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[wildfire]

For some odd and mysterious reason, the audience might not be friendly to him.

That would unfortunately be the fitting outcome.

 

[Syriel]

I thought we had ted nugent or some bullshit to look forward to. Hope he plays "wango tango".

That was ICE T's response when they called him.

I just got call to perform at the Inauguration…. I didn’t pick up and Blocked the number.
Just call Ted Nugent and call it a day….

https://twitter.com/FINALLEVEL/status/809563070456598529
https://twitter.com/FINALLEVEL/status/809564193397637120

 

[Jintor]

Trump was promised that if he won the Presidency all the Hollywood elite and old money families who called him an orangutan vulgarian would finally let him play their Reindeer Games. This is a false bill of goods, sir, and you can all expect to hear from his attorney general.

Trump wanted to be President to be respected, instead he's fucked over the notion of respecting the President forever. Everyone loses.

 

[wildfire]

I'm sure Kid Rock would be all over the opportunity

This is about A listers. Don't suggest B teamers.

 

[Jooney]

Given Trump is known not to pay his contractors, any artist thats signs up would be smart to demand full payment upfront.

 

[DrForester]

I will boycott anyone who performs for him.

 

[Already Torn]

You really think his base would want a Black rapper to go on stage?

I could see Kanye agreeing to do it if only because he knows it would be the most universally hated inauguration performance OF ALL TIME.

 

[Dylan Sexbang]

Have Ted Nugent and his draft-dodging, pedo ass perform. Perfectly represents Trump and his alt-right supporters.

 

[HStallion]

He'll just get holograms of dead stars to do shows instead of anyone alive. Get ready to see Elvis and Sinatra giving shout outs to Trump and flirting with Melania.

 

[watershed]

His convention already showed us the kind of talent Trump attracts. His appointments to the WH have shown the same thing, and all of this is a preview of his presidency.

 

[Agent_ShortBus]

Can't he get Kid Rock to play American Bad Ass?

 

[wenis]

This is about A listers. Don't suggest G teamers.

Fixed that for you

 

[Syriel]

You really think his base would want a Black rapper to go on stage?

Trump's team tried to recruit ICE T.

Jackie Evancho, really? That money must be trumping over any sense of decency.

I'm not going to hate on a 16-year-old lookin' to get paid. She can have a pass for that.

 

[Applesauce]

Maybe as a last resort, but these are the sort of riff-raff that Trump has spent most of his life insulating himself from. Like his own supporters, they are only useful to him when no one else is available.

I made that comment tongue in cheek, but deep down I bet he wants "American Badass" to be performed after he gets sworn in

 

[Izuna]

What about Kanye?

New Slaves?

--

wait no, POWER

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Bob Loblaw jobs sob song to mob slobs

Deserves more love

 

[Diprosalic]

I'm not going to hate on a 16-year-old lookin' to get paid. She can have a pass for that.

people don't usually get paid for inauguration performances.

but i guess they kinda have to now.

 

[Sobriquet]

The Beach Boys are mulling a request to play Trump's inauguration.

So Mike Love and whoever the fuck is playing with him now

 

[Bold One]

Taylor Swift

 

[Ogodei]

There is a lesson here, all the power and money in the world isn't buying Trump any sort of respect.

That's ultimately what Trump really wants, i feel like, the respect of the Elite (especially from New York), but he doesn't get that wealth and power is only half of it, being a charming person and being a humanitarian are the other half.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

For reference, who did Obama have at his inauguration?

 

[R10Neymarfan]

Get Azealia Banks. It's her chance

For reference, who did Obama have at his inauguration?

He literally had music legends perform for him

 

[The Kree]

It's gonna end up being all country singers.

 

[Mindlog]

I would forgive H. Jon Benjamin if he performed.
His jazz should be shared with the world.

 

[bionic77]

I bet Rogan would do standup if asked...

 

[Seesaw15]

For reference, who did Obama have at his inauguration?

A shit ton of A lister's

 

[Spider from Mars]

Kid Rock
Robert Davi
Ted Nugent

what a lineup!

Can Jeffrey Lord rap?

 

[exmachina64]

You really think his base would want a Black rapper to go on stage?

Only if he opens with Black Skinhead.

 

[Kaban]

For reference, who did Obama have at his inauguration?

