Bruce Springsteen, U2’s Bono and the Edge, and Stevie Wonder, are among those on the line-up for the Obama Presidential Center’s grand opening ceremony.
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The concert is set to take place tomorrow in Chicago (June 18) at 11am CT (5pm BST), and will be livestreamed globally here.
“We are bringing together some of today’s most prominent voices and global icons for the Obama Presidential Center Grand Opening Ceremony,” the Obama Foundation said in an announcement on Instagram.
It came alongside a reel of a group chat, which features former President Barack Obama adding people to his phone chat who will also appear at the ceremony. In addition to Bono, the Edge, Springsteen, and Wonder, the lineup includes former First Lady Michelle, Christina Aguilera, Common, Eddie Vedder, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Marc Anthony, Marsai Martin, the Roots, and Tems.
The Obama Presidential Center officially opens to the public on June 19.
Springsteen’s performance comes after he’s been largely outspoken against Donald Trump over the years, and frequently used his time both on and off the stage to call out the President and his administration.
Heated disputes between the two of them include The Boss calling for Trump to be impeached and “consigned to the trash heap of history”, as well as describing the President as “corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous”.
He also penned the politically-charged song ‘Streets Of Minneapolis’ following ICE agents killing two civilians in Minnesota, called Trump a “President who can’t handle the truth” on stage, endorsed the No Kings movement against him, and slammed the POTUS’ so-called “anti-weaponisation fund”.
Trump has hit back too, branding The Boss a “pushy, obnoxious JERK”, as well as a “dried out ‘prune’ of a rocker”, and the White House slammed Springsteen’s tour before it had even started – writing that the singer has a “severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has rotted his brain”.
In a recent interview with Bono, Springsteen said that he wants to find some “common ground” with fans who have walked away from him due to his political stance.
