Four days of celebrations surrounding the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama have begun!
An estimated 400,000 attended yesterday’s pre-inaugural event “We Are One: A Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial”, which featured an impressive collection of performers including Beyoncé, U2, Usher, Sheryl Crow, Will.i.am, Bruce Springsteen, Garth Brooks, Mary J. Blige and many, many more.
Hollywood celebs such as Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Samuel L. Jackson and Jamie Foxx also appeared on stage to make short presentations.
Click here to watch President-elect Barack Obama’s speech, Beyonce’s performance and more…
Barack Obama’s Speech
Beyonce
Beyonce Knowles sings “America the Beautiful” at yesterday’s event commemorating the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States (Jan.18, 2008).
U2 & Samuel L. Jackson
U2 plays Pride and City of Blinding Lights at the We Are One pre-inaugural event at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
Shakira, Usher and Stevie Wonder