I remember Yo-Yo Ma performing

 

[Velcro Fly]

I was going to suggest Kid Rock but the topic title clearly states A-List so

 

[BoosterDuck]

I'll buy all of Mick Gordon's itunes albums if he performs DOOM music at the inauguration.

shit, it'll fit Trump well

 

[Auto_aim1]

Afaik no one wants to be associated with Republicans in general. Trump is a lot worse so pretty much expected.

 

[Diprosalic]

For reference, who did Obama have at his inauguration?

think about any a-list singer.

he/she was probably there.

 

[Deleted member 284]

Trump should call that little girl group he fucked over during the campaign and refused to pay. I'm sure they will want to be on that stage.

 

[iammeiam]

Someone should say yes, only to stop their performance early on and declare his presidency a farce and national disgrace before leaving the stage.

That just reminded me of how Third Eye Blind played in Cleveland during the RNC to basically troll them.

I wonder if he could get Third Eye Blind.

 

[Syriel]

For reference, who did Obama have at his inauguration?

Oh, nobody very famous. Just a few singers with some spare time. You probably never heard of them.

Aretha Franklin = 2009
Beyoncé = 2013

Plus these folks:

The US Army Band
Denzel Washington
Bruce Springsteen
The Joyce Garrett Singers
Laura Linney and Martin Luther King III
Mary J. Blige
Jamie Foxx
Steve Carell
Bettye LaVette and Jon Bon Jovi
Tom Hanks
Marisa Tomei
James Taylor, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, Arnold McCuller, Caroline (Kim) Taylor
Joe Biden
John Mellencamp and Baptist choir
Queen Latifah
Josh Groban, Heather Headley, and the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C.
Kal Penn
George Lopez
Herbie Hancock
will.i.am
Sheryl Crow
Tiger Woods
Renée Fleming and the U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club
Jack Black
Rosario Dawson
Garth Brooks and Inaugural Celebration Chorus
Ashley Judd
Forest Whitaker
Usher
Stevie Wonder
Shakira
Samuel L. Jackson
U2
Pete Seeger
Bruce Springsteen
Tao Rodríguez-Seeger
Inaugural Celebration Chorus
Beyoncé

(and that's just the 2009 list)

 

[exmachina64]

I'll buy all of Mick Gordon's itunes albums if he performs DOOM music at the inauguration.

shit, it'll fit Trump well

That's actually a pretty good idea. Trump should go all-in on the demonic apocalyptic imagery.

 

[Seesaw15]

The Rocks Republican right? Maybe do a song from Moana?

 

[Already Torn]

think about any a-list singer.

he/she was probably there.

Also famous musicians that don't sing

 

[stuminus3]

Guaranteed it's going to end up being Mike Love's scab Beach Boys and that's just fine. Mike Love and Donald Trump were made for each other and it's not like he can flush the Wilson brother's legacy down the toilet any further.

 

[Darryl M R]

I want to know the list of artists they contacted before Trump got pissy.

 

[Applesauce]

This is about A listers. Don't suggest B teamers.

Well he had Scott Baio speak at his convention, by his standards KR is an A lister

 

[Escape Goat]

Ted Nugent not A list for Trump?

 

[Ivan 3414]

The Rocks Republican right? Maybe do a song from Moana?

Lots of celebs are Republican. That doesn't mean they want to be associated with Trump lol

 

[Imperfected]

That's ultimately what Trump really wants, i feel like, the respect of the Elite (especially from New York), but he doesn't get that wealth and power is only half of it, being a charming person and being a humanitarian are the other half.

Unfortunately, I'm nearly certain he's going to justify this in his own diseased mind as a conspiracy theory against him from some shadowy liberal power broker, and not for a moment confront the reality that he's not the President of great Americans and talented legends, but rather of the lowest common denominator.

He's still going to be able to go to bed at night somehow convincing himself that intelligent, talented people like and respect him, despite all evidence to the contrary.

 

[JoeyJungle]

Can't they just re-use the same AAA talent that they had at the RNC?

 

[exmachina64]

The Rocks Republican right? Maybe do a song from Moana?

"You're Welcome" fits a Trump inauguration well.

 

[Enduin]

Sad.

 

[zero_suit]

Sad.

It took this long for someone to post this?

 

[Seesaw15]

Lots of celebs are Republican. That doesn't mean they want to be associated with Trump lol

But if the Rock is gonna run for president he'll want to get some face time with future voters.