We Are One: the Obama party at the Lincoln Memorial
Crowds gather at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall for the opening ceremony of the inauguration of the US president-elect, Barack Obama, in Washington DCPhotograph: Win McNamee/Getty ImagesMilitary personnel keep a watch over the crowd from their posts at the Washington MonumentPhotograph: Chris Gardner/EPAMembers of the public wait at the end of the Reflecting Pool Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters
President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, arrive at thge eventPhotograph: Alex Brandon/APPresident-elect Barack Obama, his wife, Michelle, the vice-president-elect, Joe Biden, and his wife, Jill, arrive on stage Photograph: Charles Dharapak/APShakira, Stevie Wonder and Usher perform Higher GroundPhotograph: Kevin Lamarque/ReutersPeople fill the Mall as they attend the party at the Lincoln Memorial Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty ImagesJon Bon Jovi and Bettye LaVette perform in front of the Lincoln MemorialPhotograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesPresident-elect Barack Obama turns towards his daughter Sasha as he is seated with his wife, Michelle, and their other daughter Malia, along with Joe Biden and his wife, JillPhotograph: Charles Dharapak/APBono, The Edge, and Adam Clayton of Irish rockers U2Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesSasha and Malia, the daughters of the US president-elect, Barack Obama, take photos while waiting for their parentsPhotograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty ImagesJohn Mellencamp sings Little Pink HousesPhotograph: Jason Reed/ReutersPresident-elect Barack Obama speaks in front of the statue of Abraham Lincoln Photograph: Alex Brandon/APCountry-and-western star Garth Brooks enjoys the partyPhotograph: Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen performs for Barack Obama with the help of a gospel choirPhotograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesA member of the crowd bearing a US flagPhotograph: Carlos Barria/ReutersBeyoncé Knowles adds some glamour to the proceedingsPhotograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty ImagesPeople listen to and watch the musicians in WashingtonPhotograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty ImagesA man watches from a tree with the Washington Monument in the backgroundPhotograph: Mark Blinch/ReutersMusicians Sheryl Crow, Herbie Hancock and Will.i.am perform in front of the Lincoln Memorial Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThousands of people braved the cold to see President elect Barack ObamaPhotograph: Shawn Thew/EPAA woman holds a quilt adorned with images of Barack ObamaPhotograph: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty ImagesThousands of people listen to President elect Barack Obama's speech on screen at the Lincoln MemorialPhotograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPAPeople bundled up against the cold watch the We Are One concertPhotograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty ImagesPresident-elect Barack Obama hugs actor Denzel Washington at the conclusion of the celebrationsPhotograph: Molly Riley/Reuters
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