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Garth Brooks joins Joe Biden's inauguration party
19 January 2021
Country superstar Garth Brooks has been added to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration party on Wednesday.
The singer will join Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez at the bash.
"This is a great day in our household," Brooks told fans via Zoom on Monday. "This is not a political statement. This is a statement of unity.
"I’m so tired of being divided.”
Brooks also performed at President Barack Obama's inauguration in 2008, when Biden was sworn in as Vice-President.
“There’s a common theme in every presidential election,” Brooks said. “New beginnings. New starts. We’re all together in this one, but truly I think the word unity, the word love, the word that we belong to each other. … We can’t just take extreme left and extreme right, because there’s a silent majority in the middle. It’s going to dwarf both of those.”
He was invited to perform during President Trump's 2016 inauguration, but the event clashed with a tour date.
Brooks' latest gig comes days after it was confirmed he will receive a Kennedy Center Honor during the 43rd annual ceremony in May. Joan Baez and Dick Van Dyke are also among the honourees at the 43rd annual celebration.
The singer will join Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez at the bash.
"This is a great day in our household," Brooks told fans via Zoom on Monday. "This is not a political statement. This is a statement of unity.
"I’m so tired of being divided.”
Brooks also performed at President Barack Obama's inauguration in 2008, when Biden was sworn in as Vice-President.
“There’s a common theme in every presidential election,” Brooks said. “New beginnings. New starts. We’re all together in this one, but truly I think the word unity, the word love, the word that we belong to each other. … We can’t just take extreme left and extreme right, because there’s a silent majority in the middle. It’s going to dwarf both of those.”
Brooks' latest gig comes days after it was confirmed he will receive a Kennedy Center Honor during the 43rd annual ceremony in May. Joan Baez and Dick Van Dyke are also among the honourees at the 43rd annual celebration.
