The good news for Donald Trump is that the National and Common have signed up to mark the start of his presidency with a performance. The bad news? They’ll be marking it with an anti-Inauguration Day show, the day before he’s sworn in as the next leader of the United States.
The two artists are set to play the 9:30 Club in Washington DC alongside several other as-yet-unconfirmed artists on Thursday 19 January. The gig has been organised by Planned Parenthood and All Access as a “call to action for supporters of reproductive freedom to take action wherever they are”.
It’s a response to some of Trump’s previous comments, which position him as a strongly pro-life candidate. During his primary campaign, Trump said he believed there should be “some form of punishment” for a women who had abortions.
Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Those who don’t get them might like to know that it’s not the only anti-Trump event springing up in DC: the following day, the capital will host NO THANKS, a night of “anti-fascist resistance” featuring Priests, Waxahatchee and Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz.
