Beyonce, Bono tapped for Inaugural event
January 12, 2009 8:40 PM
(AP Photo)The Presidential Inaugural Committee has released the initial lineup for the Sunday, January 18th inaugural kickoff event at the Lincoln Memorial, and there is no shortage of big name talent, with Beyonce, Bono, and Bruce Springsteen among the scheduled performers.
Also scheduled to perform are Mary J. Blige, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher Raymond IV, Shakira, James Taylor, will.i.am, and Stevie Wonder.
Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington will read historical passages at the event, dubbed "We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration At The Lincoln Memorial."
