(NewsNation) — President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated in days, and the high-profile list of attendees is growing.
Trump will step into office as the 47th U.S. president for his second nonconsecutive term on Jan. 20 in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
But before that, he’ll be several balls and rallies, including the Make America Great Again Rally at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington on Sunday.
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters before a New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Several performers, former leaders and businesspeople will join in on Trump’s welcome.
Here’s a look at who’s going to be there:
Performers
The swearing-in ceremony Monday will feature country singer Carrie Underwood, who is singing “America the Beautiful.” Opera tenor Christopher Maccio is set to perform the national anthem.
“I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event,” Underwood said in a statement Monday.
Carrie Underwood at Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025 held in Times Square on December 31, 2024 in New York, New York. (Photo by Kristina Bumphrey/Penske Media via Getty Images)
Country group Rascal Flatts will be at the Commander-in-Chief Ball, which focuses on military service members.
Rascal Flatts frontman Gary LeVox, who also played at Trump’s first inauguration, wrote on Instagram that he was “happy and humbled and grateful for the opportunity.”
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The Starlight Ball, focused on high-dollar donors, will feature a performance from singer Gavin DeGraw.
Longtime Trump supporter Kid Rock and country singer Jason Aldean will perform at various presidential inauguration events.
Kid Rock and Billy Ray Cyrus will join Lee Greenwood and The Village People at the Make America Great Again Rally on Sunday.
“The pageantry is wonderful. I’m excited about all of that,” Greenwood told The Associated Press. “I’m excited to sing yet again for President of the United States and particularly my friend Donald J. Trump.”
Aldean, a five-time Grammy nominee behind the controversial song “Try That in a Small Town,” is set to perform at The Liberty Ball on Monday night.
National and world leaders
Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are all expected to attend Trump’s swearing-in ceremony, NBC News reported. The three declined invitations to the traditional inaugural lunch.
Former first lady Laura Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will also join the swearing-in ceremony.
Former US President Barack Obama, left, and US President-elect Donald Trump before the funeral service of late former US President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Photographer: Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Several leaders, including many right-wing politicians from around the world, are also expected to join, reported Politico.
Chinese President Xi Jinping was invited by Trump but will not attend. He said he would be sending an official envoy in his place.
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Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s foreign minister, and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya have also confirmed plans to be there, the outlet reported.
Argentinian President Javier Milei, who has been billed as a “Trump-style populist,” will be joining the inauguration, reported Politico.
British anti-EU populist Nigel Farage, French firebrand Éric Zemmour, Belgium’s Tom Van Grieken and former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki are all confirmed to attend.
Tech billionaires
Tech giants Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos will be joining in Trump’s welcome and will be seated together near the president-elect’s cabinet picks, NBC News reported.
Meta CEO Zuckerberg is also co-hosting a reception with billionaire Republican donors for Trump’s inauguration.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will also be in attendance, with the inauguration occurring one day after a potential ban of the video-sharing platform could take effect in the U.S.
Elon Musk greets President-elect Donald Trump as he arrives to watch SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship lift off for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (Brandon Bell/Pool via AP)
Celebrities and internet personalities
Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone, a longtime Trump supporter, will be in attendance.
Rappers Waka Flocka Flame and Fivio Foreign, YouTube personality Anton Daniels, former NFL player Antonio Brown and the podcasters and YouTubers Cartier Family will be at the Legacy of Freedom Ball on Sunday, according to The Times.
Internet personalities Logan and Jake Paul, The Nelk Boys, Bryce Hall, singer Amber Rose, reality star Caitlyn Jenner and journalist Megyn Kelly are also planned guests, reported TMZ.
