemed to be on the verge of saying yes but reportedly passed after pressure from fans. This does appear to be a common concern among performers, as they don’t want to “normalize” Trump and alienate their own fanbase. Dixie Chicks manager Simon Renshaw clued The Wrap in about Trump-related fears for performers: “If anyone does do it, I hope that the check that they get is in the nine figures. Because it’s probably the last check they’re ever going to get.”
Despite their difficulties, there are apparently a few acts that will participate. Consequence of Sound reveals that the lineup includes the following acts: The American Gentleman; The Reagan Years (“one of the HOTTEST ’80s cover bands”); wedding band The Mixx; DJ Freedom; and The Star Spangled Singers. In a late breaking bit of news, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints announced that The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will be performing during the festivities. So, it’s shaping up to be a rocking party.
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exactly, not that mr trump needs them, but if they throw enough moolah at J-Lo, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears or Katy Perry...someone will say yes
Wouldn’t their not being socialist pussies cause them to actually be A-List performers?
I’ve said it before: Invite Sir Mick Jagger to come over and sing one song “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”, accompained by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (thanks Mitt).
Blow their minds.
Your right, my first thought was Nugent, but after all the wonderful letters Charlie Daniels has put out over the last decade+, he is perfect. And Charlie is definitely an A lister in my book.
This is a set up I wonder.
Next thing you know, every A list performer will be there...
Remember when Rush Limbaugh bought off the Pretenders?
I attended a memorial ceremony in D.C. for the families of the fallen. They flew a stealth aircraft right over the mall and White House, perhaps a F-117. Stunning.
But why in the hell do we need entertainers and court jesters to usher in a new President? There is work to be done, problems to be solved. It's not time to party. Who pays for that stuff?
Fake news
Surely someone will find a way to change it up a bit. Didn’t someone just book the Rockettes to perform?
The Trump inaugural team probably won’t release the performers names, possibly until very close to the inauguration to prevent the harassment of scheduled talent.
Excellent idea.
That
Good point. It might be more fitting to have a more religious inauguration. A day of Thanksgiving and praise to God. And a day to ask for guidance from above.
Charlie Daniels and Lee Greenwood and the Mandrel sisters.
Who cares about these celebrity losers? NOT the folks who voted Trump, for sure.
These performers that the client go should realize they’re going to be pissing off half of their fan base the half that voted for Trump...
Unless they intend to play only LA and San Francisco and New York they better start making some accommodations I really surprise me Garth what the hell is he thinking dude your fanbase is Red State areas... LA doesn’t give you crap about you
... really we need to keep blister all the performers that are asked to client form when you come to a red state area we’re going to boo you
And choirs and gospel music.
Any Entertainer who performs for Trump will likely be blacklisted.
That’s likely the real reason.
haha somehow Trump doesn’t strike me as being “livid’ over leftists not wanting to come to his inauguration.
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